The alleged victims were recruited “by British citizens by misrepresenting their intention to enter into a marriage/cohabitation relationship and the existence of genuine feelings of love”, a police statement said.
The women were then allegedly exploited through physical violence and mental coercion into making pornography.
Six alleged victims have been identified by police.
The statement by police does not detail Tate’s alleged involvement and he is yet to be charged with anything.
Since retiring as a kickboxer, the Englishman has gained notoriety for his bigoted and misogynistic remarks on social media.
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He had been banned from Twitter, but his account was reinstated after Elon Musk acquired the company in November.
Thunberg’s withering reply has become one of the most-liked tweets of all time since it was posted yesterday.
Romanian news site Gandul reported prosecutors had been waiting to arrest Tate and his brother for months but were waiting for them to be back in Romania, where they live.
A video Tate posted in response to Thunberg showed him smoking a cigar in front of two pizza boxes.
Those pizza boxes were clearly identifiable as being from a Romanian chain named Jerry’s Pizza.
He was arrested soon afterwards.
