Epstein survivor reacts to former Prince Andrew’s arrest

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🗓️ 19 February 2026

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U.K. authorities on Thursday arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on suspicion of "misconduct in public office." Police had previously said they were investigating whether the former prince sent confidential trade documents to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Liz Stein, a survivor of Epstein’s abuse and an anti-trafficking advocate, joins us.

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0:17.4	WBUR Podcasts, Boston.
0:20.3	I think that what we are seeing happening over in the UK is a signal of things that can start to happen in the United States.
0:31.2	Liz Stein, a survivor of abuse by Jeffrey Epstein, says the arrest of former Prince Andrew shows powerful people
0:39.1	can be held accountable.
0:50.0	It's Thursday, February 19th, and this is here and now anytime from NPR and WBUR.
0:55.5	I'm Chris Bentley.
0:59.6	Today on the show, Mark Zuckerberg takes the witness stand.
1:05.1	Also, some people on GLP1 meds for diabetes or weight loss have reported losing cravings or urges for more than food.
1:15.7	Psychiatrists say it's opening up new frontiers for understanding and treating addiction.
1:21.5	We're learning things that can help people, and maybe we'll get to the point where we'll actually have new treatment.
1:28.5	And I think all that gives you reason for optimism.
1:35.3	That story coming up in about 15 minutes.
1:38.2	But first, a powerful man from Jeffrey Epstein's orbit has been arrested.
1:45.9	But not in the U.S.
1:51.5	In Norfolk, England this morning, British police arrested the former Prince Andrew.
1:53.3	He's the brother of King Charles.
1:59.5	CNN's Max Foster spoke to Scott Tong from just outside Buckingham Palace in London earlier.
2:02.1	He explained more about the reason for the former Prince Andrews arrest, suspicion of misconduct in public office.
2:07.6	It's an abuse of position, so it's you're given a public role and you do something which
2:13.1	isn't in the public interest, which is why it's so difficult to prove. But it would be, for example,
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