Andrew Tate, a debatable personality and former professional kickboxer, was arrested in Romania along with his brother Tristan and charged with human trafficking and forming an organized criminal group, the Washington Post reports.
At aArray, Romanian organized crime firm DIICOT said 4 suspects, two British citizens and two Romanians, had been arrested for creating an organized criminal organization and human trafficking. One of the suspects was also charged with rape, though the firm declined to say who. Romanian prosecutors said they knew six victims who were recruited and then forced to participate in creating pornographic content for social media. Allegations that the victims suffered “acts of physical violence and intellectual coercion. “
Tate, a British and American citizen, has been known to express misogynistic perspectives and hate speech that has banned him on various social media platforms. He and his brother were reportedly detained in the Ilfov region, north of the Romanian capital, Bucharest, according to The Associated Press. He recently made headlines for participating in a heated exchange with 19-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg. Speculation temporarily spread that Romanian police might have Tate after posting a video reaction of Thunberg presenting a pizza box from a local restaurant. Still, the government denied the video played a role in his arrest.
A spokesman for Tates declined to verify whether they had been detained. “Andrew and Tristan Tate have the utmost respect for the Romanian government and will provide assistance and assistance in any way possible,” the spokesman said. In an email, Tate’s skills agent noted that the human trafficking allegations were “a hoax orchestrated through the matrix,” according to the Post. A tweet from Tate’s account early Friday read: “The matrix sent its agents. “
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