The arrests of the online influencers known for their misogynistic views come after years of investigations in Britain and Romania. The new charges concern offenses dating back to 2010, officials said.

  • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    21
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    21 hours ago

    I keep hearing about these guys being rounded up over and over, but is anyone ever going to prosecute them for something?

      • gedfromgont@piefed.ca
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        6
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        23 hours ago

        N…no? Why would it? They committed real crimes, served time in a prison but then got out somehow.

        • mig@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          14
          ·
          23 hours ago

          More like, yay someone finally arrested these known human traffickers! Distopian part: and they’ve been selling online coursework how to pimp and abuse women for a decade. Many young men think its fantastic stuff. The US has embraced them as successful buisness men and examples. Meanwhile 2 other nations have tried to make the law stick to these rotten potatoes.

    • Zron@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      5
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      21 hours ago

      I’d rather they get their trial in the states.

      The UK has some bizarrely lenient sentencing for sex crimes. Like months or a couple of years. These chuckle fucks should rot for as long as possible, not only for their crimes but also as a punishment for the damage they’ve done to a generation of boys and young men.

      • Echo Dot@feddit.uk
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        4
        ·
        20 hours ago

        Not in this case though. What you’re talking about is sexual assault but these two are facing far more than just a few sexual assault charges (not that those aren’t serious either), including kidnap, false imprisonment, human trafficking, and money laundering.

        The concern in sexual assault charges is always the possibility of false accusations. Sadly some people seem to try and use trumped up historical sexual assault accusations against people that they have a vendetta against, and it’s kind of hard for the other party to defend against. How do you prove you didn’t commit a crime 15 years ago when there’s no evidence either way?

  • BigBrownBeaver@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    15
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    1 day ago

    King Charles expects now a call from potus that the arrest was somewhat rigged and that he needs to release them asap

  • Smoogs@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    8
    arrow-down
    2
    ·
    21 hours ago

    not so fun fact: paywall is what pushes ppl to use AI to get the summaries

  • MrSulu@lemmy.ml
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    24
    ·
    1 day ago

    Let’s get them locked up. They’re currently riding the wave of extremism and even young lads are starting to think they are “getting their manliness back”.

    • A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      21
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      1 day ago

      I don’t think it was that long, but at least Andrew had been in prison in Romania already. Complaining how he’s a victim of communist state violence etc. Not sure why they got out, but I’m glad the UK is picking up the ball.

      It’s not like these guys are going to stop to abuse women (and brag about it online) otherwise.

      • Kirp123@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        17
        ·
        1 day ago

        They got out because the US “leaned” on Romania to release them.

        In February 2025, according to the Financial Times, Richard Grenell played a key role in securing the release of Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan, two influencers prosecuted in Romania on charges of rape and human trafficking. He discussed the matter with Romanian foreign minister Emil Hurezeanu at the 61st Munich Security Conference. Grenell denied any pressure on the Romanian government.