Andrew and Tristan Tate forced to stay in hellhole jail after judge rejects moaning appeal for freedom

THE disgraced Tate brothers will remain behind bars in a hellhole Romanian jail after a judge rejected their appeal to be released.

Andrew and Tristan have been held since December 29 as part of a probe into human trafficking, rape, and organised crime.

The pair are accused of luring women back to their Romanian villa, where at least six were reportedly forced to perform in adult videos that were then sold online.

Andrew, Tristan, and two alleged accomplices Luana Radu and Georgina Naghel have been ordered to remain in jail until at least the end of February after a judge rejected their second bid to be released.

They were also ordered to pay legal costs of £90 each.

Andrew looked exhausted as he stepped out of a police van outside the court in Bucharest on Wednesday morning.

Handcuffed to his brother, he yelled: "You know I'm innocent."

The Tates' American lawyer, Tina Glandian, had argued Tristan should have been released from jail as he has a three-week-old baby he hasn't met yet.

An appeal earlier this month was also rejected.

Andrew and Tristan's lawyer Eugen Vidineac said the brothers should be released as they both have children in Romania.

But the judge said the "possibility of them evading investigations cannot be ignored" - and added "they could leave Romania and settle in countries that do not allow extradition".

The brothers, along with the two female suspects, were detained in Bucharest by Romanian anti-organised crime prosecutors pending a criminal investigation.

Andrew and his brother allegedly used the "loverboy" method to recruit women for their webcam business.

It is claimed they would strike up relationships with the women before moving them to their compound and webcam studio in Romania.

Romania's organised crime unit claimed the women would be compelled to perform webcam shows through "physical violence and mental coercion".

As part of the wide-ranging probe, cops seized Andrew's car collection - estimated by police sources to be worth around £6million.

Andrew initially gained fame after a short-lived appearance on Big Brother.

He was dumped from the reality show after alleged footage of him beating a woman emerged online.