Andrew Tate and brother charged with rape, human trafficking in Romania – National | 24CA News
Social media character Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan, have been charged with rape, human trafficking and forming a felony gang to use girls, prosecutors in Romania mentioned Tuesday.
Romania’s anti-organized crime company, DIICOT, mentioned prosecutors filed the fees in opposition to the brothers, who’re each British-U.S. twin residents, together with two Romanian girls.
In a press release, the company mentioned that the 4 defendants shaped a felony group in 2021 “in order to commit the crime of human trafficking” in Romania in addition to the United States and Britain. It alleged that seven feminine victims have been misled and transported to Romania, the place they have been sexually exploited and subjected to bodily violence by the gang.
The Tate brothers and the 2 Romanian suspects have been detained in late December in Romania’s capital, Bucharest. The brothers gained an attraction on March 31 to be moved from police custody to accommodate arrest.
Tate, 36, is knowledgeable kickboxer with thousands and thousands of Twitter followers. He has resided in Romania since 2017, and was beforehand banned from numerous social media platforms for expressing misogynistic views and hate speech.
He has repeatedly claimed Romanian prosecutors haven’t any proof and alleged their case is a political conspiracy designed to silence him.
Prosecutors have ordered the confiscation of belongings from the Tate brothers together with 15 luxurious vehicles, luxurious watches and about $3 million they held in cryptocurrency, the company’s assertion mentioned.
On Tuesday, Tate’s spokesperson Mateea Petrescu mentioned the brothers have been ready to “demonstrate their innocence and vindicate their reputation.”
“Tate’s legal team are prepared to cooperate fully with the appropriate authorities, presenting all necessary evidence to exonerate the brothers and expose any misinterpretations or false accusations,” Petrescu mentioned.
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