Court Issues Order Against Andrew Tate and His Brother Tristan

A Romanian court has placed online influencer Andrew Tate under “house arrest” at his residence after he was one of several individuals detained in a human trafficking and sexual exploitation investigation, according to his spokesperson.

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The former professional kickboxing player and his brother Tristan were among six people detained on Wednesday for 24 hours after Romania’s organized crime unit conducted four house searches in Ilfov County and the Bucharest municipality.

The Anti-Terrorism Directorate requested that the Bucharest court detain the Tate brothers for 30 days, but the judge placed Andrew Tate under house arrest and Tristan under judicial supervision for the same period, according to spokesperson Matia Petrescu.

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In a statement, Petrescu said: “The brothers welcome the decision and strongly deny all the charges against them, asserting that these allegations are baseless and not supported by strong evidence.”

Tate had already been charged in mid-2023 along with his brother and two Romanian women for human trafficking, rape, and forming a criminal group to sexually exploit women, charges they denied.

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Before their recent detention, the brothers had been under a travel ban, allowing them to move freely within Romania but preventing them from leaving the country.

Tate, a social media influencer who describes himself as a misogynist, has gained millions of followers by promoting a hyper-masculine lifestyle, which critics say demeans women.

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In a post on his “X” account, Tate wrote: “All they’re trying to do is tarnish my name with all this nonsense,” without specifying who “they” referred to.

The Organized Crime Directorate stated in a release that it had ordered the detention of six individuals for crimes including forming a criminal organization, human trafficking, trafficking minors, having sex with a minor, and money laundering.