Influencer, her boyfriend and two arrested for human trafficking, rape and organized crime
Controversial and misogynistic influencer Andrew Tate has been arrested in Romania after his arrest for human trafficking, rape and forming an organized criminal group.
The former boxer and TV star of truth, who was banned from various social media platforms for misogynistic comments and hate speech, arrested along with his brother and two other suspects.
On Friday, the 4 suspects were remanded in custody for 30 days after their arrest on Thursday night, according to a spokesman for Romania’s Organized Crime Unit.
Authorities said they searched five homes as part of the investigation and released footage of one of the raids, showing police entering a luxury residence. Images of items seized at the scene showed wads of euro bills and a pistol.
In a statement, the government said two British citizens and two Romanians were accused of forming a gang that recruited the patients “distorting their goal of engaging in marriage/cohabitation, dating and authentic love emotion lifestyles. “Later, patients were forced to practice pornography “through physical violence and intellectual coercion. “
Authorities said six victims are known so far. The document also mentions a separate rape charge from March this year, though it does not specify which suspect the charge was made.
The Tate brothers have been under investigation for thieves in Romania since April, when police raided their mansion in Bucharest after the U. S. Embassy raided their mansion in Romania. Launched later, however, the investigation was expanded to allegations of rape and human trafficking.
On Friday, Tate posted an obvious reference to his arrest on his newly restored Twitter account, writing: “The Matrix sent its agents,” a term from the blockbuster of the same name, whose “red pill” trope has become popular. among misogynistic groups online. for a simulated global that controls humans.
Before the tweet, a Tate spokesperson told the Daily Mirror that it may not provide any important points related to the most recent reports. possible. “
Tate, whose popularity has risen tremendously over the past year, has been banned from social media platforms for posting hate speech and misogyny. Domestic violence charities have characterized Tate’s views as excessive misogyny, with the prospect of radicalizing men to engage violence against women. In many videos, Tate provides graphic descriptions of violence against women.
He was banned from Twitter in 2017, after saying that victims of sexual violence deserve to take some responsibility for the acts. His account was reinstated in November after Elon Musk bought the company and he now has 3. 5 million followers.
Over the past week, he has engaged in a Twitter confrontation with climate activist Greta Thunberg, trying to trick her by telling her about his giant collection of high-emission cars. Thunberg responded by insinuating that Tate had “the power of a little dick. “
That prompted Tate to release a two-minute video in which he asked off-camera to bring him pizza and make sure the boxes “weren’t recycled. “
Following the online hypothesis that the pizza logo featured in the video helped police verify Tate’s presence in Romania, Thunberg joked on Twitter that “that’s what happens when you don’t recycle pizza boxes. “
However, the representative of the organized crime unit stated that it is not true that Tate’s arrest occurred as a result of the pizza boxes.
Tate used his Twitter account to announce a platform he said will help other people escape the “matrix. “Tate claimed in his video reaction to Thunberg that the “global matrix” was Thunberg’s comments that went viral. Joining Tate’s platform, which he says will exercise other people to “quickly build a significant income” through skills such as cryptocurrency investing, priced at $49. 99 (£41. 50) a month.
The Center for Countering Digital Hate, a crossover group, said Tate was its “attention-grabbing rule-play content. . . to announce his new plan to make money. “