Andrew Tate, the wealth-flaunting on-line influencer recognized for his misogynistic views, and his brother, Tristan, had been taken into custody Monday night time in Romania on a European arrest warrant issued by the British authorities, a spokesman for Mr. Tate mentioned.
The fees associated to the arrest had been made between 2012 and 2015 and embrace allegations of sexual aggression, the spokesman mentioned. He added that the fees had been dismissed by the Crown Prosecution Service years later.
The native police in Romania mentioned in a quick assertion that the arrest warrants had been for sexual crimes and the exploitation of people in Britain. The boys had been ordered detained for twenty-four hours, it mentioned.
It’s unclear which British drive issued the warrant.
The Bucharest Court docket of Enchantment in Romania was anticipated to decide Tuesday afternoon on whether or not to extradite the Tate brothers to Britain, Mr. Tate’s spokesman mentioned.
The spokesman mentioned the brothers “categorically reject all charges and express profound disappointment that such serious allegations are being resurrected without substantial new evidence.”
Mr. Tate, who usually makes use of numerous platforms to broadcast his virulent model of male chauvinism, posted on social media Tuesday morning, “The Matrix is afraid, but I only fear God.”
McCue Jury and Companions, a legislation agency in Britain, said in a statement on Tuesday that it was representing 4 British ladies who’ve accused Mr. Tate of “rape and serious physical and sexual assaults.”
The agency mentioned that it obtained data final week that Mr. Tate might need been planning to flee Romania, the place he faces different prices. The agency determined to move that data on to the British police, urging them to hunt a warrant for Mr. Tate’s arrest and extradition to Britain.
“We are grateful that the British authorities have decided to take action and take heed of our concerns,” the agency mentioned.
Mr. Tate, a former skilled kickboxer, and his brother were separately charged in 2022 with forming an organized felony group and interesting in human trafficking throughout Romania, Britain and the USA.
Some particulars of these prices have been saved confidential, however an official within the prosecutor’s workplace in Romania confirmed that Mr. Tate was additionally dealing with accusations of rape within the 2022 case. The brothers have denied the accusations in opposition to them and keep their innocence.
It was not instantly clear when a trial in that case would start.
Mr. Tate’s profile grew after he appeared as a contestant on the British actuality present “Big Brother” in 2016. He was kicked off the present, in response to The Solar, after a video surfaced of him hitting a girl with a belt, which he and the girl mentioned was consensual.
He later amassed tens of millions of followers, lots of the younger males, by claiming that males are victims of feminism and that girls “belong” to males and want males’s steering.
As a result of Mr. Tate’s views have reached so many school-aged boys, training officers throughout Britain have been scrambling to mitigate his influence. In truth, some are utilizing class time to debate Mr. Tate.
Matei Barbulescu contributed reporting from Romania.
