From USA TODAY.

British police arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on Feb. 19 on suspicion of misconduct in public life, according to multiple news outlets in the United Kingdom.

The BBC was the first to report the development.

The former prince has faced intense scrutiny over his friendship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Mountbatten-Windsor, 66, has denied any wrongdoing and said he regrets the friendship. He has not responded to requests for comment following the latest Epstein files published by the U.S. Justice Department.