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Andrew Tate arrest casts light on Romania's sexcam boom
But the industry fears the investigation into claims that Tate -- a notorious misogynist -- and his brother Tristan forced women into prostitution and sexcamming will tarnish their reputation.
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In this file photo taken on February 01, 2023 British-US influencer Andrew Tate arrives handcuffed and escorted by police at a courthouse in Bucharest on February 1, 2023 to hear the court decision on his appeal against pre-trial detention for alleged human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal group. When Nick Hewlett, head of St Dunstan's College, was told about controversial influencer Andrew Tate by a parent, he had never heard his name before. Yet he soon found out his students were familiar with all of Tate's misogynist posts on social media. (AFP /Daniel Mihailescu)
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he arrest of controversial online influencer Andrew Tate for alleged rape and human trafficking in Romania has shone a spotlight on the country's burgeoning sexcam industry.
Within a decade it has ballooned from a niche activity to one of the world's biggest purveyors of virtual sex, with an estimated 500 studios popping up across the poor Eastern European country.
But the industry fears the investigation into claims that Tate -- a notorious misogynist -- and his brother Tristan forced women into prostitution and sexcamming will tarnish their reputation.
Romanian sexcam operaters told AFP that they had no idea that the British-American kickboxer -- who claims to have made millions from sexcamming -- had a studio until the "scandal" broke.
"The Tate brothers are not known in the industry and have never participated in industry events," said Maria Boroghina, a manager at Best Studios, one of Romania's biggest sexcam operators.
A former camgirl herself, Boroghina is proud of her slick operation which takes up a whole floor of a glitzy glass building in central Bucharest.
"This job offers you the opportunity to earn big" from your early twenties, she said as young women in bathrobes stopped for coffee after several hours in front of the camera.
