Controversial online influencer Andrew Tate was arrested in Romania on charges of human trafficking, rape and running and organised crime group. His brother was also detained after a raid at their luxury Romanian mansion.

The self-described misogynist, referred to by his fans as ‘Top G’, and his brother Tristan were questioned over human trafficking allegations.

Prosecutors confirmed Andrew and Tristan were among four detained over an ongoing investigation.

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“The four suspects … appear to have created an organised crime group with the purpose of recruiting, housing and exploiting women by forcing them to create pornographic content meant to be seen on specialised websites for a cost,” prosecutors said, according to Reuters. “They would have gained important sums of money.”

The former professional kickboxer was born in Washington, D.C., on December 1, 1986. He is the son of the white English catering assistant Eileen Ashleigh and the black American chess player Emory Tate.

Who was Emory Tate?

Emory Andrew Tate Jr. was the father of Andrew Tate and also an an American chess International Master. He was described by grandmaster Maurice Ashley as “absolutely a trailblazer for African-American chess”.

Emory Tate was born in Chicago, Illinois, on December 27, 1958. He died on October 17, 2015, at the age of 56 after suffering a heart attack during a tournament in Milpitas, California. 

Emory Tate grew up in a family of nine children, his father, Emory Andrew Tate Sr., was an attorney, and his mother, Emma Cox Tate, ran a truck-leasing business.

He had three children with Eileen Ashleigh of Luton, England. Both of his sons, Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate, are former kickboxers.

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Emory Tate won about 80 tournament games against grandmasters. He won the United States Armed Forces Chess Championship five times. He won the Indiana state championship six times (1995, 1996, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007) and was inducted into the Indiana State Chess Hall of Fame in 2005. He also won the Alabama state championship in 2010.