Tate and his brother Tristan are facing new allegations after Romania’s organised crime agency DIICOT said it was searching four properties in the counties of Bucharest and Ilfov. The brothers have previously denied all the claims against them.
Andrew Tate has been placed under house arrest in Romania.
Prosecutors in Romania have requested Tate be detained for 30 more days, while his brother Tristan has been placed under lighter restrictions by the country’s authorities.
It comes after Tate and Tristan were among six people taken into custody in an investigation into human trafficking and sexual exploitation.
The divisive influencer’s home was raided this week over new allegations made against him.
Romania’s anti-organised crime agency DIICOT searched four homes on Wednesday in Bucharest and nearby Ilfov county, over allegations of human trafficking, the trafficking of minors, sexual intercourse with a minor, influencing statements and money laundering, it said.
It’s not yet clear which of the individual charges apply to which of the six suspects.
Dozens of police officers and forensic personnel were seen scouring Tate’s large property on the edge of the capital Bucharest and the former professional kickboxer’s brothers were seen on video accompanying police out of the house.
Tate’s spokesperson Mateea Petrescu said yesterday in response to the raids that “although the charges in the search warrant are not yet fully clarified, they include suspicions of human trafficking and money laundering” and added that his legal team was present.
Ms Petrescu did not comment on the allegations involving minors.
Tate, 37, and Tristan, 36, grew up in Luton and have millions of social media followers. The older brother also appeared in the UK version of Big Brother in 2016.
Self-described misogynists, their views shared on social media platforms such as TikTok and X have been widely criticised, particularly as they have a predominately young, male audience.
