Andrew arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office as King says 'law must take its course' - live updates
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It comes after Thames Valley Police said they were assessing a complaint over the alleged sharing of confidential material by the former prince with Jeffrey Epstein.

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Police say King Charles’s brother is in custody and officers are carrying out searches at addresses in Berkshire and Norfolk - read the police statement in full

  • myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zipEnglish
    1065·
    11 hours ago

    There is more happening on a global level from the findings in the Epstein files then there is in the US. The US just gets tweets and soundbites on the news. The US is a joke.

    • Gammelfisch@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      3 hours ago

      Especially when the US justice system nailed Bill Cosby and Harvey Weinstein with fewer adult(?) victims.

    • MunkyNutts@lemmy.worldEnglish
      36·
      9 hours ago

      Sadly, as I understood from a report I saw this morning, it’s not in connection to his pedophilia but to sending highly sensitive gov docs to Epstein which may have been used for financial gain.

      • greygore@lemmy.worldEnglish
        151·
        7 hours ago

        And they arrested and imprisoned Al Capone for tax evasion. The important part is they arrested him, and secondly that it was for something related to Epstein. Hopefully the ensuing investigation will cause more details to be revealed and a wider reckoning to occur, but either way, he’s no longer free.

        • MunkyNutts@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          1 minute ago

          I’m hopeful, Al wasn’t as well connected as Andrew, and seeing how the US has pursued it, I hope the UK does better.