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BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Masked police officers in Romania carried out fresh raids early Wednesday at the home of divisive internet influencer Andrew Tate, who is awaiting trial on charges of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women.

Romania’s anti-organized crime agency, DIICOT, said it was searching four homes in the counties of Bucharest and nearby Ilfov, investigating allegations of human trafficking, the trafficking of minors, sexual intercourse with a minor, influencing statements and money laundering. The agency added that hearings will later be held at its headquarters. 

Tate’s spokesperson, Mateea Petrescu, said in response to the raids that “although the charges in the search warrant are not yet fully clarified, they include suspicions of human trafficking and money laundering” and added that his legal team is present. Petrescu did not address the allegations involving minors.

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[–] [email protected] 58 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Did my comment need a /s on it?

This is one more article about a child molester who isn’t a drag queen—even though there has been a lot of attacking of drag shows as a danger to children.

And why are you bringing up trans people? Drag isn’t trans.

[–] Barbarian 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Did my comment need a /s on it?

Probably. Poe's law becomes firmer every day as vocal crazies become more and more outspoken.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Poe's law becomes firmer every day as vocal crazies become more and more outspoken.

Yes. We've actually moved beyond 'many celebrities are holograms, in reality they're dead'. 'Many elites are lizards' is decades old, and is from the last century.

The conspiracy landscape certainly requires a lot of... imagination, I guess, but completely harmful imagination.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

It wasn't very clear because cross dressing is/was a pretty common thing, and isn't the same as being a drag queen.

It used to be one of the things schools would do for spirit week. So there are plenty of pictures of guys out there in "drag" that wouldn't make them "drag queens".

It's a minor bit of arguable semantics, really. It just happens to lead to confusion here.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Did my comment need a /s on it?

Yes.