Andrew Tate, a former kickboxer turned social media influencer, was already facing serious legal trouble in Romania but his problems appear to have just grown substantially worse.

Romanian police conducted raids on four homes connected to Tate and his brother Tristan amid new allegations of criminal sexual misconduct, according to The Independent.

The Tate brothers, along with two Romanian women, were already awaiting trial on charges of human trafficking, rape, and forming a gang to sexually exploit women, but now stand to be charged with additional counts of "human trafficking, the trafficking of minors, sexual intercourse with a minor, influencing statements, and money laundering."

Raided over new allegations of sexual misconduct with minors

Per The Independent, the police raids were led by Romania's anti-organized crime unit, known as DIICOT, and involved four homes in and near the capital city of Bucharest.

The Tate brothers were first arrested in 2022 and last year were charged criminally along with their two alleged Romanian accomplices. No date has been set yet for a trial, though a judge ruled in April that the case against them can proceed.

Following the initial arrests in 2022, they were held in custody for three months but were later released to home arrest. They previously had permission to leave Romania so long as they remained within the European Union, but have since had that privilege revoked and are required to remain in the country while their case is pending.

Notably, the Tate brothers are also wanted by British authorities for alleged sex crimes in the U.K. around a decade ago, and while a Romanian appeals court agreed to extradite the dual British-U.S. citizens to the U.K., that extradition was ordered delayed until after all of the legal proceedings in Romania have been settled.

Detained for 24 hours, unclear if they'll be held in custody longer

The Associated Press reported that after the raids occurred Wednesday morning, a spokeswoman for the Tates, Mateea Petrescu, said that "although the charges in the search warrant are not yet fully clarified, they include suspicions of human trafficking and money laundering," though she made no mention of the new allegations involving minors.

She also noted that their legal team was present with them and that they were detained for 24 hours by the police, the maximum time allowed without approval for extended custody from a judge. She further noted, "As of yet, no proposal has been submitted by the prosecution."

For his part, Andrew Tate has proclaimed his innocence of the charges against him and, while being placed in a police van outside his home during one of the raids, told gathered reporters, "What I’ve done wrong, who knows."

Tate reiterates claim of innocence

The BBC reported that attorneys for the Tate brothers confirmed that they were detained overnight following the Wednesday morning raids and that they were unaware of any filed request to keep them in custody any longer.

One of the attorneys further stated that they didn't expect the Tates to remain in custody since they had already been charged previously and placed under house arrest restrictions.

In a social media post after the police raids, Andrew Tate wrote, "The Matrix is real. And they have a tried and true playbook. Slander is their number one tool and the process is the punishment. But unfortunately for them, Good always wins in the end."

As noted, he has long insisted that he's done nothing wrong and that Romanian authorities are involved in an evidence-free conspiracy to silence him for his open dissent from societal norms and admitted misogynistic views.