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Police raid Andrew Tate's home in Romania
Police officers have raided internet influencer Andrew Tate's home in Bucharest, Romania as new allegations have emerged involving minors. Tate is awaiting trial on charges of rape, human trafficking and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women.
null - The Romanian home of Andrew Tate, the social media influencer known for expressing misogynistic views online, was raided again early Wednesday as he awaits trial on charges of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women.
Romanian authorities said they were searching four homes in Bucharest and nearby Ilfov county, investigating allegations of human trafficking, the trafficking of minors, sexual intercourse with a minor, influencing statements and money laundering.
Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan, 36, both former kickboxers and dual British-U.S. citizens with millions of social media followers, were arrested in 2022 near Bucharest along with two Romanian women. They were formally indicted last year and have denied the allegations.
British-US former professional kickboxer and controversial influencer Andrew Tate (front) and his brother Tristan Tate (back R) speak to journalists after having been released from detention in Bucharest, Romania on March 12, 2024, after they appeare …
After the brothers’ 2022 arrest, they were held for three months in police detention before being released to house arrest. They were later restricted to the Bucharest and Ilfov counties, and later to all of Romania. Last month, a court overturned an earlier decision that allowed the Tate brothers to leave Romania as they await trial. The decision was final.
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Andrew Tate has repeatedly claimed that prosecutors have no evidence against him and that there is a political conspiracy to silence him. He was previously banned from various social media platforms for misogynistic views and hate speech.
In April, a court ruled that a trial could start but did not set a date for it to begin.