Tristan Tate is doing mental gymnastics trying to defend his past sexual encounters with underage girls.
As a US citizen, he is subject to US extraterritorial laws that prohibit Americans from having sex with minors abroad. A federal age is set at 18. ๐งต
โ ๏ธ Tomorrow, the Court of Appeal will issue a decision on the next steps in the Tate case.
The Tate brothers and their PR team will likely spread misinformation about what is actually happening, as they have done many times in the past.
Itโs possible they will even falsely claim the case has been dismissed.
๐๐ผ WHAT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING?
There was an irregularity found by the court. It is likely the indictment will be returned to DIICOT to fix the irregularity. They will be given 5 days to make the correction, and they will, as itโs not anything major.
๐๐ผ WHAT IS THE IRREGULARITY?
The indictment did not clearly outline the exact amounts or assets the prosecutor wanted confiscated from each defendant for each alleged victim or interested party.
๐๐ผ WHY IS THIS AN ISSUE?
Because this omission could impact the defendantsโ ability to understand and contest what exactly the prosecutor seeks to confiscate.
๐๐ผ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The court will also address some of Tateโs arguments. Additional requests could be made, causing further delays.
๐๐ผ WILL A TRIAL DATE BE ANNOUNCED?
No. Regardless of tomorrowโs outcome, a separate hearing will determine the date of the trial if the Court of Appeal moves forward without additional delays.
See the next tweet about the possible outcomes for tomorrow. ๐๐ผ
โ ๏ธ There are three possible outcomes for the Tate case tomorrow with the Court of Appeal:
1) The appeal is accepted, leading to further investigation.
2) The appeal is rejected, and the case goes to trial.
3) The case returns to court to document the reasoning for proceeding to trial.
LONG VERSION:
1) Appeal Accepted - Case sent back to DIICOT for further investigation.
This would delay the trial.
DIICOT would need to conduct further investigation, gather more evidence, or address specific issues raised by the court. DIICOT could then submit the case again for trial.
2) Appeal Rejected โ Case goes directly to trial.
The Court of Appeal upholds the preliminary chamber courtโs decision to send the case to trial.
This would mean the case proceeds to trial without further delay.
3) Case returned to court to document the reasoning for trial.
This is mostly an administrative / procedural step and doesnโt prevent the case from moving forward.
Once the court provides this reasoning, the case would proceed to trial as planned.