International Courant
Romanian police have searched the houses of controversial influencer Andrew Tate as a part of an investigation into new allegations towards him.
The web character was already going through trial on rape and human trafficking prices, however now may additionally face prices of intercourse trafficking and human trafficking involving minors, in addition to cash laundering and tried witness tampering, prosecutors stated.
Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan, who’ve massive social media followings, have denied all earlier allegations towards them.
They have been first detained in Romania in December 2022 and launched from home arrest in August 2023.
In accordance with a press release from DIICOT, the particular prosecution service of the Romanian Directorate for Organized Crime, 4 homes have been searched within the capital Bucharest and within the Ilfov area on Wednesday morning.
The BBC understands that this investigation pertains to Andrew Tate and that inquiries have been ongoing for a while.
Andrew Tate calls himself a misogynist and has beforehand been banned from social media for expressing misogynistic views.
He has repeatedly claimed that Romanian prosecutors haven’t any proof towards him and that there’s a conspiracy to silence him.
The Tate brothers, former kickboxers with twin British and American nationality, are accused of exploiting girls by way of an grownup pornography firm that prosecutors say operated as a felony group.
In June final yr, an indictment towards the brothers additionally named a lot of Romanian girls and recognized seven alleged victims.
The web personalities are additionally needed within the UK in reference to separate, unrelated intercourse crimes allegedly dedicated there.
