Three women are set to sue Andrew Tate over claims of rape and assault, which were investigated by Herts police following his arrest back in 2015.
The social media influencer and former professional kickboxer was accused of raping two of the women and attacking the third, when they were working as webcam models for Tate in Luton in 2013.
Following these claims, Herts police arrested Tate three times, twice on July 18, 2015, and once on December 17, 2015, but the case was closed in 2019.
The women now plan to sue to Tate, currently under house arrest in Romania on unrelated claims of organised crime and human trafficking.
They have launched a fundraiser on Crowd Justice to help fund their case, which has so far raised more than £8,000.
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"We are three survivors of Andrew Tate's violent and misogynistic ideology," reads the fundraising page.
"During his time in the UK, Tate subjected us and other women to serious and violent sexual and physical assaults.
"Despite facing prosecution in Romania, he has never been held accountable for his crimes in the UK.
"We believe that many of his victims have yet to come forward, and it is time for the English justice system to hold him responsible for his actions.
"We intend to take action to encourage a criminal investigation in the UK and pursue a civil case against Tate for compensation to help rebuild our lives.
"In doing so, we hope to empower other victims of his abuse.
The women have enlisted the help of human rights lawyers from McCue Jury & Partners, and set a funding target is £50,000 to initiate proceedings against Tate.
Herts police issued a statement regarding the accusations against the 36-year-old, telling this newspaper: "This was a complex and challenging case that was fully investigated by specialist officers from the constabulary’s Sexual Offences Investigation Team who, during the course of the investigation, sought advice from the Crown Prosecution Service on several occasions.
"We acknowledge that there were some delays to the investigation. This was addressed at the time and apologies were made. At no stage was the investigation closed and officers take all allegations of sexual assault seriously.
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"The case was only closed in late 2019 after a case file had been sent to the CPS and the decision was made not to prosecute. All those involved in the investigation were further updated.
"As is normal practice in cases of a complex nature, officers were in regular contact with CPS colleagues throughout the investigation to ensure that a full and complete case file was presented to them for consideration.
"Officers from the team who dealt with this case are available to meet with the women involved to speak to them about their concerns and the investigation."
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