Andrew Tate, the controversial internet influencer facing charges of rape, human trafficking, and leading a criminal organization for the sexual exploitation of women in Romania, has been granted an appeal to be freed from house arrest, according to his spokesperson. This development occurred in BUCHAREST, Romania on Friday.
According to his representative, Mateea Petrescu, it was stated that Tate will be prohibited from being “near any of the other accused individuals, any of the witnesses, or any of the supposed victims and their immediate relatives.” Moreover, he will not have the freedom to travel outside the nation.
“This favorable result gives us assurance that more positive advancements are on the horizon,” Petrescu mentioned.
The four Romanian women, along with Tristan’s brother, were arrested near Bucharest in late December in the same case. They have denied the allegations against them. In June, the 36-year-old Tate-old was formally indicted by prosecutors. The decision comes after the Appeal Court of Bucharest.
As per the court’s ruling, unless they obtain authorization from a judge, all four accused individuals will be bound by geographical limitations that confine them to Bucharest Municipality and the neighboring Ilfov County.
On Friday, Andrew Tate, standing outside his large home in Bucharest, informed the press, “From the very start, we have been entirely blameless.”
He stated, “I haven’t witnessed any individual affected on the media,” and now, after seven to eight months, they alleged that I caused harm to individuals and profited from illegal activities. The media broadcasted and spread the message worldwide that I was a despicable individual when I was imprisoned in January.
I have seen lots of people defending me and lots of people sticking up for me, and I have hurt them and they have hurt me, saying that I have seen a single person stand up and say that I have hurt them.
According to the court reading, if the defendants fail to comply with their judicial obligations, they may be placed under house arrest or preventive arrest once again.
The Tate brothers, who are dual citizens of the U.S. And U.K., Challenged the court’s decision to keep them under house arrest as criminal suspects. After spending three months in a police detention facility, the brothers won an appeal in late March and were moved to house arrest.
Following the submission of its criminal inquiry, DIICOT, Romania’s anti-organized crime agency, had sought in June for judges to prolong the house arrest measure.
Accused of promoting conspiracy theories on the internet and having gathered 7.5 million Twitter followers, Andrew Tate has consistently asserted that the prosecutors lack any evidence against him and that a political plot has been orchestrated to suppress his voice.
In Romania, as well as in the United States and Britain, DIICOT claims that the four accused individuals established a criminal organization in 2021 with the intention to “engage in the act of trafficking humans”.
DIICOT stated that the seven female victims were enticed under deceitful claims of affection and taken to Romania, where the criminal group sexually exploited them and subjected them to physical abuse. As per the agency, one defendant is charged with sexually assaulting a woman on two occasions in March 2022. Prosecutors alleged that the women were controlled through intimidation, continuous monitoring, and assertions of indebtedness.
Andrew Tate, who had previously been banned from several prominent social media platforms for expressing misogynistic and hate speech, should bear responsibility for sexually assaulting women.
In the United Kingdom, several women are also pursuing legal measures against Tate in order to obtain reparation for the sexual abuse they endured.
Prosecutors have ordered the confiscation of the assets belonging to the Tate siblings, which consist of 15 high-end automobiles, extravagant timepieces, and approximately $3 million in digital currency, as part of their ongoing investigations.
McGrath reported from Sighisoara, Romania.