Influencer Andrew Tate Denies Hurting Ladies

Bucharest:

Divisive web character Andrew Tate mentioned on Wednesday there was no justice in Romania and that the case file in opposition to him in a felony investigation for alleged human trafficking and rape was empty.

Tate, his brother Tristan and two Romanian feminine suspects have been in police custody since Dec. 29 pending an ongoing felony investigation on costs of forming a felony gang to sexually exploit girls, accusations they deny.

On Thursday, a Romanian courtroom prolonged their detention till Feb. 27. Prosecutors have mentioned the Tate brothers recruited their victims by seducing them and falsely claiming to desire a relationship or marriage.

The victims have been then taken to properties on the outskirts of the capital Bucharest and thru bodily violence and psychological intimidation have been sexually exploited by being compelled to supply pornographic content material for social media websites that generated massive monetary achieve, prosecutors mentioned.

In addition they mentioned Andrew Tate, a former skilled kickboxer who holds U.S. and British nationality, raped one of many victims in March final yr, which he had denied.

“They know we’ve got accomplished nothing fallacious,” Tate advised reporters as he was introduced in for additional questioning by anti-organised crime prosecutors, the primary feedback made to the media since his arrest. “This file is totally empty. After all it is unjust, there is no such thing as a justice in Romania sadly.”

Requested whether or not he has damage girls, Tate mentioned: “After all not.”

Earlier this month, Romanian authorities mentioned they’d seized items and cash price 18 million lei ($3.99 million), together with luxurious automobiles and properties as part of the investigation.

“There isn’t any proof in opposition to me,” Tristan Tate advised reporters on Wednesday. “The authorities are planning to steal my automobiles and steal my cash. That’s the reason I’m in jail.”

Prosecutors have mentioned the seizure was meant to forestall the belongings being offered or hid.

Andrew Tate gained mainstream notoriety for misogynistic remarks that received him banned from all main social media platforms, though his Twitter account was reinstated in November after Elon Musk acquired the social media large.

He has mentioned he moved to Romania as a result of he preferred dwelling in international locations the place corruption was accessible to all people.

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