The Tate brothers were detained for 24 hours on Monday by Ilfovan police on European arrest warrants issued by British authorities, judicial sources cited by PRO TV and Aktual 24 News said.

According to the cited sources, Andrew and Tristan Tate are accused of sexual exploitation in Great Britain.

The two were arrested in Romania on European warrants issued by British authorities.

Andrew and Tristan Tate were picked up by the police from Ilfoveni and taken to the prosecutor’s office next to the Bucharest Court of Appeal.

The Tate brothers were sent to court for human trafficking, criminal gang and rape

In June 2023, brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate and two women were indicted for forming an organized criminal group to commit the crime of human trafficking in Romania, as well as in other countries such as the United States of America. America and Great Britain.

The prosecutors carried out checks on the involvement of 4 in the commission of the crimes of creating an organized criminal group, human trafficking in an ongoing form (for each individual accused – four physical documents, three physical documents, six physical documents and, accordingly, five significant acts regarding the number of injured persons ), continued rape (two substantial acts), unlawful access to a computer system, altering the integrity of computer data, inciting battery or other violence, and battery or other violence.

DIICOT specified that the criminal group was formed at the beginning of 2021 for the purpose of human trafficking in the territory of Romania, as well as in other countries.

“Victims were recruited by foreign nationals, misleading them about the intention to establish marriage/cohabitation and the presence of real feelings of love (loverboy method). They were later transported and placed in houses in the Ilfov district, where through acts of physical violence and psychological coercion (through intimidation, constant surveillance, control and collection of alleged debts) the group members sexually exploited them, forcing them to perform pornographic demonstrations. for the purpose of producing and distributing material of this nature through certain social media platforms. 7 victims identified during the criminal investigation were subjected to forced labor in order to obtain significant financial benefits in the form of sums of money obtained as a result of access to materials by platform users. “, says the DIICOT press release.

“Victims were recruited by foreign nationals, misleading them about the intention to establish marriage/cohabitation and the presence of real feelings of love (loverboy method). They were later transported and placed in houses in Ilfov County, where through acts of physical violence and mental coercion (through intimidation, constant surveillance, control and collection of alleged debts) they were sexually exploited by members of the group, forcing them to perform pornographic displays. for the purpose of producing and distributing material of this nature through certain social media platforms. 7 victims identified during the criminal investigation were subjected to forced labor in order to obtain significant financial benefits in the form of sums of money obtained as a result of access to materials by platform users. “, says the DIICOT press release.

Of the 7 victims who were sexually exploited by the OZH, three became civil parties to the criminal process.

Regarding the crime of rape, it is noted that in March 2022, the victim was forced by one of the defendants to re-engage in sexual relations through physical violence and mental pressure (two substantial acts), this is also shown by DIICOT.

• “Regarding the crimes of illegal access to a computer system and changing the integrity of computer data, it is noted that in October 2021, one of the accused illegally gained access to a computer system belonging to one of the victims and published on her social network to inform about the materials he obtained in this way, which depicted her in compromising positions.
• Regarding the crimes of incitement to beatings or other violence, respectively, beatings or other violence, it was noted that in October 2021, in order to “punish” one of the victims, who refused to continue producing materials of a pornographic nature and asked to be allowed to leave the building located in Ilfov County , at the instigation of one of the defendants, the other defendant committed acts of violence against the injured person,” explains DIICOT.

The prosecutor’s office demanded the confiscation of a number of movable and immovable property.

The Tate brothers are banned from leaving Romania

In August, the Tate brothers escaped house arrest by being placed under judicial control with several bans, including exceeding the territorial limits of Ilfov County and Bucharest Municipality only with prior court approval.

In September 2023, two British brothers asked the court for permission to leave Romania with an obligation not to leave the territorial borders of Europe.

The Magistrate of the Bucharest Court rejected their request, but gave them permission to move throughout Romania.

In December, the Bucharest Court of Appeal rejected the Tate brothers’ request for permission to leave Romania. Two Britons named their mother’s heart attack as the reason.