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Authorities in Bucharest, Romania apprehended Andrew Tate, his brother Tristan Tate, and two women working as their associates at the end of December 2022. Their arrests occurred amid rape, human trafficking, and organized crime charges.

Initially, Romanian planned to hold the Tates in detention just through the end of last month. However, as January came to a close, a judge in Romania honored prosecutors' request to keep Tate and his brother detained through the end of this month, until the 27th.

Later, the judge released a statement, warning the Tate brothers have demonstrated a propensity to target vulnerable individuals, victimize them, and then blame them for the abuse they endure.

Another factor blocking the Tate brothers from getting out is concerns about their wealth and their means to flee Romania and go to a country without extradition.

Earlier today, Andrew Tate appealed the verdict to keep him incarcerated through the end of this month. This is an appeal that Tate lost.

Another legal loss for Tate

Today's ruling in Romania marks the second time that Tate appealed his detention, only for a judge to keep him locked up. Tate, his brother, and the women arrested with them in December will therefore stay detained until at least Monday, the 27th.

Depending on where Romania's investigation is at the end of this month, Tate and others arrested with him could see even more jail time going into March.

Outbursts from Tate and more

Amid the now-failed appeal, Tate told the court in Romania that his detention is taking place in order to force him into being "mentally ill."

When authorities walked him away from the Bucharest Court of Appeals, Tate shouted to the press that no evidence exists and folks will learn "the truth" of the case soon enough.

However, Tate previously made videos describing how he got women to perform on webcams, almost detailing the loverboy human trafficking method verbatim. On top of that, Tate also talked about moving to Romania because of the country allegedly having laxer laws on sex crimes.

Last month, WhatsApp voice recordings of Tate bragging about raping a woman who accused him of such were also released. In these recordings, Tate said he "loved" forcing himself on the woman and "loved" that she "hated it."

Likewise, he claimed to be a "monster" and the "most dangerous man in the world."

There is a real possibility that Romania's Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) is using these pieces as evidence in their case against Tate, along with more that has yet to be shared with the public.

Anyone who wishes to report what they believe to be human trafficking can contact the National Human Trafficking Hotline via phone at 1 (888) 373-7888 or by text at 233733.