Andrew Tate was released on Friday from a Romanian jail where he was being held on suspicion of rape, human trafficking, and forming an organized crime group.
According to Ramona Bolla, a spokesperson for Romania’s anti-organized crime agency, DIICOT, the Bucharest Court of Appeal ruled in Tate’s favor after challenging a judge’s ruling to extend his detention for 30 days.
Tate, Tristan, his brother, and two other women were arrested in late December in Bucharest, Romania’s capital. On Friday, all four people were successful in their appeals.
The four people will be held in their homes until April 29. Tate, a former kickboxer and social media influencer, and the three others have yet to face formal charges. Bolla stated that prosecutors could not appeal the Bucharest Court of Appeal decision because it is final.
While speaking outside of what is believed to be his home, Andrew Tate thanked the judges “who heard us today, because they were very attentive and listened to us, and they let us free.”
“I have no resentment for the country of Romania or anyone else,” he said. “I just believe in the truth… I truly believe that justice will be served in the end, and there is no chance I will be convicted for something I did not do.”
Tristan Tate told reporters after his release that “the judges today made the right decision.”
“I appreciate what they’ve done for me, and I’m confident they’ll be vindicated in their decision because I’m an innocent man who can’t wait to prove it,” Tristan Tate said.
Following the arrests in December, DIICOT stated that it had identified six victims in the alleged human trafficking case who had been subjected to “acts of physical violence and mental coercion” and sexually exploited.
According to the government agency, the victims were lured under the guise of love and then intimidated into performing pornographic acts to financially benefit the alleged crime group.
“The four suspects…appears to have formed an organized crime group with the intent of recruiting, housing, and exploiting women by forcing them to create pornographic content for viewing on specialized websites for a fee,” prosecutors said. “They would have made significant profits.”
Tate stated he had “absolute clarity of mind” in his jail cell after his release.
Meanwhile, in an episode featuring a ‘Romanian sex trafficker’ and a ‘toxic masculinity coach,’ Andrew Tate has become the latest target of South Park parody.
The latest episode of the adult cartoon features a bearded, gun-toting, cigar-smoking character who bears a striking resemblance to Tate.
The latest episode of the animated comedy, ‘Spring Break,’ featured a character named Alonzo Fineski who, like Andre Tate, had a shaved head, faded sunglasses, and a smoking habit.
The character is a “toxic masculinity coach,” later revealed as a sex trafficker on the run.
“I think I need to explain something to you,” Alonzo is told in the episode. I’m just trying to counter the messages that the liberal left sends young men about how toxic their male instincts are.”
When arrested, someone calls him a “Romanian sex trafficker.”
Tate responded to the episode on Twitter, writing, “When I am proven innocent, I look forward to helping create the greatest South Park episode of all time.”
When I will be proven innocent.
I look forward to help create the greatest South Park episode of all time. https://t.co/DvChGr8rJW
— Andrew Tate (@Cobratate) March 31, 2023
‘Spring Break’ isn’t the only South Park episode to make headlines recently. In February, an episode of the show aired that appeared to mock Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, with the Prince of Canada and his wife visiting the town of South Park on their ‘Worldwide Privacy Tour’ and holding signs that said, “We want our privacy!”, as well as “Stop staring at us!”
In another scene from the episode, the prince promotes his new book, Waaaaaagh, which appears to be a parody of Prince Harry’s recently released book Spare.
The portrayal of Markle and her husband in the episode “upset and overwhelmed” her, according to a source at The Spectator. She has also been described as “annoyed by South Park but refuses to watch it all.”
Rumors circulated that the couple planned to sue the creators of South Park, but they were quickly debunked. “It’s all nonsense,” a spokesperson told People. Reports that are completely unfounded and boring.”
