Influencer Andrew Tate to face trial on charges of r@pe and human tr@fficking

Romanian prosecutors have sent the controversial influencer Andrew Tate, his brother Tristan and two other suspects to trial on charges of human trafficking, r+pe and forming a criminal gang to s£xually exploit women.

The Tate brothers, currently under house arrest, have sent to trial by Romanian prosecutors along with two Romanian female suspects pending a criminal investigation for abuses committed against seven women. They have so far vehemently denied the accusations.

The four were held in police custody from 29 December until 31 March before a Bucharest court put them under house arrest. Andrew Tate has also been charged with r+ping one of the victims, while his brother Tristan has been charged with instigating others to violence. The trial will not start immediately.

Prosecutors have said the brothers recruited their victims by seducing them and falsely claiming to want a relationship or marriage.

Under Romanian law, the case gets sent to the court’s preliminary chamber, where a judge has 60 days to inspect the case files to ensure legality.

The Tate brothers, former kickboxers who have US and British nationality with millions of online followers, are the highest profile suspects to be sent to trial in Romania for human trafficking.