{"id":27624,"date":"2024-04-27T04:50:58","date_gmt":"2024-04-27T08:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=27624"},"modified":"2024-04-27T04:50:58","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T08:50:58","slug":"andrew-tate-and-brother-tristan-to-be-tried-in-romania-on-rape-and-trafficking-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2024\/04\/27\/andrew-tate-and-brother-tristan-to-be-tried-in-romania-on-rape-and-trafficking-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrew Tate and brother Tristan to be tried in Romania on rape and trafficking charges"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The trial of controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan is to go ahead, a court in Romania says.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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No date has been set by the court which has been reviewing prosecutors’ evidence and the pair have appealed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Andrew Tate, 37, and Tristan, 35, were arrested last December over allegations of rape, human trafficking and forming a criminal gang – charges they deny.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The internet personalities are also wanted in the UK over sexual offences allegedly committed there.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Tate brothers, who are dual UK-US nationals, are accused of exploiting women via an adult content business, which prosecutors allege operated as a criminal group.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Two female Romanian associates were also named alongside the brothers in an indictment published in June last year, and seven alleged victims were identified.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Andrew Tate is a self-described misogynist and was previously banned from social media platforms for expressing misogynistic views.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He has repeatedly claimed Romanian prosecutors have no evidence against him and there is a conspiracy to silence him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The case had been discussed for months in a process before a preliminary chamber where the accused could challenge the evidence of the prosecutors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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On Friday, the court in Bucharest said the case met the legal criteria and would proceed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The brothers’ lead counsel, Eugen Vidineac, said the ruling “lacks legal basis and reasoning”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“We have filed a strong appeal as we believe the ruling to be unlawful.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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