- A Romanian court decided that Andrew Tate will be held in jail for 30 days, the BBC reported.
- Tate was detained on Thursday by local authorities as part of a sex trafficking investigation.
- Tate is a former kickboxer and reality TV star who became a self-described “misogynist” influencer.
A Romanian court ruled on Friday that misogynist influencer Andrew Tate will be held in jail for 30 days as part of a sex trafficking investigation — one day after he was detained by police.
The court’s decision came after local police requested that Tate stay in police custody, the BBC reported. A lawyer for Tate and his brother told the network that the two exercised their right to remain silent during a detention hearing.
According to Reuters, Tate’s lawyer Eugen Constantin Vidineac told reporters: “From our perspective, there are no grounds… for taking this most drastic preventive measure, but it is the judge’s prerogative.”
On Thursday, a Romanian anti-organized crime unit detained Tate, his brother Tristan, and two Romanians as part of what prosecutors say is a human trafficking investigation.
Romanian prosecutors alleged that the men — who have been under criminal investigation since April — exploited women at their Bucharest mansion, according to Reuters.
“The four suspects appear to have created an organized crime group with the purpose of recruiting, housing and exploiting women by forcing them to create pornographic content meant to be seen on specialized websites for a cost,” Reuters reported prosecutors as saying.
Tate has yet to comment publicly on authorities’ allegations, but a tweet posted on his account earlier on Friday said: “The Matrix sent their agents.”
Tate and Romanian law enforcement didn’t immediately respond to Insider’s requests for comment.
