Andrew Tate spotted for first time as he’s released from prison & put on house arrest over ‘sex trafficking’ claims
ANDREW Tate has been seen for the first time after being released from prison and put on house arrest.
The former kickboxer and his brother Tristan were swarmed by a crowd of supporters as they left the Romanian “hellhole” jail.
The pair left it up to a translator to deal with the media circus and kept a solemn silence before climbing into a car.
Tate – sporting a thick, ungroomed beard, beads around his neck and a black t-shirt – looked on as cameras were thrust in his face.
Tristan even managed to earn a few laughs from the crowd after revealing what he plans to do with his evening in Romania.
On Friday, the brothers and their two alleged accomplices – Georgiana Naghel and Luana Radu – won an appeal to replace their detention with house arrest.
They have been fighting to be released since they were detained on December 29 as part of a probe into human trafficking and rape allegations.
Ramona Bolla, a spokesperson for Romania’s anti-organised crime agency, said all four will remain under house arrest until April 29.
They have been ordered to stay in the buildings where they live – unless they have permission from the courts to leave.
Tate had been going to and from court as his legal team fought against the arrest warrant and the extensions to his detention.
A spokesperson for Andrew and Tristan Tate said: “We are ecstatic to announce the Romanian judicial system approved Andrew’s and Tristan Tate’s appeal against last week’s extension decision.
“They will be placed under house arrest while the investigation continues.
“We are appreciative of the judge and courts for allowing the brothers to return home.”
Tate’s team previously claimed he needed to be released from prison to seek treatment with his doctor in Dubai.
The brothers were detained in a Romanian jail for more than 10 weeks amid allegations of human trafficking, organised crime and rape.
They are accused of recruiting women on social media platforms and persuading them to travel to their £600,000 villa on the outskirts of Romania’s capital.
The brothers would allegedly falsely claim to be in love with the young women, before making them perform sexual acts on webcams.
They deny all allegations against them and no charges have yet been brought.
Tate has repeatedly claimed Romanian prosecutors have no evidence.
Misogynist influencer Tate built up an image that appealed to teenage boys – creating an online empire that made him one of the most searched people on Google.
Masquerading as lifestyle advice, much of the content is considered highly sexist and is seen as promoting violence against women.
His influence has had a worrying spread amongst young men and boys, with one UK MP saying he is “brainwashing” children.
Tate initially gained fame after a short-lived appearance on Big Brother.
He was dumped from the reality show after alleged footage of him beating a woman emerged online.
Since then he has sparked revulsion and outrage with a wave of warped content online.