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Controversial social media influencer Andrew Tate was ordered held for 30 days on Friday following his arrest in Romania on human trafficking and rape charges.
A Romanian court agreed to extend the former kick-boxer’s detention a day after local authorities raided his properties and discovered Tate and his brother had allegedly exploited six women who were kept as virtual prisoners in some of his luxury properties.
The 36-year-old influencer, who was born in the US and has British citizenship, had been under investigation by authorities since April.
Outside the Bucharest courthouse Friday, his lawyer denounced the extended detention.
“From our perspective, there are no grounds for taking this most drastic preventive measure,” attorney Eugene Constantin Vidineac told reporters.
