[1/2] Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate are escorted by police officers outside the headquarters of the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism in Bucharest (DIICOT) after being detained for 24 hours, in Bucharest, Romania, December 29, 2022.
Inquam Photos/Octav Ganea via REUTERS/File... Read moreBUCHAREST, June 20 (Reuters) - Romanian prosecutors sent social media influencer Andrew Tate, his brother Tristan and two other suspects to trial on Tuesday on charges of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women.
The brothers, former kickboxers who have U.S. and British nationality, are the highest profile suspects to be sent to trial for human trafficking in Romania.
"Im sure this case has absolutely nothing to do with stealing my wealth," Andrew Tate said on his Twitter account.
Prosecutors have said the Tate brothers recruited their victims by seducing them and falsely claiming to want a relationship or marriage.
Persons:
Andrew Tate, Tristan Tate, Ganea, Read, Tristan, Tate, Prosecutors, cryptocurrency, Luiza Ilie, Jason Hovet, Alexandra Hudson, Angus MacSwan
Organizations:
Terrorism, REUTERS, Prosecutors, U.S . State Department, Thomson
Locations:
Bucharest, Romania, BUCHAREST