BUCHAREST: Romanian police raided the house of web persona Andrew Tate on Wednesday (Aug 21) as a part of a brand new investigation into crimes together with human trafficking and cash laundering, the influencer’s representatives mentioned.
A self-described misogynist, Tate has gained thousands and thousands of followers by selling an ultra-masculine life-style that critics say denigrates ladies.
He was already indicted in mid-2023 alongside together with his brother Tristan and two Romanian feminine suspects for human trafficking, rape and forming a felony gang to sexually exploit ladies, allegations they denied.
“Though the allegations within the search warrant will not be but absolutely clarified, they embrace suspicions of human trafficking and cash laundering,” Tate’s representatives mentioned in a press release on Wednesday.
“The brothers’ authorized crew is current to make sure that all formalities are carried out accurately.”
Romania’s Directorate for the Investigation of Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) mentioned on Wednesday it had performed 4 residence search warrants inside Ilfov county and the Bucharest municipality.
It mentioned the investigation involved “a felony case relating to the fee of the crimes of establishing an organized felony group, trafficking of minors, human trafficking, sexual activity with a minor, influencing statements and cash laundering.”
In July, a Romanian court docket of attraction overturned a previous ruling which allowed Tate free movement within the European Union whereas awaiting trial on fees of human trafficking.