The charges stem from sexual aggression allegations made against Tate between 2012 and 2015. The brothers Andrew & Tristen Tate, who say they are innocent, are accused of having formed an organised criminal network in early 2021 in Romania, as well as in the United States and Britain. They face charges of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal group to sexually exploit women. They allegedly coerced women into forced labour and pornographic acts for "substantial financial benefits". The women, now in their late 20s and early 30s, say the offences took place in the 2010s, when Tate was based in Britain. In a statement on Tuesday, the British law firm welcomed their detention, citing recent information that they "might have been planning to flee Romania". Influencer Andrew Tate will face extradition to Britain over sex offence accusations, but only after his separate case on human trafficking and other charges in Romania is finished.