Masked police officers in Romania have carried out fresh raids at the home of internet influencer Andrew Tate, who is awaiting trial on charges of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women.

Masked police officers in Romania carried out fresh raids early Wednesday at the home of divisive internet influencer Andrew Tate, who is awaiting trial on charges of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women.

Romania’s anti-organized crime agency, DIICOT, said it was searching four homes in Bucharest and nearby Ilfov county, investigating allegations of human trafficking, the trafficking of minors, sexual intercourse with a minor, influencing statements and money laundering. The agency added that hearings will later be held at its headquarters.

    • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
      4·
      2 months ago

      Famous internet people are generally willing to exploit people for their own gain. Not all of them, but particularly the most famous and powerful. The ones who aren’t usually can’t become as large. If you’re willing to exploit people for fame, money, and influence, you probably aren’t going to stop there.

      • Queen HawlSera@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        2 months ago

        Yeah, but they can’t just get bimbos with big fake tits who love them for their money and not their character like a normal rich asshole?

        • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
          3·
          2 months ago

          Do you think normal rich assholes aren’t doing this stuff? That’s the whole issue with the Epstein stuff. Basically every rich asshole was involved. It takes a certain type of person to become so rich and powerful. Those people tend to like to have even more power over people, which makes minors the perfect target for them.

          Never trust a rich and/or powerful person to be good; you’ll only be disappointed.

          • nickwitha_k (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
            2·
            2 months ago

            Are you meaning to imply that people with a likely pathological obsession for obtaining and exercising power over others might be driven to seek greater and greater levels of power disparity such as leveraging their position, influence, and money to exploit those who, legally, can have ownership over none of those things and are psychologically and developmentally incapable of informed consent?

            If so, all evidence appears to be pointing towards you being correct.