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The "influencer" and former British-American kickboxing champion Andrew Tate has been arrested in Romania along with his brother for his

alleged involvement in a human trafficking network

that forced victims to record pornographic material, Romanian media reported this morning.

According to the Directorate for the Investigation of Organized Crime in Romania (DIICOT), the victims were lured by the two "British citizens", who wanted to start a love relationship with them and then take them to a house on the outskirts of Bucharest where they

were held by force and exploited

.

In total, there are four detainees who are accused of forcing them to have sexual relations that they filmed in videos that they

broadcast in exchange for money over the Internet

"with the aim of obtaining significant financial benefits," the DIICOT statement reads, which did not Give the names of the detainees.

The Romanian media does identify those arrested as Andrew Tate and his brother.

According to the DIICOT, the four suspects

formed an organized group in 2021 "

with the purpose of committing offenses of human trafficking on Romanian territory, but also in other States, such as the United States of America and Great Britain."

So far, the Romanian authorities have identified

six victims who were sexually exploited

by the group.

One of them, in addition, would have been raped twice in March of this year by one of the alleged members of the band.

The four suspects have been detained for a period of 24 hours that could be extended to 30 days by the judge.

36-year-old Andrew Tate is a

retired kickboxing professional and entrepreneur turned "influencer

" known for his misogynistic views and profanity.

Tate has millions of followers on social media, from which he has been suspended numerous times for his sexism.

Tate recently saw his Twitter account activated again after five years when the veto was lifted by the social network after Elon Musk bought it.

Tate has been in the news in recent days when he was humiliated with a comment on Twitter that questioned his manhood by the

green activist Greta Thunberg

, whom the "influencer" had wanted to mock by boasting of his fleet of 33 highly-regarded luxury cars. contaminants.

More than 3 million people

have celebrated Thunberg's response on Twitter

.

According to Romanian media, Tate has spent long periods in Romania in recent years.

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Swedish activist Greta Thunberg has reacted ironically to the arrest in Romania of former boxer and streamer Andrew Tate, alluding to the clue that would have been key to his arrest:

"This is what happens when you don't recycle pizza boxes."

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