Andrew Tate back in Romanian court – Voice of Nigeria

Romanian prosecutors have asked a Bucharest court to remand controversial internet influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan in custody as they investigate new and serious allegations, including sex with a minor and human trafficking involving minors.

The two men appeared in court on Thursday afternoon.
The new research covers a total of 35 alleged victims, including a woman who 15 at that time.

In a statement, Romania’s anti-organized crime agency, DIICOT, said a total of six people, both Romanians and foreigners, had been arrested.

The Tate brothers have previously been charged with human trafficking – and Andrew Tate has been charged with rape – and are now awaiting trial on those charges.

They strongly denied any wrongdoing and denied the formal charges they face, which are new and separate allegations.

The anti-organized crime agency says the suspects “vulnerable”people, who were then placed in different locations and forced to produce pornographic material for online broadcasts.

One of the foreign men is accused of having a 17-year-old foreign citizen to ““performing sexual acts” to create online video content. He would all $1.5 million (£1.1 million) profit. The statement does not name him.

The same man is accused of having repeated sexual relations with a girl who 15 years old when they met.

After hours of questioning at the DIICOT office, Andrew Tate said Wednesday night that the latest allegations were:miserable“and that the prosecutors”desperate.” He said that they “made up a lot.“

He also said he was accused of “lover boys“the mother of his children – a technique criminals use to exploit their victims’ vulnerabilities and then take advantage of them.

Andrew Tate, a notorious misogynist with a huge online following, has referred to the case against him on Twitter/X as a kind of mainstream case.conspiracy“to silence him.

In the new affidavit, prosecutors accuse the brothers of purchasing four luxury cars and registering them in other people’s names to hide the proceeds from what they describe as their illegal activities.

In total, it is alleged that the suspect committed a number of $2.8 million through sexual exploitation.

The detainees are also accused of attempting to intimidate the victims and witnesses.

During a 10-hour search of four buildings on Wednesday, Detectives seized money and other items including luxury watches, laptops, hard drives and documents. They also seized 16 luxury cars.

The Tate brothers were arrested late Wednesday evening after questioning, along with four Romanian citizens.

In order to hold them for more than 24 hours, prosecutors had to bring them to court. A few hours later, the brothers appeared in court.

BBC/ Shakirat Sadiq