Romania detains Andrew Tate over UK sex offence charges

British-US former professional kickboxer and controversial influencer Andrew Tate is led by police officers to the Court of Appeal in Bucharest, Romania on March 12, 2024, following his and his brother's arrest over UK sex offence charges. - AFPPIX: Controversial British-American influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan appeared in a Bucharest court on Tuesday after Romanian police detained them over UK sex offence charges.

A Bucharest appeals court is expected to decide this evening at the latest whether to extend their detention. Earlier on Tuesday, the brother’s spokesperson Mateea Petrescu said that the charges in the British case date back to “2012-2015” and “include allegations of sexual aggression”.The charges were “dismissed by the Crown Prosecution Service in 2017-2019” but have now “resurfaced”, Petrescu added.Petrescu said that the 37-year-old former kickboxer and his brother Tristan, 35, “unequivocally deny all allegations and decry what they perceive as an exploitative use of the legal system”.

The British law firm representing the women said that the allegations included “violent rapes, serious physical assault, and controlling and coercive behaviour”.

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