David Willis reports on Thomas Markle's legal troubles (Part 2)

In California. He has previously denied allegations of wrongdoing. I asked our correspondent in Los Angeles, David Willis, what exactly Thomas Markle was being accused of. Thomas Markle, Charles, is accused, he's facing one charge of possessing child sexual imagery. And this relates to material that was found in two storage units that he has rented here in Los angeles for nearly two decades. Actually FBI agents seized from those storage units at total of 48 items, 78 items I should say, we're told, which are alleged to include slides, negatives and books containing suspected child abuse images and it's alleged sexually explicit photographs of Thomas Markle himself with naked underage girls. Now it's not unusual in cases like this for a single charge to to be laid early on and then a superseding indictment brought later with additional charges. And today Thomas Markle appeared in court in Tampa, Florida in a wheelchair, handcuffed and flanked by U.S. marshals. He didn't enter a plea and he was told by the judge that his arrest related to materials found in those storage units. Briefly, what was decided about the conditions of his release? Well, the judge ruled that Thomas Michael will be subjected to electronic tagging and home detention when he returns to the assisted living facility that's been his home near Tampa since he returned to the United States from the Philippines. He's been ordered to undergo a mental health or a psychiatric evaluation. He is after all, 82, thought to be suffering from dementia. He's to have no contact with either the alleged victims in this case or any minors. And his travel is restricted to the Central Florida area where he currently resides and Southern California where these charge charges relate to. He has denied previously any wrongdoing and he's called the allegations against him sick. Lies. Again, briefly, David, this has become quite a complicated investigation because it spans more than one country, doesn't it? It has. This has become a multinational criminal investigation. Thomas Markle lived for a while in Mexico and the authorities there are thought to be investigating materials that have been uncovered there. And in the Philipp last month,