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Former master kickboxers and societal media influencers Andrew Tate (L) and Tristan Tate (R successful foreground) are escorted by constabulary officers aft a proceeding astatine nan Bucharest Court of Appeal successful 2023. The brothers were arrested successful March connected a British warrant for intersexual aggression and person been awaiting proceedings proceedings successful Romania. File Photo by Robert Ghement/EPA-EFE
April 26 (UPI) -- Controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his relative will guidelines proceedings connected quality trafficking and rape charges, a Romanian tribunal said Friday.
Andrew and Tristan Tate were indicted past June on pinch 2 Romanian women connected charges of quality trafficking, rape and forming a criminal pack to sexually utilization women, allegations they person denied.
A Romanian tribunal successful March approved a British warrant for nan Tate brothers' apprehension connected charges alleging intersexual offenses successful nan United Kingdom from 2012 to 2015. The 2 tin beryllium extradited backmost to nan U.K. only aft proceedings proceedings successful Romania are completed.
They person been held astatine Bucharest Police Headquarters nether nan orders of nan Bucharest Court of Appeal nationalist prosecutor.
The Bucharest court, meanwhile, had to inspect nan lawsuit files and evidence to guarantee legality earlier nan proceedings could proceed. The tribunal has not yet confirmed a proceedings date.
The erstwhile kickboxers and Internet personalities allegedly exploited women to nutrient pornographic contented for societal media sites, which generated ample sums of money, according to prosecutors.
The Tate brothers plan to entreaty nan charges against them. Andrew Tate has many times claimed Romanian prosecutors person nary grounds against him, and that nan lawsuit is simply a conspiracy to soundlessness him.
Their lead counsel, Eugen Vidineac, said nan ruling "lacks ineligible ground and reasoning."
"We person revenge a beardown entreaty arsenic we judge nan ruling to beryllium unlawful," he said.
Andrew Sandulescu, lawyer for nan 2 female suspects, besides claimed nan determination "is unlawful and without foundation."
Andrew Tate roseate to Internet stardom by promoting an ultra-masculine manner and societal media content, which critics person condemned arsenic misogynist.
