Alleged victims of Andrew Tate urge United States not to get involved in Romania case

Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Four women who have accused Andrew Tate of sexual misconduct urged the United States not to interfere in criminal proceedings against the social media influencer and his brother in Romania.

The British women issued a statement through their lawyers at McCue Jury & Partners requesting that Romainan and British authorities be "left alone to do their jobs," following reports the Trump administration had raised the case with the Romanian government.

"We are extremely concerned about reports that figures in Donald Trump's administration are pressuring the Romanian authorities to relax travel restrictions on Andrew Tate and his brother, which would increase the risk of the Tate brothers evading justice or fleeing from the authorities in Romania and the U.K.," the statement said.

Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan Tate cannot currently leave Romania as they face human trafficking and criminal gang charges. Britain is also seeking to exradite the two brothers on tex charges.

The four women also filed a separate civil case accusing Tate of rape and coercive control from 2013 to 2016.

Romanian Foreign Minister Emil Hurezeanu confirmed that he was contacted by U.S. envoy Richard Grenell expressed interest in the case recently but added that it did not amount to any pressure or influence by the United States.

"Romanian courts are independent and operate based on the law," Hurezeanu said, according to BBC News. "There is due process."

Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu followed up, adding that the United States has not made any request to his country on the current legal fate of the Tate brothers.