Vincent McAviney: Europe Correspondent on Andrew Tate's further house arrest following new allegations

Controversial influencer Andrew Tate's under house arrest following damming new allegations. 

Tate and his brother are being investigated by Romanian authorities for allegations including sex with a minor and trafficking underage persons.  

One of the 35 alleged victims is as young as 15 years old. 

UK Correspondent Vincent McAviney told Ryan Bridge the brothers have called the claims as "made up" and "pathetic". 

He says despite their claims of innocence, they'll have to remain under house arrest in their compound near Bucharest for 30 days. 

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Simpson. Meercavenni is a UK and Europe correspondent. He's with
US Live. What's the latest the events and on the
basi in yacht tragedy.

Speaker 2 (00:08):
Well, there has been news today out of Italy. There
were six passengers who were still missing. Yesterday they managed
to identify in the wreck five bodies and they have
recovered them over the past twenty four hours. They have
now been identified as Moorevillo, who was a partner at
law firm Clifford Chance, and his wife Nida mor Villo,

(00:30):
who was a jewelry designer. Then there was the banker
Michael Bloom and his wife Judy Bloom, and then of
course the British tech entrepreneur basically our version of Bill
Gate at Mike Lynch. His body has also been identified,

(00:52):
but his daughter Hannah, an eighteen year old, she is
still missing and there have started now to be investigation ongoing.
There is we understand the New Zealand captain of the
vessel on the night is being interviewed by police, and
there is now the owner of the company that made
the yacht has come forward to say that he's starting

(01:15):
to point the finger at the crew, saying that this
yacht was safe, it shouldn't have sunk, and that the
ship crew were not in a high enough state of
alert given the stormy weather in the region. Of course,
many saying that water spouts undetectable, that this was a
freak black Swan event, and just sorry to correct the
banker's name with Jonathan Bloomer.

Speaker 1 (01:35):
Very quickly, we've got time for this update on Andrew Tate,
that's the influencer that many believe is a misogynist and
leading young people down the wrong path, etc. Him and
his brother have been in court.

Speaker 3 (01:48):
Yes, that's right.

Speaker 2 (01:48):
They've both appeared in court Andrew Tat and Tristan Tate
earlier today. In Romania. Prosecutors are investigating new claims against
the pair and they wanted them reminded them in custody.
They've been put into house arrest and they are investigating
serious allegations, including that of sex with a minor and
trafficking underage persons. The brothers are denying this, but as

(02:11):
I say, they will now have to stay under house
arrest in their compound outside Bucharest.

Speaker 1 (02:16):
Vincent, thank you for that. About Vincent Mechavinia, UK and
Europe correspondent.

Speaker 3 (02:20):
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