Andrew Tate has been released from house arrest, where he had been confined since August due to a second criminal investigation launched by prosecutors. This investigation involves Tate, his brother Tristan, and four other suspects, who face allegations of trafficking minors, engaging in sexual intercourse with a minor, and money laundering. All parties deny any wrongdoing.
In December, the Court of Appeals in Bucharest sent a separate case against the Tate brothers back to prosecutors for a second time, stating that it could not move forward in its current state. This case involves accusations of human trafficking and forming an organized group for the sexual exploitation of women, which the brothers have also denied, along with related rape and trafficking allegations made against them in the UK. Police in the UK are seeking to extradite the dual UK-US nationals for these claims.
A Bucharest judge has stated that the extradition request will be considered only after the conclusion of the Romanian case. The brothers are also facing allegations of tax evasion in the UK, where a British court recently ruled that police could seize over £2 million ($2.4 million) from them due to unpaid taxes on £21 million in revenue from their online enterprises.
Andrew Tate described the ruling as “not justice” and characterized it as a “coordinated attack.”
Tate, a self-proclaimed misogynist, has faced bans from several social media platforms for expressing controversial views. A former kickboxer, he has amassed millions of followers online and has resided in Romania for several years after previously living in the UK.
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