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Romanian authorities seized nearly $4 million worth of assets as part of their sex-trafficking investigation into social media influencer Andrew Tate on Sunday.
Romania’s national agency for the management of confiscated assets seized 29 “movable assets” from Tate’s house near the capital Bucharest, and pictures from the compound showed authorities towing luxury vehicles. Tate, his brother and two women face charges of human trafficking for sexual use.
Images showed authorities loading a Rolls-Royce, Lamborghini and other exotic vehicles on Saturday. Authorities did not release images of the watches and other items they seized.
Tate has been in Romanian custody since Dec. 29, and Romanian courts have rejected a challenge to his current 30-day arrest warrant, according to Reuters.
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Romanian officials transport cars seized from the Andrew Tate compound to a storage facility in Pipera, Ilfov, Romania, January 14, 2023. (Inquam Photos/Octav Ganea via REUTERS) (Reuters Photos)
Romanian officials transport cars seized from the Tate complex to an undisclosed storage location from Voluntari, Ilfov, Romania, January 14, 2023. (Inquam Photos/Octav Ganea via REUTERS) (Reuters Photos)
Romanian officials transport cars seized from the Tate complex to an undisclosed storage location from Voluntari, Ilfov, Romania, January 14, 2023. (Inquam Photos/Octav Ganea via REUTERS) (Reuters Photos)
Prosecutors from the Organized Crime Unit issued a statement on the matter after raiding Tate’s properties and others in Bucharest in late December.
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“The four suspects… appear to have created an organized crime group for the purpose of recruiting, housing and exploiting women by forcing them to create pornographic content intended to be viewed on specialized websites for a fee,” prosecutors said at the time. “They would make significant amounts of money.”
The investigation was initiated by six women who claimed they were sexually exploited by the group.
Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan are escorted by police officers outside the Bucharest Court of Appeal headquarters, in Bucharest, Romania, January 10, 2023. (Inquam Photos/George Calin via REUTERS) (Reuters Photos)
Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan are escorted by police officers outside the Bucharest Court of Appeal headquarters, in Bucharest, Romania, January 10, 2023. (Inquam Photos/George Calin via REUTERS) (Reuters Photos)
Tate gained notoriety on social media for his rampant misogyny and comments about masculinity. He was banned from most major social media platforms, although he returned to Twitter after the company was acquired by billionaire Elon Musk in November.
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Tate got into a heated row with climate activist Greta Thunberg in late December, bragging to her that he owned more than 30 cars with “huge emissions”. The Romanian authorities already have several of the cars.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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