The Andrew Tate Case in Romania: Heres What to Know The New York Times

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Eugen Vidineac, Tate's lawyer, hailed the court's decision saying it "provides an opportunity for the brothers to participate fully in their defense" and for the legal process "to proceed in a transparent manner." The exact restrictions that Tate will face were not immediately made public, and the investigation into his alleged crimes continued. Under the new measure, the four suspects can leave the house, but not the capital Bucharest and the surrounding Ilfov county. Prosecutors formally filed an indictment against Mr. Tate and his younger brother, Tristan, in a Bucharest court in June. That means they will likely face a trial in Romania, although the timing is unclear, and the indictment still needs to be examined by a judge.

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The Tates, Radu, and Naghel will reportedly have to stay in the buildings where they live unless given permission by the court to leave the premises. A spokesperson for the Tate brothers said they were “ecstatic” by the news. Tate gained millions of fans by promoting an ultra-masculine lifestyle that critics say denigrates women, though he has denied holding misogynistic views. The pair, who live in Romania, were first arrested in a property in Bucharest in December 2022 and held in custody until March 2023 when they were released under house arrest. Andrew Tate has shared a video with a cryptic message for his followers after being released from prison, and placed under house arrest. The appeals court granted the British request to extradite the the Tates to the U.K., but only after legal proceedings in Romania have concluded.

Andrew Tate's Romania house arrest lifted

DIICOT alleges that the four defendants formed a criminal group in 2021 to “commit the crime of human trafficking” in Romania, as well as in the United States and Britain. He also will not be allowed to be “in close proximity with any of the other defendants, any of the witnesses or any of the alleged victims and their immediate family,” his spokesperson, Mateea Petrescu, said in a statement. The Tates were initially detained for 24 hours after their arrest, but on Dec. 30, a judge granted prosecutors’ request to extend that arrest period for 30 more days. The Tates and their co-defendants tried to appeal that extension in early January but were rebuffed by the Bucharest Court of Appeal. One of the brothers' lawyers, Eugen Vidineac, said the court's decision "lacks legal basis and reasoning" and has filed an appeal. The criminal trial can begin after a Bucharest court decided that the prosecutors' case met the required standards, but Tate and his brother Tristan - who deny all the allegations against them - are going to appeal.

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BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A court in Romania’s capital on Friday ruled that a trial can start in the case of influencer Andrew Tate, who is charged with human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. A court in Romania’s capital ruled that a trial can start in the case of influencer Andrew Tate, who is charged with human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. BUCHAREST, Romania — A court in Romania’s capital on Friday ruled that a trial can start in the case of influencer Andrew Tate, who is charged with human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. Tate is charged in a separate case in Romania with rape, human trafficking and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women.

Andrew Tate's trial on charges of rape and human trafficking can start, a Romanian court rules

The alleged victims were taken to buildings in Ilfov county where prosecutors said they were sexually exploited and subjected to physical violence by the gang. One defendant is accused of raping a woman twice in March 2022, according to the statement. Andrew Tate, 36, a former kickboxer, is known for sharing misogynistic views to his millions of mostly young male followers on social media.

Romanian court rules to keep Andrew Tate under house arrest as human trafficking case continues

A citizen of both the United States and Britain, he established Romania as his base around 2016. He and his brother were arrested in December, were held for three months in a jail in Bucharest, and had been under house arrest since the end of March. He was previously banned from several prominent social media platforms for expressing hate speech and misogynistic comments, including that women should bear responsibility for being sexually assaulted. Andrew Tate was previously banned from various prominent social media platforms for expressing hate speech and misogynistic comments, including that women should bear responsibility for getting sexually assaulted.

They were later restricted to Bucharest Municipality and nearby Ilfov County, but can now travel freely around Romania. Andrew Tate, who has amassed 9.1 million followers on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, has repeatedly claimed that prosecutors in Romania have no evidence against him and that there is a political conspiracy to silence him. Romanian prosecutors formally indicted all four in June last year.

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Handcuffed Tate brothers leave court after hearing – video

As the brothers left the detention facility late Friday in Bucharest, Tristan Tate told a scrum of reporters that "the judges today made the right decision." DIICOT alleges that the four defendants formed a criminal group in 2021 “in order to commit the crime of human trafficking” in Romania, as well as in the United States and Britain. After the Tate brothers' arrest, they were held for three months in police detention before being moved to house arrest. Andrew Tate, who has amassed 9.1 million followers on social media platform X,  has repeatedly claimed that prosecutors in Romania have no evidence against him and that there is a political conspiracy to silence him. Mr Tate, 37, was arrested in December 2022 near Bucharest along with his brother, Tristan Tate, and two Romanian women.

Controversial influencer Andrew Tate has had his house arrest extended for another 30 days by a Romanian court. The brothers were first arrested at their home in December and moved to house arrest three months later. The appeals court granted the British request to extradite the Tates to the U.K., but only after legal proceedings in Romania have concluded. Tate's spokesperson, Mateea Petrescu, said the ruling had been appealed.

Six victims, who were allegedly coerced into performing sexual acts, were housed in buildings outside Bucharest, prosecutors said. On two separate occasions in March, one of the suspects used violence and psychological pressure to rape a victim, prosecutors said. All four won an appeal Friday, and will remain under house arrest until Apr. 29, Bolla said. Prosecutors cannot challenge the appeal court’s decision, which was final, Bolla added. Tate was previously banned from various prominent social media platforms for expressing misogynistic views and for hate speech. The agency alleged seven female victims had been deceived and transported to Romania, including some who were “misled” by “false claims of marriage and love”.

Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan will be released from custody and moved to house arrest, a Romanian judge ruled Friday, March 31, according to the BBC. Prosecutors have said that if they can prove the cars’ owners gained money through illicit activities such as human trafficking, the assets would be used to cover the expenses of the investigation and to compensate victims. The brothers, who are dual UK-US nationals, were held in police custody during the criminal investigation from December 2022 until April 2023 to prevent them from absconding from Romania or tampering with evidence. Tate, a former boxer and martial artist, is best-known for spreading hate speech, misogyny and violence on social media. He was banned by both Facebook and Instagram in August 2022 for violating parent company Meta's policies on dangerous organizations and individuals, and has also been banned from posting videos on YouTube. The Tate brothers were placed under house arrest in March pending a criminal investigation.

All four were ordered to stay in the buildings where they live, unless they have judicial permission to leave. A judge will check compliance with the conditions for the next 60 days. The pair can move freely around the capital, Bucharest, and the surrounding Ilfov district where they live.

There are seven female victims in the case, DIICOT said, who were lured with false pretenses of love and transported to Romania, where the gang sexually exploited them and subjected them to physical violence. One defendant is accused of raping a woman twice in March 2022, according to the agency. The women were allegedly controlled by “intimidation, constant surveillance” and claims they were in debt, prosecutors said. Mr Tate was previously banned from various prominent social media platforms for hate speech and expressing misogynistic views. There are seven female victims in the case, DIICOT said, who were lured with false pretenses of love and transported to Romania, where the gang sexually exploited and subjected them to physical violence. The agency alleges that the four defendants formed a criminal group in 2021 “in order to commit the crime of human trafficking” in Romania, as well as in the United States and Britain.

Tate, who has amassed nearly 7 million Twitter followers and is known for expressing misogynistic views and hate speech online, was initially arrested near Romania’s capital, Bucharest, in late December, along with his brother, Tristan. Seven female victims in the case, DIICOT said, were lured with false pretenses of love and transported to Romania, where the gang sexually exploited and subjected them to physical violence. The online influencer and his brother, Tristan Tate, face a variety of charges including human trafficking. The British influencer, criticised for promoting toxic masculinity to his millions of followers, mostly young men, was detained alongside his brother Tristan and two Romanian women on December 29. Prosecutors continue to investigate charges of human trafficking, rape, and forming a criminal gang to exploit women. The Bucharest court of appeals said in a written ruling that it “replaces the house arrest measure with that of judicial control for a period of 60 days from August 4 until October 2”.