Andrew Tate is a web-based entertainment influencer and a former kickboxer. Andrew Tate, his brother Tristan Tate, and two Romanian ladies, Georgiana Naghel and Luana Radu, were kept in Bucharest on December 29, 2022, on doubt of illegal exploitation, assault, and shaping a coordinated crime group. As indicated by Romanian police, the group drove casualties into making paid porn for virtual entertainment. They have been held in pre-trial confinement since their arrest, and their detainment has been expanded multiple times.
Tate came to public consideration in 2016 when he showed up on the English unscripted TV show "Big Brother", during its seventeenth series. While showing up on the show, he went under scrutiny for having made homophobic and bigoted remarks on Twitter. He was expelled from the show on the sixth day, with makers referring to a video clearly showing him hitting a lady with a belt. Tate and the lady said that they were companions and that the activities in the video were consensual. But later details were reported stating that the evacuation was brought about by an ongoing police investigation, closed in 2019 without any charges recorded.
Andrew Tate went on to become well-known online, with Twitter banning him for claiming that women should "carry responsibility" for sexual assault. Despite of social media bans, he rose to prominence, particularly among young males, by preaching hyper-masculine and his ultra-luxurious lifestyle.
Tate's website provides training classes in wealth accumulation and "male-female interactions." According to the website, he also ran a webcam studio with the help of his girlfriends. Tate and his brother Tristan founded the webcam business, employing up to 75 webcam actresses to sell "fabricated sob tales" to male callers and claimed to have made millions of dollars in the process. Afterwards, he declared that the business strategy was a "complete swindle."
Prosecutors from Romania's Directorate for the Investigation of Organized Crime and Terrorism brought the allegations against the Tate brothers. These charges were the result of an investigation that began in April 2022 and involves six known victims. The probe also resulted in the confiscation of luxury cars, designer watches, and cash from Andrew's residence near Bucharest. Although they have not been legally accused, the Tate Brothers have frequently stated their innocence. Andrew Tate has even claimed that their arrests are result of a political conspiracy.
But unpublished court records explain testimony from potential victims who claim to have been forced to earn €10,000 per month on social networking platforms under the fear of physical harm. Prosecutors have identified six women as victims since the investigation began.
Andrew Tate and his brother were released from a Romanian prison on March 31, 2023, and put under house arrest after winning the fourth appeal against the judge's decision to extend his detention for 30 days. They were released from prison because, under Romanian law, they could be held without charge for up to 180 days, and they had been in custody for four months.
The potential sentences for the charges brought against Andrew and Tristan Tate, which include human trafficking and rape, would be determined by the result of their trial and Romanian laws. However, if proven guilty, Andrew Tate could face up to 15-20 years in prison. The precise sentence, however, would be determined by the court.