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Romanian prosecutors change human trafficking charge against Andrew Tate (www.reuters.com)

submitted 1 year ago by crow_bar@beehaw.org to c/news@beehaw.org

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BUCHAREST, June 13(Reuters) - Romanian prosecutors said on Tuesday that social media influencer Andrew Tate, his brother Tristan and two other suspects were being investigated for human trafficking in continued form, saying it was a more serious crime than separate counts of trafficking.

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[–] HappyMeatbag@beehaw.org 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

A while ago, the less I heard about Tate, the better. Watching this unfold has been highly entertaining, though. I hope he goes to prison for a LONG time.

"To ensure the victims' loyalty and that they will perform only to the benefit of the members of the group, they were forced to tattoo the name or face of the group member exploiting them," prosecutors said in a statement.

Well, that’s another gross detail that I wasn’t aware of. Damn.

It’s good that the story ends in a way that reminds you to have empathy for the victims.

[–] briongloid@aussie.zone 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What's great is he got himself arrested by flaunting it, the region is corrupt enough for him to be left alone by authorities but he pointed it out and made them have to act.

[–] HappyMeatbag@beehaw.org 8 points 1 year ago

“Hey, world, I’m doing illegal things, and I moved to Romania because the cops are too corrupt, lazy, and dumb to do anything about it!” His IQ and ethics match perfectly.