Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have been charged with rape, human trafficking and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women.
Romanian prosecutors sent the self-proclaimed misogynist, his sibling and two Romanian female suspects to trial on Tuesday.
They are all under house arrest pending a criminal investigation for abuses committed against seven women, accusations they have denied.
A translation of the prosecution statement claimed the female victims included some who were “misled” by “false claims of marriage and love”.
Andrew Tate has also been charged with raping one of the victims, while his brother Tristan has been charged with instigating others to violence.
The trial will not start immediately.
Under Romanian law, a judge now has 60 days to inspect the case files to ensure legality.
A spokesperson for Andrew Tate said: “We embrace the opportunity it presents to demonstrate their innocence.”
Under Romanian law, trafficking of adults carries a prison sentence of up to 10 years. The Tates and their associates have always denied any wrongdoing.
Tate, 36, is an American-British kickboxer born in Chicago, Illinois but raised in Luton, England. He is a son of the late chess player Emory Tate.
Tate worked as a TV producer while training as a kickboxer, before going on to fight professionally. His appearance on Big Brother in 2016 kick-started his life in the public eye. Since then, Tate has gained notoriety for making offensive, misogynistic comments on social media.
Videos of Tate have amassed millions of views attracting widespread criticism and leading to calls from women’s charities to have him removed from TikTok.
