Andrew Tate has been served with civil proceedings papers at his home in Romania in relation to allegations of rape and sexual assault made by four British women.
Lawyers representing the women said the alleged victims were bringing a case against the self-professed “misogynist influencer” at the high court in the UK, after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) decided not to prosecute him in 2019.
McCue Jury and Partners said the women alleged Tate, 37, “raped and assaulted them and will also seek damages for injuries they suffered as a result”.
Three of the four British accusers were the subject of an investigation by Hertfordshire constabulary, which was closed in 2019.
The law firm said: “Three of the women bringing the civil action reported that Tate had raped and physically assaulted them to the UK police in 2014-15. After a four-year investigation, Hertfordshire police sent the case to the Crown Prosecution Service for a charging decision.
“In 2019, the CPS decided not to prosecute … Despite additional evidence, the CPS have declined the women’s recent requests to review its decision. The criminal justice system let these women down; civil action is their last remaining route to justice.”
The women, who were seeking donations for the proceedings via crowdfunding, thanked their supporters on Wednesday.
Tate, a controversial social media influencer, and his brother Tristan Tate, 35, are also facing a trial in Romania.
A court in Romania ruled last month that a trial could start in a human-trafficking case, which accused the Tate brothers of rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women.
The pair were arrested near Bucharest in December 2022 alongside two Romanian women. All four deny the allegations.
The Tate brothers will be extradited to the UK after the proceedings in Romania, after Bedfordshire police secured a European arrest warrant in a separate rape and human-trafficking investigation.
The Bedfordshire force in March said: “As part of an ongoing investigation into allegations of rape and human trafficking, Bedfordshire police has obtained a European arrest warrant for two men in their 30s.
“We are working with authorities in Romania as part of this investigation and will provide an update in due course.”
A representative for the Tate brothers said they “unequivocally deny all allegations”, and were “fully committed to challenging these accusations with unwavering determination and resolve”.
