Romanian Court: Andrew Tate’s Rape Trial Will Proceed

The Associated Press reports:

A court in Romania’s capital on Friday ruled that a trial can start in the case of influencer Andrew Tate, who is charged with human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women.

The Bucharest Tribunal ruled that prosecutors’ case file against Tate met the legal criteria but did not set a date for the trial to begin. Tate’s spokesperson, Mateea Petrescu, said the ruling has been appealed.

Tate, 37, was arrested in December 2022 near Bucharest along with his brother, Tristan Tate, and two Romanian women. Romanian prosecutors formally indicted all four in June last year. They have denied the allegations.

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As you may know, Tate has become a folk hero among the far-right for his philosophy that women should be kept, submissive objects. He has a particularly alarming following among male teenagers. Earlier this week he went viral for his batshit claim that recreational sex with women is “gay.” That post has over 18 million views at this writing.