The former 'Big Brother' star, his brother and their associates have their suspicion of human trafficking charges changed to a more serious crime of 'human trafficking in continued form.'
- Jun 15, 2023
AceShowbiz - Andrew Tate is facing more serious allegations in Romania after prosecutors ramped up the charges against him. More than two months after the disgraced influencer was placed under house arrest in Bucharest along with his 43-year-old brother Tristan and two associates following on suspicion of human trafficking charges, officials have changed the charges to the more serious crime of "human trafficking in continued form."
Prosecutors have also added one more victim to the six women already involved in the case. The brothers and their associates, whose age is 32 and 28, were informed about the changes to the human trafficking charges on Monday, June 12 when they were summoned to the headquarters of Romania's organized crime unit.
A lawyer for the Tate brothers said of the revized charges, "The legal framework has been revized and altered to ensure an impartial investigation is upheld." Prosecutors are expected to detail the formal charges against the suspects in an indictment which is set to be released later in June and would lead to the start of a trial.
The four were first arrested in December 2022 and held in custody until they were released to house arrest in March. They also face charges of rape and forming an organized crime group. They deny any wrongdoing.
The news comes just weeks after 36-year-old Andrew gave an interview to the BBC in which he denied allegations of rape and exploitation and called himself a "force for good."
The former "Big Brother" star told the outlet, "I genuinely am a force for good in the world. You may not understand that yet, but you will eventually. And I genuinely believe I am acting under the instruction of God to do good things, and I want to make the world a better place."
