Andrew Tate and his brother are being held in Romania on an arrest warrant

Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan are being held in Romania after the UK issued European arrest warrants, his spokesman said.

His legal team said the charges against Andrew Tate and his brother, including sexual assault, span between 2012 and 2015. However, they “categorically reject all accusations,” according to the aforementioned statement.

British authorities issued European arrest warrants for two men for sex crimes on Monday, Romanian police said. The alleged crimes also included exploitation of people in Great Britain, authorities said in a statement.

The two men presented themselves to the prosecution The Bucharest Court of Appeal ordered them detained for 24 hours, police said.

A spokesperson for the controversial influencer described the arrest warrant as a “confusing return to allegations spanning decades” which leaves the siblings “disappointed and deeply disturbed”.

“They categorically reject all allegations and express their deep disappointment at the revival of such serious allegations without substantive new evidence,” the statement read.

With information from the BBC