Tate, who has amassed 9.1 million followers on X, was arrested in December 2022 near Bucharest along with his brother, Tristan Tate, and two Romanian women.
A court in Romania’s capital has ruled that a trial can start in the case of divisive influencer Andrew Tate, who is charged with human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women.
Andrew Tate, left, and his brother Tristan wait inside the Court of Appeals building in Bucharest, Romania, in January.He was previously banned from various prominent social media platforms for expressing misogynistic views and for hate speech. Both Tates are dual British-US citizens. “The ruling issued by the preliminary chamber judge lacks legal basis and reasoning,” Eugen Vidineac, one of the brothers’ lawyers, said after the decision. “We have filed a strong appeal as we believe the ruling to be unlawful.”
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