Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the younger brother of Britain’s King Charles III, was arrested on his 66th birthday following revelations about the former prince’s relationship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.So there is no charge, and no specific allegation. The potential sentence is life in prison.After an early morning police raid at his home in Sandringham, Mountbatten-Windsor became the first member of the UK royal family to be arrested in modern history.
His arrest – on suspicion of misconduct in public office – prompted Charles to express his “deepest concern,” while stressing that “the law must take its course.”
After spending more than 10 hours in a police station in Norfolk, near his new home, Mountbatten-Windsor was released “under investigation” late Thursday evening and pictured leaving a police station.
They did not disclose what led to Andrew’s arrest, but previously said they were assessing whether he shared confidential information with Epstein during his decade as a UK trade envoy.Are you kidding? This is like the N. Korea dictator having his uncle executed.The royal, who was then the Duke of York, was forced to step down from his role in 2011 over his friendship with Epstein, who had been convicted in 2008 for soliciting prostitution from a minor.
The former prince has denied all accusations against him and insisted he never witnessed or suspected any of the behavior of which Epstein is accused.
Maybe the prince should not have been friends with an American Jew who had once solicited a 17-year-old prostitute. But this is a crazy overreaction.
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