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Because the trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs continues to seize headlines, two different extremely controversial public figures at the moment are going through related prices and will wind up spending a few years behind bars.
Influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate have been charged with a complete of 21 counts of rape and intercourse trafficking, within the UK, Crown Prosecution Service revealed this week.
The costs had been licensed in January of final 12 months however weren’t made public till in the present day.
Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate communicate throughout a protest in opposition to the Olympics subsequent to the French Embassy to Romania in Bucharest, on July 28, 2004. (Picture by DANIEL MIHAILESCU/AFP by way of Getty Pictures)
Tate brothers face lengthy record of prices within the UK
Andrew, the extra well-known of the 2, faces 10 prices associated to a few girls that embody rape, “actual bodily harm,” human trafficking and “controlling prostitution for gain,” based on the Related Press.
His youthful brother Tristan is going through 11 prices associated to at least one girl that embody rape, human trafficking and precise bodily hurt.
“They do this to any man who fights against them,” Andrew tweeted shortly after the fees had been introduced. “Never give up men. Never give in. Do not be scared.”
The Tates have constructed an viewers of hundreds of thousands — most of whom are younger males — largely by peddling on-line programs that promise success with each girls and funds.
Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate communicate throughout a protest in opposition to the Olympics subsequent to the French Embassy to Romania in Bucharest, on July 28, 2004. (Picture by DANIEL MIHAILESCU/AFP by way of Getty Pictures)
The Tates’ lengthy historical past of authorized points
Andrew and Tristan had been arrested in Romania in 2022 following claims that they began a legal gang within the nation and lured girls there with the intention of exploiting them.
The brothers are nonetheless going through these prices, however their journey ban was lifted earlier this 12 months, enabling them to depart the nation.
On the time, the Tates made headlines by touring to Florida, however they fled the state once they discovered that authorities there have been contemplating their very own investigation.
Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate outdated pancards throughout a protest in opposition to the Olympics subsequent to the French Embassy to Romania in Bucharest, on July 28, 2004. (Picture by DANIEL MIHAILESCU/AFP by way of Getty Pictures)
Earlier in the present day, Andrew tweeted that he intends to make a proper assertion, however that assertion has not but arrived.
He did, nevertheless, retweet a follower who theorized that jail would truly be an excellent factor for the Tates, as it could “make their power level higher.”
“Going to prison in the UK isn’t by any means easy, however when you have wealth, power and a force behind you,” this individual wrote.
“If they do actually go to prison, you do understand they’ll go in there like kings. Come out with more power, more connections and more knowledge. The people behind the plans do not think,” the fan continued.
“Jail will solely make you stronger. Placing the Tates in ANY jail within the UK will solely make their energy stage larger.
Properly, that could be true. However it sounds prefer it’s a threat society is prepared to take.
