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asdefghyk
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office
rkachowski
They're purposefully being vague, but this is Prince Andrew finally facing consequences in the face of the Epstein files (?)
beAbU
He's being prosecuted for sharing sensitive information with 3rd parties or something. He was in some cushy foreign envoy type job back then, and it seems he did not really take it very seriously. In the epstein files there is evidence that he regularly shared sensitive information with JE and others.

He's not being prosecuted for raping kids. But maybe new evidence comes to light during this investigation.

petepete
Series 7 of The Crown will be fun.
bell-cot
It would be lovely if the Brits could truly clean house on this issue.

(Sadly, expecting the Yanks to follow their lead on that would be pure fantasy.)

benbojangles
And this is of course tech related because??? If I wanted news I would just check my RSS feed.
adaml_623
As always when reading about these stories I have two questions:

* When did other high profile people know about this illegal and immoral behavior

* Who else is getting away with similar behavior right now

sohrob
Meanwhile in the States, their government is doxxing the victims and masking the identities of the perpetrators.
spacebanana7
The last time the Duke of York was arrested was in 1483. And before that, the most recent prior was in 1452 during the War of the Roses.
adaml_623
The abuse perpetratored by Epstein is obviously hideous but is there an argument that his corporate and government espionage activities need to be looked at as a clear organized criminal conspiracy?
FrankWilhoit
This is how it is done! But it could only have been done with the King's permission. I wonder how he will spin it.
beardyw
He was in Greggs at the time.
rich_sasha
It is unreal to me that all the criminal prosecution is only happening to Brits. Ghislaine Maxwell, Prince Andrew, likely Peter Mandelson.

In the US..? Epstein tragically was committed suicide, and no other cases are forthcoming.

throwaway85825
The royal family really doesn't want to answer questions about what they knew and when about the trafficking. So instead they'll just get rid of him with a lesser less implicating charge.
gib444
The crime he was arrested for carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment, but I doubt anyone has ever been given that sentence. It's fodder for the masses to think it's a serious crime