Andrew Tate faces a civil trial in 2027 over allegations he subjected four women to physical or sexual abuse in the first case of its kind, a court has heard.
At a High Court hearing in central London on Tuesday, Judge Richard Armstrong said the claimants were “seeking damages likely to reach six figures”.
Two of the women were in an intimate relationship with the controversial influencer, while the other two worked for his online webcam business at the time of the allegations between 2013 and 2015.
One claims the former professional kickboxer, 38, grabbed her by the throat, assaulted her with a belt and pointed a gun at her face as he said: “You’re going to do as I say or there’ll be hell to pay”.
The court heard that a trial of the claims could be held in early 2027 and could last three weeks.
Tate denies the allegations, with his lawyers saying in his written defence that the claims are false and that all sexual activity was consensual.
His lawyer, Vanessa Marshall KC, who was not required to, and did not, attend the hearing, said Tate intends to give evidence in his defence at trial and will call around 11 witnesses.
The women’s lawyer Anne Studd KC said it would be “the first occasion” coercive control has been brought before the High Court in a civil trial to decide whether it amounts to an intentional infliction of harm under English law.
In written submissions, she described coercive control as “a form of grooming and manipulation where the victim becomes less and less able to respond in what might be perceived as a normal way”.
Three of four women, who have made allegations including rape and sexual assault, were the subject of an investigation by Hertfordshire Constabulary, which was closed in 2019.
Tate has previously described the allegations as “unproven and untested”, with the court told there was a “total denial of any wrongdoing”.
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In a statement, his spokesperson previously said: “He denies ever threatening anyone with a firearm, engaging in non-consensual acts or subjecting any individual to physical or psychological harm.
“These are civil claims, brought years after the alleged events and following a CPS decision not to pursue criminal charges. It is deeply troubling that such graphic and one-sided accounts are being publicised before any judicial assessment has taken place.”
The statement added: “Mr Tate will defend himself vigorously and remains confident the truth will prevail.”
Tate and his brother Tristan, 36, who have joint UK and US citizenship are under investigation in a criminal case in Romania over allegations of forming an organised criminal group, human trafficking, trafficking of minors, sexual intercourse with a minor and money laundering, all of which they deny.
The pair flew to the US in February after Romanian prosecutors lifted a travel ban, then returned to Romania last month to fulfil legal obligations, before travelling to Dubai.
The brothers face being extradited to the UK on allegations of rape and human trafficking at the end of proceedings.
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