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Andrew Tate charged with rape & human trafficking in UK
Internet personality Andrew Tate, a self-proclaimed misogynist, and his brother Tristan Tate have been charged with rape, human trafficking, and actual bodily harm in the United Kingdom. They are currently believed to be in Romania where they have been separately charged with rape and abuse of women. read more Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate are escorted by police officers outside the headquarters of the Bucharest Court of Appeal, in Bucharest, Romania, February 1, 2023. (Photo: Reuters) Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate have been charged in Britain with rape and other crimes, prosecutors said Wednesday. The charges were authorised last year and news media at the time reported on arrest warrants issued against the Tates, dual US and British citizens who moved to Romania in 2016. But the Crown Prosecution Service said this was the first time it confirmed they had been criminally charged in Britain. Andrew Tate, 38, faces charges related to three women that include rape, actual bodily harm, human trafficking, and controlling prostitution for gain. Tristan Tate, 36, faces charges related to one woman that include rape, human trafficking, and actual bodily harm. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD The Tates were arrested in Romania in late 2022 and formally indicted last year on charges that they participated in a criminal ring that lured women there, where they were allegedly sexually exploited. Andrew Tate was also charged with rape. ALSO READ: UK police can seize £2 mn from Andrew Tate in unpaid taxes case, rules court They deny all of the allegations against them. Romanian courts have issued an order to extradite the two to the UK once their court case is concluded in there, British prosecutors said. The warrant issued by Bedfordshire Police for the siblings dates back to between 2012 and 2015. The whereabouts of the brothers was not immediately clear. They were photographed a week ago outside a police station in Voluntari, Romania, where they have to report regularly while facing charges there. (This is a wire copy. Except for the headline, the copy has not been edited by Firstpost staff.)
Boston Globe
24-03-2025
- Politics
- Boston Globe
Andrew and Tristan Tate check in at police station in Romania, complying with judicial measures
Advertisement 'It doesn't matter what you're accused of, it matters what you are proven guilty to have done in a fair court of law,' Andrew Tate said on Monday. 'Accusations mean nothing. It doesn't matter how many times you repeat an accusation on the news. That is garbage.' Early on Saturday, the Tate brothers returned to Romania on a private flight after spending weeks in the US, where they flew after a travel ban imposed on them was lifted last month. They remain under judicial control, which requires them to appear before judicial authorities in Romania when summoned. Days after they arrived in Florida, on March 4, Florida's Attorney General James Uthmeier said his office had opened a criminal investigation into Andrew and Tristan Tate. He said in a social media post that he directed his office to work with law enforcement to conduct a preliminary inquiry into the brothers. Andrew Tate on Monday accused Florida's governor of being 'hijacked by the media' after they arrived in his state. 'The media jumped on him and he didn't realize I was an American citizen,' he said. 'And now he understands he made a mistake ... there've been some conversations and everything has been settled.' The lifting of their two-year travel ban came after a Bucharest court in December ruled that a case against the brothers could not go to trial because of multiple legal and procedural irregularities on the part of the prosecutors. Advertisement That development was a major victory for the Tate brothers and a blow to Romania's anti-organized crime agency DIICOT. The case, however, remained open. Last August, DIICOT also launched a second case against the brothers, investigating allegations of human trafficking, the trafficking of minors, sexual intercourse with a minor, influencing statements and money laundering. The Tates have strongly denied those charges as well. Andrew Tate, 38, a former professional kickboxer who has amassed more than 10 million followers on X, has repeatedly claimed that prosecutors in Romania have no evidence against him and that there is a political conspiracy to silence him. The Tate brothers' legal battles are not limited to Romania. Four British women who accused Andrew Tate of sexual violence and physical abuse are suing him in the UK after the Crown Prosecution Service decided not to prosecute him. In March last year, the Tate brothers appeared at the Bucharest Court of Appeal in a separate case after UK authorities issued arrest warrants over allegations of sexual aggression in a case dating back to the period from 2012 to 2015. The appeals court granted the UK request to extradite the Tates, but only after legal proceedings in Romania have concluded.
Voice of America
27-02-2025
- Politics
- Voice of America
Andrew Tate, accused of rape, trafficking in Romania, leaves for US
Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, who are charged with human trafficking in Romania, left for the United States after authorities lifted travel restrictions imposed as part of the case, an official said Thursday. The brothers — who are dual U.S.-British citizens and have millions of online followers — were arrested in late 2022 and indicted last year on charges they participated in a criminal ring that lured women to Romania, where they were sexually exploited. Andrew Tate was also charged with rape. They deny the allegations. In December, a court ruled that the case couldn't go to trial because of multiple legal and procedural irregularities on the part of the prosecutors. The case, however, remained open, and there is also another ongoing investigation against them in Romania. Romania's anti-organized crime agency, DIICOT, said in a statement Thursday that prosecutors approved a request to change the travel restrictions on the Tates but didn't say who made the request. The brothers are still required to appear before judicial authorities when summoned. 'The defendants have been warned that deliberately violating these obligations may result in judicial control being replaced with a stricter deprivation of liberty measure,' the statement said. Andrew Tate, 38, a former professional kickboxer and self-described misogynist who has amassed more than 10 million followers on X, has repeatedly claimed that prosecutors in Romania have no evidence against him and that there is a political conspiracy to silence him. He and Tristan Tate, 36, are vocal supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump. The Tates' departure came after Foreign Minister Emil Hurezeanu said this month that an official in the Trump administration expressed interest in the brothers' case at the Munich Security Conference. The minister insisted no pressure was applied to lift restrictions on the Tates after a Financial Times report on the meeting caused a stir in Romania. The Bucharest Court of Appeal's decision that the Tate case could not proceed was a huge setback for DIICOT, but it didn't mean the defendants could walk free, and the case hasn't been closed. Last August, DIICOT also launched a second case against the brothers, investigating allegations of human trafficking, the trafficking of minors, sexual intercourse with a minor, influencing statements and money laundering. They have denied those charges as well. The Tate brothers' legal battles aren't limited to Romania. Late last year, a U.K. court ruled that police can seize more than $3.3 million to cover years of unpaid taxes from the pair and freeze some of their accounts. Andrew Tate called it 'outright theft' and said it was 'a coordinated attack on anyone who dares to challenge the system.' In March, the Tate brothers appeared at the Bucharest Court of Appeal in a separate case after U.K. authorities issued arrest warrants over allegations of sexual aggression in a case dating back to 2012-2015. The appeals court granted the U.K. request to extradite the Tates, but only after legal proceedings in Romania have concluded.
The Independent
27-02-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Andrew Tate, who faces rape and trafficking charges in Romania, has left for the US
Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate have left Romania for the U.S. after a travel ban on them was lifted, an official said Thursday. The brothers are charged with human trafficking and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. It is not clear under what conditions the Tates — who are keen supporters of President Donald Trump and boast millions of online followers — were allowed to leave Romania. An official at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case, said the decision was at the discretion of prosecutors. Andrew Tate, 38, and Tristan Tate, 36 — who are dual U.S.-British citizens — were arrested near Romania's capital in late 2022 along with two Romanian women. Romanian prosecutors formally indicted all four last year. In April, the Bucharest Tribunal ruled that a trial could start but did not set a date. All four deny all of the allegations. The brothers' departure came after Romania's Foreign Minister Emil Hurezeanu said this month that a U.S. official under the current Trump administration had expressed interest in the brothers' legal case in Romania at the Munich Security Conference. The minister insisted it didn't amount to pressure. In December a court in Bucharest ruled that the case against the Tates and the two Romanian women could not go to trial because of multiple legal and procedural irregularities on the part of the prosecutors. That decision by the Bucharest Court of Appeal was a huge setback for Romania's anti-organized crime agency, DIICOT, but it did not mean the defendants could walk free. The case has not been closed, and there is also a separate legal case against the brothers in Romania.
Arab News
25-02-2025
- Arab News
French fugitive ‘The Fly' is extradited to France after his arrest in Romania
BUCHAREST, Romania: A notorious French fugitive who staged a deadly escape that killed two guards last year was extradited Tuesday from Romania to France, days after his arrest in Bucharest ended a nine-month international Amra, nicknamed 'The Fly,' was arrested near a shopping center in Bucharest on Saturday after being identified by Romanian police, despite having dyed his hair red, possibly to evade detection. The Bucharest Court of Appeal approved his extradition request on official at Romania's Ministry of Internal Affairs, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the legal case was still ongoing, confirmed to The Associated Press that Amra was handed over to French authorities for extradition Tuesday at an airport near Bucharest — where he arrived in handcuffs, flanked by armed police arrival in France, he was taken to the main Paris courthouse, the Paris prosecutor's office said. He will be ordered to carry out the sentence he escaped last year, for burglary, and also face charges in other cases, including murder, attempted murder and escaping from high-profile search for Amra began last May, when armed assailants ambushed a prison convoy in Normandy, killing two guards and seriously wounding three others in the process of aiding his fled after being sentenced for burglary in the Normandy town of Evreux. He was also under investigation for an attempted organized homicide and a kidnapping that resulted in death, French prosecutors international police organization Interpol issued a notice for his arrest, while French investigators alerted counterparts in other countries after they suspected Amra had left his arrest on Saturday, French President Emmanuel Macron hailed his capture a 'formidable success' and praised European colleagues who had ended the long cross-border Prosecutor Laure Beccuau has said that Amra had connections with Marseille's organized crime syndicates and was suspected of heading a drug trafficking of Monday night, 25 people had been detained in multiple countries suspected of some role in his escape or the aftermath, the Paris prosecutor said.
