Andrew Tate, brother to remain jailed for fourth month in Romania
Social media influencer and former professional kickboxer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan will remain in custody in Romania for a fourth month as investigators look into allegations of sex trafficking, a court ruled Wednesday.
The Romanian court extended the Tate brothers' detention for a fourth time, through late April, their legal team confirmed Wednesday as they announced plans to appeal the decision. Under Romanian law, the men can be held up to six months.
The Tate brothers, who are both British-U.S. citizens, and two Romanian women have been held in detention since December after they were arrested in Bucharest on suspicion of organized crime, human trafficking and rape. None have been charged and all four have denied the accusations.
Romania's anti-organized crime agency DIICOT alleges the six victims in the human trafficking case were subjected to "acts of physical violence and mental coercion" in addition to being sexually exploited by the group for a paid pornography service on social media platforms. Read More…