Newly uncovered chat logs show the strategies allegedly used by disgraced influencer Andrew Tate and his “War Room” group to coerce women into online sex work,
Tate, 36, is facing charges in Romania for alleged rape, human trafficking and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women, according to NBC. He has denied the accusations.
The BBC said it uncovered 12,000 pages of chat logs that identified as many as 45 women who may have been victimized between March 2019 and April 2020, although the total number of women involved may be higher.
Tate’s group, dubbed the “War Room,” allegedly offers a course called “PhD” which is an acronym for “Pimpin’ Hoes Degree.” The course teaches men how to convince women to engage in sexually explicit webcam performances and then take all or most of the money the women make, according to the BBC.
Chat messages indicate the course advocates violence against women.
“I took her keyboard and hit her in the head with it,” one message read, per the BBC. “She went into the room and worked 7 hours without any break.”
One U.S. woman who lives on the West Coast told the BBC that she gave away 80 percent of her $95,000 earnings to two War Room members.
The woman claimed one War Room member slapped her across her face and provided photos to show the bruising. “He had control of everything,” the woman told the BBC regarding one of the men.
Some War Room members appear to have equated women with animals, with one person allegedly writing: “This is how you train dogs,” the BBC also reported.
War Room members pay about $8,000 per year to be part of the group, which Tate said “promotes self-discipline, motivation and confidence building whilst giving members access to thousands of professionals from around the world who encourage personal responsibility and accountability, emphasizing the importance of taking ownership of your choices and actions,” according to the BBC.
A spokesperson for Tate told the BBC described the news organization’s findings as “false accusations” and “another brazen attempt to present one-sided, unverified” claims against him.
Tate was released from house arrest in Bucharest on August 4 as he prepares for trial, according to CNN. However, he must receive government permission to leave the city.
Tate’s brother Tristan and two other alleged associates have also been charged and have denied the allegations.
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