Controversial British-American influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have been arrested in Romania over UK sex offense charges, police said on Tuesday.
Romanian authorities said in a statement that they executed “two European arrest warrants issued by the UK judicial authorities for the committing of sexual offenses, of exploitation of persons on the territory of the UK”.
A Bucharest court of appeals is expected to rule later on Tuesday whether to extend their detention.
Tate, a self-described misogynist with a large online presence, is awaiting trial in Romania along with his brother on separate charges of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal group to sexually exploit women.
Tate’s spokesperson said in a statement on Tuesday that the pair has been “under arrest” since Monday evening, adding that the warrants were “issued by (the) Westminster Magistrates Court”.
In this case, the charges date back to “2012-2015” and “include allegations of sexual aggression”, the spokesperson said.
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