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

  • crapwittyname@feddit.ukEnglish
    14·
    1 day ago

    I read some analysis on this in the guardian, it predicted this would happen, because the police have limited resources and can only follow up one of the two charges. This charge is chosen because there is far more likely to be incontrovertible evidence, probably in the form of paper trails etc. Whereas proving he raped children decades ago relies on witness testimony, which is far easier for his very expensive (taxpayer-funded, mind) lawyers to talk down in court.
    If this cunt sees a single day in prison I call that a win.

    • Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      2·
      13 hours ago

      Go check out the fawning coverage of The Royals by The Guardian over the years.

      It surprises me not at all that “on such an unfortunate occasion” The Guardian would be busy spinning a “reasonable” rationally for not taking to court a member of the Royal Family for those crimes which would result in a lot of dirty linen being washed in public.

      “The policy have limited resources, nothing we can do about it, best let it go”

      (Curiously, the police have the resources to, for example, go after people against the Genocide in Gaza as Terrorist Supporters or Demonstrators for “Disturbing Public Order”)