Federal authorities arrested Thomas Wayne Markle, 82, in Lakeland, Florida, on November 6. The U.S. Justice Department said a federal complaint charges him with one count of possessing child sexual abuse material. U.S. Department of Justice
Prosecutors allege that investigators found the material in two storage units in the Los Angeles area. Authorities said they learned in October of an affidavit reporting suspected material among his belongings in the Philippines.
The charge is an allegation. Markle is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.