Romanian prosecutors have accused Andrew and Tristan Tate of using a manipulative romance tactic, known as 'the lover boy method', to recruit women into their webcam pornography business. The Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) announced the expanded case on 3 July.
According to DIICOT, Tristan Tate 'recruited three victims by deceiving them regarding the existence of real feelings of love' between 2018 and 2021, before allegedly forcing and emotionally blackmailing them into producing pornographic content and performing on webcam.