ANDREW and Tristan Tate looked dishevelled as they arrived at court today for another desperate bid to be freed from jail in Romania.
Andrew, 36, and Tristan, 34, have been held since December 29 as part of a probe into human trafficking, rape, and organised crime.
3Andrew and Tristan Tate appeared dishevelled as they arrived at courtCredit: AP
3Andrew yelled ‘you know I’m innocent’ as he was led into the courtCredit: AP
3The handcuffed brothers pictured this morning arriving at courtCredit: EPAThe pair are accused of luring women back to their Romanian villa, where at least six were reportedly forced to perform in adult videos that were then sold online.
Andrew looked exhausted as he stepped out of a police van outside the court in Bucharest on Wednesday morning.
Handcuffed to his brother, he yelled: “You know I’m innocent.”
Andrew, Tristan, and two alleged accomplices Luana Radu and Georgina Naghel, were ordered to remain behind bars until the end of February after an appeal earlier this month was rejected.
A decision on whether they will be released following their second bid for freedom is expected on Wednesday afternoon.
In their first appeal, their lawyer Eugen Vidineac had argued the brothers should be released as they both have children in Romania.
But the judge said the “possibility of them evading investigations cannot be ignored” – and added “they could leave Romania and settle in countries that do not allow extradition”.
The brothers, along with the two female suspects, were detained in Bucharest by Romanian anti-organised crime prosecutors pending a criminal investigation.
Andrew and his brother allegedly used the “loverboy” method to recruit women for their webcam business.
It is claimed they would strike up relationships with the women before moving them to their compound and webcam studio in Romania.
Romania’s organised crime unit claimed the women would be compelled to perform webcam shows through “physical violence and mental coercion”.
As part of the wide-ranging probe, cops seized Andrew’s car collection – estimated by police sources to be worth around £6million.
Andrew initially gained fame after a short-lived appearance on Big Brother.
He was dumped from the reality show after alleged footage of him beating a woman emerged online.
Andrew – supported by his brother – then spent years creating a warped empire promoting toxic worldviews which has infected legions of fans through TikTok.
Masquerading as lifestyle advice, much of the content is actually highly sexist and promotes violence against women.
His influence has had a worrying spread amongst teenage boys, with one UK MP saying he is “brainwashing” children.
Channel 4 is now set to make a documentary about Andrew’s rise to social media infamy.
Last year, he got banned from YouTube, TikTok, Facebook and Instagram for pushing his twisted views on women.
Producer Dan Reed, director of Michael Jackson documentary Leaving Neverland, said: “Tate has given us full access and we’re looking forward to carrying on filming if he gets out of jail in the coming weeks.”
Commissioning editor Anna Miralis said: “So many questions surround Tate, not least why his anti-feminist agenda resonates so powerfully with his followers.”
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