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Tate brothers charged with further trafficking and sex crimes in Romania
BBC • • general
Key Points:
- Andrew and Tristan Tate are accused by Romanian authorities of coercing a girl into performing sex acts on video chats, generating over $1.2 million, with charges including trafficking minors, money laundering, and sex with a minor.
- The brothers, former kickboxers with dual US and British citizenship, have been under investigation since December 2022 and deny all allegations, currently fighting extradition from the US to the UK on separate charges.
- Investigators allege a vulnerable woman was recruited at age 15 by Tristan and exploited sexually by Andrew in both the UK and Romania, with Andrew accused of controlling her through surveillance and aggression.
- Romanian prosecutors have requested the confiscation of four luxury cars worth £710,000, suspected to have been purchased with laundered money, while the indictment awaits judicial review before trial proceedings.
- Their lawyer emphasized the presumption of innocence, noting previous judicial scrutiny found irregularities in earlier indictments, and vowed to challenge the new charges through legal channels.
