Andrew Tate was arrested in UK for ‘rape’ and probed over sex cam business before appearing on Big Brother

ANDREW Tate was arrested on suspicion of rape in Britain in 2015 before he appeared on Big Brother, according to reports.

The disgraced influencer and his brother were arrested last week after their luxury Romanian mansion was raided by police.

Tate has now been accused of violently abusing two women while running a webcam business the UK.

One told he raped her, while the second claimed Tate repeatedly strangled both of them.

The influencer, who is currently being held in a Romanian detention centre, is understood to have denied the fresh allegations.

One alleged victim, named as Sally, told the publication she was regularly abused by Tate while earning £15-an-hour for his webcam business.

She said the operation was carried out at his "dingy" flat in Luton and claimed she was punched in the arm and strangled "at least five times".

Her work friend Helen has also come forward claiming Tate raped her.

Both her and Helen went to the police and Tate was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and physical abuse in 2015.

He had been released under investigation when he appeared on Big Brother the following year.

Tate was famously booted out the reality show after video emerged of him apparently slapping an ex-girlfriend.

But according to the reports, the sexual assault investigation was the real reason Tate left after producers were told of the probe by police five days before he was kicked out.

But the case was dropped after a four-year probe when the Crown Prosecution Service declined to prosecute.

Both Helen and Sally have accused the CPS of "mishandling" the case.

Ex-kickboxer Tate and brother Tristan were arrested last week in Romania as part of a probe into human trafficking, rape, and organised crime.

Romanian authorities say the women were taken to the brothers' £600k villa on the outskirts of the country's capital Bucharest.

They believe the men lured victims using the "loverboy method" where they would allegedly falsely claim to be in love with the young women.

The women were forced to film porn videos in the compound and were kept under 24/7 house arrest, according to Romanian investigators.

Both Tate brothers deny the allegations against them.

Hertfordshire Police said of the fresh claims: "We acknowledge that there were some delays to the investigation. This was addressed at the time and apologies were made.

"The case was only closed in late 2019 after a case file had been sent to the Crown Prosecution Service and they took the decision not to prosecute.

"All those involved in the investigation were further updated at that time.”

A CPS spokesperson said: “Rape is a devastating crime, and every case that comes to the CPS is dealt with by a specialist prosecutor in one of our dedicated rape and sexual offences units.

“In this case, we carefully reviewed all the evidence provided by the police regarding each complainant and concluded it did not meet our legal test, and there was no realistic prospect of a conviction.

“We sent a letter to each complainant explaining our decision not to charge.

“We acknowledge the bravery of everyone who comes forward and want them to be confident that their case will be prosecuted whenever our legal test is met.”