Andrew Tate: Social media personality and influencer charged with rape and human trafficking

Andrew Tate has been charged with rape. Picture: AFP via Getty Images

Social media personality Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have been charged with rape, human trafficking and forming a criminal gang to exploit women, Romanian prosecutors said.

The brothers, both dual UK-US nationals, and two Romanian nationals have been under house arrest for months during a police investigation.

According to a translation of the statement, the prosecutors said there were seven female alleged victims, including some who were “misled” by “false claims of marriage and love”.

Tate, a former kickboxer, has previously denied all allegations of abuse and trafficking. A file has been sent to a court in Bucharest, according to the prosecutors.