A Romanian court extended the detention on Andrew Tate for 30 days after he was arrested on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and forming an organized crime group.
A Romanian court late on Friday extended the detention offor 30 days after he was arrested on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and forming an organized crime group, Reuters first confirmed.
Tate was arrested Thursday along with his brother Tristan and two other suspects after Romanian authorities raided their Bucharest properties and held them for 24 hours. In this grab taken from video released by Observator Antena 1, Social Media personality Andrew Tate is led away by police, in the Ilfov area, north of Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022.
Tate and his three alleged partners had reportedly been under a criminal investigation since April after they were suspected of being involved in a human trafficking scheme in which at least six women were sexually exploited. with the purpose of recruiting, housing and exploiting women by forcing them to create pornographic content meant to be seen on specialized websites for a cost," prosecutors said."They would have gained important sums of money.
Reports on Friday suggested that Tate’s renewed social media presence on Twitter may have led to his own arrest. Eugen Constantin Vidineac, lawyer, delivers a short press statement after defending Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate in court, in Bucharest, Romania, Dec. 30, 2022.