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As you’ve likely heard by now, Prince Andrew was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of misconduct while holding public office.

The disgraced royal has now been released from police custody.

But his legal nightmare is only just beginning.

As TMZ reports, Andrew exited the police station and stepped into a chauffeured Range Rover.

Yes, Andrew has been stripped of his land and titles, and there have been rumors that he’s chronically low on cash, but it seems that he can still afford a Range Rover and a driver.

The site has obtained photos of Andrew that show him looking quite worse for wear.

Andrew will presumably return to his home in Norfolk, England, where he was arrested this morning.

In an interesting footnote, the former prince is celebrating his 66th birthday today.

So what’s next for Andrew? Well, legal experts say he may be in for a hell of a fight.

“He has not been charged with or convicted of any crime,” Dr. Tom Frost, Senior Lecturer in Law at Loughborough University, tells People magazine.

Frost adds that Andrew was likely interrogated “under caution” (that is, he was informed of his rights) during his nearly 24-hour detention today.

“In England and Wales, police can generally hold a suspect for 24 hours without charge,” attorney George Kampanella, Partner & Head of Business Crime & Regulatory at Taylor Rose, echoed today.

“That can stretch to 36 hours with senior authorization and up to 96 hours in serious cases if magistrates approve,” Kampanella told People.

“An ‘abuse of the public’s trust’ is a high bar and is not defined. Misconduct alone is not enough,” he added. “The misconduct must be so bad that a jury concludes it is an abuse of the public’s trust.”

“Finally, without lawful excuse or justification means acting culpably or in a blameworthy fashion. Essentially, they acted without a valid legal reason, and their behavior was their fault,” he continued.

“Misconduct in public office is a grave common law offense,” Kampanella said.

“In theory, it carries a maximum of life imprisonment. In practice, life sentences are rare and reserved for the most egregious abuses of public trust.”

Andrew is no stranger to controversy, but if he thinks he’ll be able to lean on his royal connections to bail him out again, he may have another thing coming.

“I have learned with the deepest concern the news about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and suspicion of misconduct in public office,” King Charles said today in a statement regarding his brother’s arrest.

“What now follows is the full, fair and proper process by which this issue is investigated in the appropriate manner and by the appropriate authorities,” he continued, adding:

“In this, as I have said before, they have our full and wholehearted support and co-operation. Let me state clearly: the law must take its course.”

Yeah, that doesn’t sound like a king who’s in a rush to come to the rescue of his troublesome little brother.

We’ll have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.

Prince Andrew Appears Stunned as He’s Released From Jail, Still Faces Life In … was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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A high school principal hypnotizing his students and getting blamed for three unexpected deaths sounds like a bizarre scripted story.

But this isn’t someone’s invention. This was real.

After three students died within the same short period of time, Dr. George Kenney and his hypnosis sessions took the blame.

This week’s The Curious Case Of … delved into this strange and tragic story. Was Kenney really to blame?

This painful story began with only good intentions

In 2007, a Florida high school principal hypnotized students at an assembly during a lock-in. Despite a teacher’s report, this was only the beginning. From there, it extended to one-on-one sessions with students.

16-year-old Marcus Freeman began having one-on-one sessions with Dr. Kenney ahead of football games. Allegedly, the goal was to allow Freeman to ignore pain while playing football.

(Kenney has hit back at this characterization, saying that this was not a pain-resistance hypnosis, but to help him process what was going on on the field)

On March 15, 2011, Freeman was driving home with his girlfriend following a painful trip to the dentist.

According to his girlfriend’s report to police, he got a “strange look on his face” and then crashed into a tree. She survived with serious injuries. Freeman died.

Wesley McKinley was also 16 and undergoing hypnosis sessions from Dr. Kenney. He had three known sessions.

He was preparing to audition at Juilliard. However, the day of his death, he began acting strangely.

“It was Friday afternoon. Wesley had come home from school, walked past me, put his bookbag down and walked out the back door,” his mother recalled.

“He had told me friends were coming over,” she described. “I asked what time they were coming over, and he just walked past me out the back door … an hour later I heard sirens.”

According to Kenney, McKinley was a victim of “drama behind the scenes” and cyberbullying. He was unaware that McKinley was suffering from depression.

Three tragic deaths took place within a span of weeks

17-year-old Brittany Palumbo met with Dr. Kenney at least once in late 2010. Her goal was to improve her SAT score — by grappling with her test-taking anxiety.

Fast forward a few months, and Palumbo was stressed about not being accepted to UCF. She and her boyfriend of several years had also just broken up — a huge deal at 17.

(Unlike a number of other students, Palumbo did not find that hypnosis helped. She did not perform well on her SAT.)

On May 4, 2011, Palumbo announced that she was going to take a nap.

At dinner time, her parents discovered her dead in her closet.

No one believes that Dr. Kenney intended any harm to his students. Instead, they believe that he was allegedly irresponsible — and may have left them in vulnerable mental states, or inadvertently given them the tools with which to enter a detached state and end their lives.

Other students came forward to defend Kenney. Some cited how much they believe that sessions with him helped them — including with test scores.

The Florida Department of Health investigated a number of cases. They accused Kenney of violating state law — because he is not a licensed healthcare professional.

In June 2012, Dr. Kenney resigned. He also pleaded no contest to practicing therapeutic hypnosis without a license.

This is a misdemeanor offense. By taking this plea, he avoided the more serious charge of practicing therapy without a license. That felony charge could have meant prison time — and a loss of his retirement benefits.

There are no winners in this story — only sorrow

Following his plea, Kenney received two consecutive sentences of six months of probation. He was also ordered to complete 50 hours of community service.

In December 2012, the parents of Freeman, McKinely, and Palumbo filed wrongful death suits against the Sarasota County school board.

Per their suit, Kenney’s hypnosis allegedly led to the deaths of their teens. And they said that it was the school board’s responsibility to step in and prevent these unlicensed hypnotherapy sessions.

In October of 2015, the families and the school board reached a settlement. Each family received $200,000, the maximum sum.

There are no winners here. No one believes that Dr. Kenney intended any harm, and there are understandable doubts about whether his hypnosis sessions actually changed anything or played any role in these tragic deaths.

Dr. George Kenney Hypnotized High School Students Until 3 Teens Died was originally published on The Hollywood Gossip.

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