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Andrew Tate High Court trial adjourned as police reopen investigation into alleged sexual abuse

The Independent·Jess Glass·28 days ago
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Andrew Tate’s upcoming civil trial at the High Court will be adjourned, a judge has said. It comes after a police force reopened an investigation into sexual abuse allegations made against him. Four women are suing the influencer over allegations of sexual violence, including that he grabbed one by the throat on several occasions in 2015, assaulted her with a belt and pointed a gun at her face. Tate’s barristers previously told the High Court in London that there was “total denial of wrongdoing”. A five-week trial of the claims was due to begin in June. But at the end of a preliminary hearing on Tuesday judge Mrs Justice Lambert said she would adjourn the trial. Three of the women are bringing the civil case after they reported allegations of rape and sexual assault against Tate to Hertfordshire Constabulary in 2014 and 2015. The case was concluded in 2019 and in September last year, the Crown Prosecution Service said the legal test to bring criminal charges had not been met after a further review.…

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