Social media star Andrew Tate is suspected of human trafficking and founding and running an organized crime group.
Social media influencer Andrew Tate will be transferred from pretrial detention to house arrest, the Romanian court decided on Friday.
Tate and his brother Tristan Tate was arrested in Romania at the end of December on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and the establishment of an organized criminal group. They have been in custody since then.
The prosecutor had hoped that the imprisonment would continue, but the court sentenced the brothers to house arrest. The investigation into the actions of the Tate brothers is still ongoing.
British-American Andrew Tate is a former kickboxer and reality TV star.
In recent years, Tate has gained a reputation especially as a social media influencer. In social media, he has appeared strongly misogynistic and gained popularity especially among young men with its content emphasizing luxury and hypermasculinity. He often appears in his videos with expensive sports cars and private jets.
Tate himself has said that he hates women.
The Romanian police suspect the Tate brothers and two Romanians of running a criminal group. The police suspect that the group has, among other things, recruited, housed and exploited women. According to the prosecutor, the brothers, among other things, forced women into “forced labor” and “pornographic acts” and received a “considerable financial benefit” from it.
The criminal investigation against Tate’s brothers was launched in April. According to the prosecutor, the organized criminal group has been operating since 2019 and has “numerous victims, including minors”, who have been sexually abused.
Tate’s brothers deny the charges.
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