The controversial social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate recently traveled back to the United States following their legal troubles in Romania, where they faced accusations of organizing a criminal enterprise and human trafficking. Andrew Tate has gained significant online attention during recent years for promoting toxic views about gender roles and masculinity.

The brothers hide behind the presumption of innocence playing the role of victim while actual victims of sexual assault live in fear, shame, and emotional and physical anguish every day. Sexual exploitation destroys its victims mentally and physically. Yet, they emote righteous indignation while flaunting their exploits. 

In 2022, the Tates were arrested in Romania on charges of trafficking, rape and other crimes related to the sexual exploitation of women. So far Romania has identified 35 potential victims, including at least one minor. In 2017, Andrew Tate was banned from Twitter (now X) for tweeting that women should “bare some responsibility” for being sexually assaulted. He has since been kicked off other platforms for similar misogynistic statements. Romanian court documents suggest that Tate forced women to perform sexually on OnlyFans and TikTok under duress; a fact about which he seemingly has no problem boasting stating he lures women into performing on OnlyFans by making them fall in love with him and getting them to do whatever he wants.

Police in the United Kingdom are seeking extradition against Andrew Tate amid allegations of rape; allegations for which he was kicked off the hit television show Big Brother in 2016. Now, following the Tates’ arrival in Florida, Gov. Ron Desantis has made it known that they are not welcome, joining Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier in announcing that an active criminal investigation has been launched into the brothers “based on a thorough review of the evidence”.

Only time, and a thorough investigation, will determine the criminal guilt or innocence of the Tate brothers in Romania, the United States, the United Kingdom, and anywhere else they have allegedly engaged in such exploitative behavior. Regardless of outcome, the Tate brothers, who have millions of online followers, offer a gloomy yet important reminder that sexual predators do exist and will prey upon innocent women and children for sexual and financial gain. 

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