Andrew Tate released from house arrest in Romania after winning appeal

Andrew Tate is now free to move around the Romanian capital but he still faces a high profile trial in the future, ITV News Correspondent Vincent Mcaviney reports

Andrew Tate has been freed from house arrest in Romania after winning an appeal pending his trial on rape and human trafficking charges.

The controversial influencer and his brother Tristan have been under house arrest since March.

They were charged in June but both deny the charges.

Speaking outside his home in Romania he said he was sure he will be "absolutely exonerated."

He said: "I’m sure in the end we will be absolutely exonerated and everybody who was pushing these lies and reporting things on repeat without any substantial evidence are going to have to analyse within themselves why they decide to try and destroy people’s lives purely for views.

"I’ve done nothing wrong, God knows I’ve done nothing wrong, in my heart I know I’ve done nothing wrong. I think the people at home with a functioning brain understand we’ve done nothing wrong."

The brothers are still banned from leaving Romania and must stay in Bucharest and the surrounding area where they live.

They must also report to the police when ordered to and must not contact the alleged victims or their families.

Tate, who has amassed nearly seven million followers on Twitter - now called X - and is known for expressing misogynistic views and hate speech online, was initially arrested in December.

Tate, his brother and two Romanian women have all been accused of forming a criminal group in 2021 "in order to commit the crime of human trafficking" in Romania, the United States and UK.

The women were allegedly controlled by "intimidation, constant surveillance" and claims they were in debt, prosecutors said.

Andrew Tate has repeatedly claimed that prosecutors have no evidence against him and that there is a political conspiracy designed to silence his views.

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