World News | Andrew Tate's Trial on Charges of Rape and Human Trafficking Can Start, a Romanian Court Rules

Bucharest, Apr 26 (AP) A court in Romania's capital on Friday ruled that a trial can start in the case of influencer Andrew Tate, who is charged with human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women.

The Bucharest Tribunal ruled that prosecutors' case file against Tate met the legal criteria but did not set a date for the trial to begin.

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Tate's spokesperson, Mateea Petrescu, said the ruling will be appealed.

Tate, 37, was arrested in December 2022 near Bucharest along with his brother Tristan Tate and two Romanian women.

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Romanian prosecutors formally indicted all four in June last year. They have denied the allegations. (AP)

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