00:02Former Prince Andrew, now known as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, has been released from
00:07police custody following his arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office. The Royal was
00:13photographed leaving a police station in Elsham, England Thursday night. Police say searches at
00:18properties in Norfolk, where he currently lives, have concluded. Searches in Berkshire, the site
00:24of his longtime residence at Royal Lodge remain underway. His brother, King Charles III, issued
00:30a statement supporting the investigation, saying it must be, quote, full, fair and proper. NBC News
00:37notes the king does not typically sign statements related to his brother, but did so in this case.
00:42The arrest stems from Mountbatten-Windsor's ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He has
00:48repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and has not been charged here in the U.S. If prosecutors move
00:54forward and secure conviction, misconduct in public office carries a maximum sentence of life in prison
01:01in the U.K.
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