Andrew and Tristan Tate have been under investigation for the rape and abuse of women for years. But they still haven't faced justice. It's a warm, sunny autumn day in the Romanian capital, Bucharest, and not much is happening outside the magnificent neo-Renaissance Palace of Justice in the center of the city.
Just one television crew is waiting by the building for a glimpse of the two world-famous and extremely controversial men on trial. The hearing concerned Andrew and Tristan Tate, two notorious misogynists and social media influencers with millions of followers. Charges brought against them include human trafficking and abuse of women.
But on October 31, as has happened several times before, the judge postponed setting a start date for the trial following motions from lawyers representing the two men to hold up proceedings, including motions questioning whether evidence put forth is admissible. The brothers, who are dual British-US citizens, have denied any wrongdoing. Many perpetrators are never sentenced The Tate brothers, especially Andrew Tate — once a kickboxer — achieved worldwide fame on social media over a decade ago.
They have millions of followers on TikTok and other platforms and have made headlines for spouting extremely misogynistic views and calling for violence against women. They have also spread racist, homophobic and far-right sentiments in their posts and videos. After Andrew Tate was briefly arrested in Britain in 2015 for assault and alleged rape.
