A Romanian court has rejected a bail request from social media influencer Andrew Tate amid a criminal investigation into alleged sex trafficking.
The court said Mr Tate's request to have police custody replaced with a restricted release on bail was "inadmissible in principle".Prosecutors have said the Tate brothers recruited victims by seducing them and falsely claiming to want a relationship or marriage.
A Romanian court has denied social media personality Andrew Tate's request to be released on bail from police custody pending a criminal investigation into alleged sex trafficking. Mr Tate, his brother Tristan and two Romanian female suspects have been under police detention since 29 December as prosecutors investigate them for suspected human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women, accusations they have denied.
The Bucharest court said Mr Tate's request to have police custody replaced with a restricted release on bail was "inadmissible in principle".His defence team said they were "disappointed in this outcome" and that they will appeal the ruling.Prosecutors have said the Tate brothers recruited victims by seducing them and falsely claiming to want a relationship or marriage.Andrew Tate was detained by Romanian authorities on 29 December last year.
While in detention, Mr Tate has made multi-pronged attempts to defend himself, including trying to recruit lawmakers to his cause and attempting to intimidate some of his alleged victims, according to wiretaps of his phone calls submitted to the court by prosecutors.
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