Romanian prosecutors say they have detained divisive internet personality and former professional kickboxer Andrew Tate on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and forming an organised crime group.
Romanian prosecutors said on Thursday they have detained divisive internet personality and former professional kickboxer Andrew Tate on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and forming an organised crime group., and his brother Tristan will be detained for 24 hours, alongside two Romanian suspects, prosecutors from the anti organised-crime unit said in a statement after raiding properties in Bucharest.They declined to comment but their lawyer confirmed they had been detained.
"The four suspects … appear to have created an organised crime group with the purpose of recruiting, housing and exploiting women by forcing them to create pornographic content meant to be seen on specialised websites for a cost," prosecutors said.Prosecutors said they had found six women who had been sexually exploited by the suspects.
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