Andrew and Tristan Tate Return to the U.S. After Romanian Travel Restrictions Lifted Amid Sex Trafficking Case
Andrew and Tristan Tate are set to return to the United States after Romanian prosecutors agreed to lift travel restrictions imposed as part of an ongoing sex trafficking case. The brothers, who have denied all charges, are also suing at least one of their accusers—a Florida woman who traveled to Romania—for alleged defamation.
The Tates are social media influencers with a combined following of over 10 million. They describe themselves as entrepreneurs, with Andrew Tate, 38, being a former kickboxer and MMA fighter.
The decision to allow the Tates to travel comes as U.S. officials reportedly expressed interest in their case to Romanian counterparts at least twice in recent days, according to the Financial Times.
Romanian authorities have accused the brothers of luring women to Romania for sexual exploitation in a 2022 case. However, prosecutors faced a significant setback when a judge ruled there were too many issues to bring the case to trial. Despite the travel restrictions being lifted, Romanian authorities warned that the Tates are still required to appear in court as the case progresses.
In addition to the 2022 case, a second criminal investigation was opened in August 2024, accusing the brothers of allegedly trafficking underage girls. The Tates, who are dual citizens of the United States and the United Kingdom, have been living in Romania.
The brothers have consistently denied all criminal allegations. In court filings, they have labeled their American accuser as a false claimant. Meanwhile, the accuser has filed a countersuit earlier this month, calling the Tates “self-confessed webcam pimps and pornographers who made their first million dollars from lying and deceiving women.”
Attorney Dani Pinter, who represents one of the American women cooperating with Romanian authorities in the case, criticized the decision to allow the Tates to return to the U.S., drawing parallels to the Jeffrey Epstein case. “On the same day the Epstein list is to be released, the U.S. government is facilitating American shelter for well-connected predators yet again,” Pinter stated. “How are our memories so short? Epstein was also investigated and prosecuted in 2008 when the DOJ intervened to give him a sweetheart deal.”
The Tates have also faced legal issues in the U.K., where they have been accused of failing to pay taxes. Andrew Tate is expected to be extradited to the U.K. on a charge of sexual aggression after the conclusion of his Romanian case.
In a 2023 lawsuit, the Tates accused their accuser, referred to as Jane Doe, of fabricating evidence. The lawsuit also names Doe’s parents and two friends as defendants for their involvement in a phone call alerting U.S. embassy officials in Romania about Doe’s alleged trafficking.
“Jane Doe did the right thing by telling the truth of what she saw and experienced while she was in Romania to Romanian authorities,” Pinter said in a statement. “And for that, Andrew and Tristan Tate have worked to ruin her life by suing her and her parents—an abuse of the legal system and blatant witness intimidation.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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