A Bucharest court today ordered controversial social media influencer Andrew Tate to remain under house arrest in Romania for another 30 days after being charged with r@pe, human trafficking, and organising a criminal gang to sexually exploit women.
Andrew, 36, and his brother Tristan Tate, 34, both dual UK-US citizens, have been the subject of a lengthy inquiry into allegations that they exploited women for profit. Both men have disputed the allegations levelled against them.
Andrew Tate will be placed under house arrest for another 30 days while awaiting his trial on r3pe and human trafficking accusations.
Andrew and Tristan both went before a judge earlier this week in Bucharest, Romania, where they live, and as he approached court, Andrew told MailOnline that he ‘believed in God and justice’.
Both dispute the claims levelled against them, with Andrew, who grew up in Luton, Bedfordshire, claiming the charges are “trumped up and part of a Matrix conspiracy to target rich, influential men.”
Two women, Luana Radu and Georgiana Nagel, have been charged with the Tate brothers and appeared in court with them on Wednesday for the 90-minute hearing.
Andrew took a go at diplomats on Twitter ahead of the court’s judgement on Friday, saying, ‘If I was a transsexual, the USA embassy would have immediately taken me out of jail and harshly criticised Romania for being transphobic.’
The court stated in their judgement that ‘all four suspects will stay under house arrest until further inspections are completed, but for no more than 30 days.’
According to a prosecution source, ‘the judge evaluated the legality and dependability of the home arrest and found it was legal.’
Following the verdict, self-proclaimed misogynist Andrew shared a picture of himself in boxing gloves on Twitter with the caption: ‘Pain and misery for breakfast.’
Prosecutors in Bucharest, Romania’s capital, indicted the brothers earlier this week, and they had been under investigation since last year.
As part of the investigation, Romania’s DIICOT investigators ordered the confiscation of the brother’s assets, which included 15 high-value cars, 14 expensive watches, and over £440,000 in bitcoin.
The brothers live in a high-security gated estate in Bucharest and are estimated to be worth £10 million, which officials suspect includes money earned by forcing women to create sexually graphic videos.
