Anti-crime prosecutors are to interrogate brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate on Wednesday in a new case concerning trafficking of minors and statutory rape, judicial sources inform.

The Romanian Police General Inspectorate (IGPR) and the Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) announced that four searches are being conducted Wednesday morning in Ilfov County and in Bucharest in connection with a case involving the setting up of an organised crime group, trafficking in minors, human trafficking, statutory rape, interference with statements and money laundering.

The hearings are to take place at the DIICOT headquarters – Central Structure. Specialist support was provided by the Romanian Police Special Operations Directorate and DIICOT’s Technical and Forensic Service. Gendarmes of the Romanian Gendarmerie Special Brigade provide the necessary support for this action.

On June 20, 2023, the Tate brothers, holders of dual British and American citizenship, were indicted in another case on charges of setting up an organized criminal group that engaged in the recruitment, housing and exploitation of women for the creation of pornographic content intended for paid distribution on dedicated sites. They supposedly derived important gains from these activities.

The crimes held against them are the creation of an organized criminal group, repeated human trafficking, rape (two counts), illegal access to a computer system, altering the integrity of computer data, battery and other violence, and instigating to such crimes.

AGERPRES