Andrew Tate is heading to court in Romania.
Tate, an online influencer and self-proclaimed “misogynist,” will stand trial on charges of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women, after a court in Romania ruled the trial can go ahead Friday.
Among his more famous quotes, Tate has said it is impossible to be a realist, as he claims to be, while also believing in gender equality. He once had his X account deactivated for saying that women should “bear responsibility” for being sexually assaulted, though his account has since been reinstated.
He told the BBC in 2023 that he has not harmed young people with his misogynistic views but is rather “acting under the instruction of God to do good things.”
He used to run a now-defunct online coaching course, called Hustlers University, where he advertised teaching men various pickup techniques for a fee.
Prior to his arrests, Tate claimed to be a “self-made multi-millionaire” as a result of running an adult entertainment webcam business that would see women allegedly working for him, livestreaming explicit content.
— With files from Global News’ Sarah Do Couto and The Associated Press
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