Social media influencer Andrew Tate has been arrested in Romania on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and forming an organised crime group, prosecutors have confirmed.

The 36-year-old British-American and his brother Tristan had been arrested in Bucharest and might be detained for twenty-four hours alongside two Romanian suspects, prosecutors within the nation stated.

“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 stated.

“They would have gained important sums of money.”

The brothers, who’ve been below prison investigation since April, have declined to remark, however their lawyer confirmed they’d been detained.

Tate, a former kickboxer, has been banned from numerous social media platforms for his misogynistic views and hate speech.

But he nonetheless has a presence on social media – on TikTok, for instance, he has been banned from having an account, however content material posted below the hashtag Andrew Tate has been seen billions of occasions.

He first rose to fame in 2016 for being faraway from the truth TV present Big Brother after a video appeared to point out him attacking a lady with a belt – he claimed the clip was edited.

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He has instructed rape victims “bear some responsibility” for being attacked and has described girls as “property” belonging to males.

He has additionally described how he would violently assault a lady for accusing him of dishonest, saying he would “bang out the machete, boom in her face and grip her by the neck”.

As a outcome, considerations have been raised about his affect on younger individuals, notably younger males.

Tate has denied holding misogynistic views and accused his critics of “twisting facts”, though he has additionally described himself because the “king of toxic masculinity”.