The Romanian court has rejected Andrew Tate’s appeal to end the 30-day detention following his arrest in Bucharest on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and forming an organised crime group.
Tate and his brother will continue to serve the ongoing detention period which was extended from what was expected to be 24-hours to now 30 days.
“The four suspects … appear to have created an organised crime group with the purpose of recruiting, housing and exploiting women by forcing them to create pornographic content meant to be seen on specialised websites for a cost,” prosecutors said.
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They added that they had found six women who had been sexually exploited by the suspects.
According to reports, Tate and his brother were seen in handcuffs when they arrived at a court outside Bucharest in regards to their appeal to end the detention period.
In an interview with a Romanian outlet, Tate’s lawyer said that Romanian prosecutors have no evidence to support their case against him. He also suggested that the controversial personality’s comments and online presence cannot be used as evidence against him.
The judge who extended the initial detention period of 24 hours reportedly said that considering the brothers’ “financial capacity, the possibility of them evading investigations cannot be ignored,” further explaining they could potentially “leave Romania and settle in countries that do not allow extradition.”
Last week, Andrew and Tristan Tate’s car collection, estimated to be worth over $5 million was seized by Romanian authorities, several properties where the brothers resided was also seized, a Romanian news agency reported.
Among the 11 cars seized is a Bugatti Chiron worth an estimated $3 million, a Rolls Royce Wraith worth around $400,000. Other cars include a Porsche and Aston Martin.
The cars were allegedly seized to sustain the cost of the investigation and could be used as “collateral to fund any payments to their alleged victims,” said Ramona Bolla, a spokesperson for Romania’s DIICOT investigations agency.
Investigations are still ongoing and the Tate brothers continue to remain in detention.
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