RAPE AND TRAFFICKING SUSPECT ANDREW TATE EXITS ROMANIA FOR US

Thu 27 February 2025:

After over two years of judicial restrictions in Romania, Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate have received approval from DIICOT prosecutors to travel. The brothers departed Romania this morning, heading to the United States.

The Tates — who are dual U.S.-British citizens and have millions of online followers — were arrested in late 2022 and formally indicted last year on charges they participated in a criminal ring that lured women to Romania, where they were sexually exploited. Andrew Tate was also charged with rape. They deny the allegations.

In December, a court ruled that the case couldn’t go to trial because of multiple legal and procedural irregularities on the part of the prosecutors. The case, however, remained open, and there is also another ongoing investigation against them in Romania.

A court also ruled on Thursday in favor of an appeal by the Tates to lift the seizure of multiple assets, according to the brothers’ spokesperson, Mateea Petrescu. The assets include six luxury vehicles, land and properties, and company shares. All previously frozen bank accounts have been unfrozen, she said.

“While some assets remain under precautionary seizure, this ruling marks a significant step toward justice,” she said.

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The Tates’ departure came after Foreign Minister Emil Hurezeanu said this month that an official in the Trump administration expressed interest in the brothers’ case at the Munich Security Conference. The minister insisted no pressure was applied to lift restrictions on the Tates after a Financial Times report on the meeting caused a stir in Romania.

The Tate brothers’ legal battles aren’t limited to Romania.

Four British women who accused Andrew Tate of sexual violence and physical abuse are suing him in the U.K., after the Crown Prosecution Service decided not to prosecute him.

The women said in a joint statement on Thursday that they are “in disbelief and feel re-traumatized” by news that the travel restrictions were lifted.

Matthew Jury, a lawyer with McCue Jury & Partners, which is representing the women, called the decision to lift the travel ban “disgusting and dismaying.”

The Tate brothers have amassed millions of followers in the “manosphere,” an online space that promotes male superiority and rejects feminism. Their influence has played a role in right-wing political movements, including Trump’s reelection efforts. Trump ally Tucker Carlson has interviewed them, urging his audience to form their own opinions on the brothers.

Tristan Tate previously boasted on social media about their political impact, claiming that millions of young men in Europe and the US have embraced right-wing views due to Andrew Tate’s online presence.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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