Andrew Tate prosecution files reveal graphic claims of coercion ahead of trial

BBC -- Aug 23: Details of graphic evidence compiled by Romanian prosecutors, alleging that Andrew Tate coerced women into sexual acts, have been seen by the BBC.

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The case file summary, containing hundreds of pages of testimony and transcripts, includes an allegation of sexual violence which is said to have left one woman with eye and breast injuries.

And in what prosecutors say are transcribed audio messages, Tate's brother Tristan appears to say that he will "slave these bitches".

Both men are facing trial in Romania for human trafficking and forming an organised criminal group with two other defendants.

Andrew Tate is also facing a charge of rape.

They deny all the charges against them. Some of the messages may originally have been written or recorded in English, then translated into Romanian by prosecutors and re-translated back into English by the BBC.

The BBC cannot verify whether the messages have been accurately transcribed or whether they were sent by the defendants as claimed, because the original evidence is not included in the summary document.

The 300 pages of reported testimony and evidence seen by the BBC provide a rare glimpse inside the pre-trial prosecution case against Andrew Tate, whose controversial views and online influence have sparked warnings from teachers, police and rights groups.

Included in the summary is a reproduced text message in which Tate appears to claim leadership of the adult content business that prosecutors say was a human trafficking ring.

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