{"id":2289147,"date":"2026-02-19T14:35:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T14:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2289147"},"modified":"2026-02-19T14:35:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T14:35:20","slug":"uk-ex-prince-andrew-arrested-on-suspicion-of-misconduct-in-public-office-sexual-assault-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/uk-ex-prince-andrew-arrested-on-suspicion-of-misconduct-in-public-office-sexual-assault-news\/","title":{"rendered":"UK ex-Prince Andrew arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office | Sexual Assault News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><button class=\"article-listen-container\" aria-labelledby=\"listen-text listen-duration\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-listen-container__text\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-text\">Listen to this article<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"article-listen-container__duration\">1 min<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/button><button tabindex=\"0\" class=\"tooltip-accessible_trigger\"><svg class=\"icon icon--info icon--main-grey-dark icon--16 listen-to-article-tooltip__icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\"><title>info<\/title><path class=\"icon-main-color\" d=\"M12 0a12 12 0 1 0 0 24 12 12 0 0 0 0-24Zm-.226 3.225a2.039 2.039 0 0 1 2.155 1.924v.193a1.998 1.998 0 0 1-2.155 2.149 2.029 2.029 0 0 1-2.146-2.15 2.039 2.039 0 0 1 1.955-2.122h.193l-.002.006Zm3.227 15.525a.75.75 0 0 1-.752.75H9.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.75h.748V12h-.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.751h3a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.752v6.75h.75a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.749L15 18.75Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the United Kingdom former royal, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/liveblog\/2026\/2\/19\/live-ex-uk-prince-andrew-arrested-amid-epstein-scandal\">has been arrested<\/a> on suspicion of misconduct in public office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">A statement from Thames Valley police was released Thursday that said, \u201cAs part of the investigation, we have today (19\/2) arrested a man in his sixties from Norfolk on suspicion of misconduct in public office and are carrying out searches at addresses in Berkshire and Norfolk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">\u201cThe man remains in police custody at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>King Charles II said after arrest that \u201cthe law must take its course\u201d in the investigation of his brother.<\/p>\n<p>Police officers were investigating him for several allegations that emerged after US authorities released <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/1\/30\/us-department-of-justice-releases-three-million-new-epstein-documents\">more than 3 million pages<\/a> of documents relating \u2060to the disgraced financier.<\/p>\n<p>Some of those files suggested that Mountbatten-Windsor had, in 2010, forwarded to Epstein reports about Vietnam, Singapore and other places he had visited on \u200cofficial trips as UK trade envoy. In one confidential memo, he sought Epstein\u2019s views on investment opportunities in Afghanistan\u2019s Helmand province.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">\u201cWe will not be naming the arrested man, as per national guidance. Please also remember that this case is now active so care should be taken with any publication to avoid being in contempt of court,\u201d the police statement added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Assistant Chief Constable Oliver Wright said: \u201cFollowing a thorough assessment, we have now opened an investigation into this allegation of misconduct in public office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">\u201cIt is important that we protect the integrity and objectivity of our investigation as we work with our partners to investigate this alleged offence. We understand the significant public interest in this case, and we will provide updates at the appropriate time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mountbatten-Windsor should cooperate with the United States authorities in their investigation, the UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said. \u201cNo one is above the law,\u201d he added. Mountbatten-Windsor has consistently denied any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As the arrest became public, the family of Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre welcomed the news. \u201cAt last, today, our broken hearts have been lifted at the news that no one is above the law, not even royalty,\u201d Giuffre\u2019s siblings said in a statement to CBS News. \u201cHe was never a prince. For survivors everywhere, Virginia did this for you,\u201d said the family members of Giuffre, who died by suicide last year at age 41.<\/p>\n<p>Giuffre had alleged that she was trafficked by Epstein to have sex with Mountbatten-Windsor on three occasions, twice when she was just 17. Her accusations and other documents made public reignited UK anger over his ties to Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>It culminated with the former prince being stripped of his royal titles and honours and announcing that he would be ousted from his mansion on the royal estate at Windsor, west of London. Andrew has always denied that he sexually abused Giuffre.<\/p>\n<p>After she launched a lawsuit against him, he paid her a multi-million-pound settlement in 2022 without making any admission of guilt.\u2019Another blow to the monarchy\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is such an unprecedented action and move for a prince that was one time the queen\u2019s favourite child, who held a number of high-profile roles within the British establishment, who gradually had this fall from grace because of his association with a convicted pedophile,\u201d said Al Jazeera\u2019s Milena Veselinovic, reporting from London. \u201cThis is yet another blow to the branding of the monarchy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Michael Walker, a political commentator and contributing editor at Novara Media, says the developments are \u201cincredibly damaging\u201d for the UK\u2019s monarchy and establishment, more generally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is an impression that even though Andrew has been pushed out of the royal family, it was always one step behind,\u201d he told Al Jazeera.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no impression that the royal family sort of learned about these things and was genuinely morally outraged so therefore pushed Andrew to the side,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt always seems like they are a step behind, there\u2019s a PR disaster and they say, \u2018How do we distance ourselves from this man who is an embarrassment\u2019 \u2013 as opposed to \u201cHow do we sort of bring about consequences for this man who has morally erred\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The arrest comes after the royal family last week <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/2\/9\/uk-king-charles-will-support-police-probe-into-ex-prince-andrew-epstein\">committed to cooperate<\/a> with the police on any investigation regarding Mountbatten-Windsor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.aljazeera.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to this article\u00a0|\u00a01 min info Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the United Kingdom former royal, has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. 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