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Speaker 1 announces formal charges against Andrew Tate, including rape, human trafficking, the trafficking of minors, and sexual intercourse with a minor. One survivor states she was raped and trafficked regularly at ages 14 and 15 during that period.
Speaker 2 describes asking other friends and classmates, ages 15 and 16 at the time, who also received messages, noting it was a well-known fact that Tate had a network of young girls.
Speaker 3 explains a six-year relationship with Vivian, who is now 21; they met when Vivian was 15. He describes a pattern similar to those seen in other cases, where abusers use a boyfriend model of exploitation to lure victims, a form of human trafficking also known as the lover method. He is accused of using this method, stating: “My MO was find girls, make them love me and make them work for me. And that's how I got rich.”
Speaker 1 recounts that while her abusers threatened, raped, and violated her, they were also kind.
Speaker 3 discusses the mechanics of exploitation, asserting that you cannot run this business through fear. He explains that manipulating fear is ineffective because if you could scare a girl and put her on the street, she would leave and never return. He emphasizes that a pimp’s power comes from the girl’s respect and love, not fear: “They have to respect you and love you.”
Speaker 0 offers a summation of the day’s session: the judge stated that it is likely these girls will never recover from the abuse they suffered, and remarked that the way the perpetrator treated them defies understanding.
Speaker 3 adds a chilling statement reflecting the dynamics of the abuse: “The more you didn't like it, the more I enjoyed it. I loved how much you hated it. Turn me on.”