The ruling by the Court of Appeal in Bucharest replaces the latest period of custody of April 29. The Tate brothers, Naghel and Radu have been ordered to stay in their houses of residence, unless they have judicial permission to leave.
Lawyers of Tate, 36, have long argued that keeping the social media influencer in preventative custody is unnecessarily harsh, especially considering there were other judicial options, such as house arrest, available. The BBC claims to have seen leaked court documents which outlined testimony from alleged victims claiming to be forced to earn €10,000 (£8,800) a month on social media platforms, under the alleged threat of physical violence.
The report also goes on to state that court papers also described debts being used as “a form of psychological coercion”. The investigation into the Tates began last April, and since then six women have been identified by prosecutors as victims. However, no charges have been brought against Tate, brother Tristan, or their two female Romanian associates.
