Andrew Tate: Judge explains extended detention of 'dangerous' influencer - BBC News

The statement is the clearest indication yet of the evidence against the British-American influencer.

21 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, EPAImage caption, The British-American influencer is being investigated for alleged human trafficking and rape, which he deniesBy Lucy WilliamsonBBC NewsA judge in Romania has described the "particular dangerousness" of Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan in terms of their ability to target women. He also pointed to what he called their "capacity and effort to exercise permanent psychological control over the victims… including by resorting to constant acts of violence".

The comments came in a written statement from the main court in Bucharest, in which the judge laid out his reasons for extending the brothers' detention last week.

As well as safeguarding the investigation and ensuring the suspects' presence at any future trial, the detention was justified by the need to manage social tensions and public order around this case, it said.

The Tates are being held in custody for an extra 30 days, until 27 February, while police investigate allegations of rape and human trafficking. Both deny the charges.

In his explanation, the judge highlighted what he said was the Tate brothers' ability to identify vulnerable victims, and to "consider them to be the culprits, rather than the traffickers who obtain huge profits from exploiting them".

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