Andrew Tate told a woman he was “debating whether to rape you or not” before he strangled and forced himself upon her, according to one of four women suing the self-proclaimed misogynistic influencer.

He is also accused of whispering “good girl” as he raped a woman he employed at his webcam business whom he had separately threatened with a gun, and strangling another so often that she developed spots from burst capillaries around her eyes.

A fourth woman, whom he allegedly first met at Yates nightclub in Luton, claims Tate continued to have sexual intercourse with her after strangling her to the point that she lost consciousness.

“She heard the defendant saying things like ‘I own you’ and ‘I’m going to kill you,’” according to her claim.

Tate denies the allegations, which include rape, coercive control and assault and battery, describing them as a “pack of lies” and “gross fabrications”. He claims his relationships with the women were consensual and that there was no violence or coercive control involved.

His lawyers further claim that the allegations for personal injury are barred as they relate to a period between 2013 and 2015 and are subject to a three-year limitation period.

It is claimed that emails, texts and other potential evidence in his defence will have been lost.

The claims by the four women have been filed at the high court where a preliminary hearing is scheduled for 15 April. Three of the women involved had reported Tate to Hertfordshire police in 2019 but the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) decided not to bring criminal charges.

According to the claims, two of the women worked for Tate’s webcam business in 2015 while the other two were in relationships with him in 2013 and 2014.

One of the women who allegedly had a relationship with Tate in 2013 said she told him she did not want to rush into full sexual intercourse but that he raped her at his flat after a training session before a kickboxing fight.

He is alleged to have told her: “I’m just debating whether to rape you or not.”

According to the claim, she “did not believe what she was hearing and asked him if he was joking”. Tate’s “face turned angry, and he proceeded to put one hand around her neck and, with the other, tried to remove her underwear”, it is claimed.

The claim goes on: “The … claimant was saying ‘no Andrew, you said you wouldn’t’ and “no, no, no”. His grip was tight but at that point it was not so tight that she could not speak.

“His response was to tell the … claimant to ‘shut the fuck up’. When she was quiet, he told her she was a ‘good girl’, and the … claimant thought if she was quiet he would partially release the stranglehold on her neck.”

Tate is alleged to have then raped the woman and to have repeatedly asked her: “Who do you belong to?”

In Tate’s filed defence, he claims the sexual intercourse was consensual and that the woman went on to visit him “on a number of occasions thereafter”. The defence adds: “They had sex several times. This is not the behaviour of someone in fear.”

All four women claim to have developed long-term mental health problems as a result of their alleged experiences.

Tate is under criminal investigation in three countries, including in Romania where he and his brother, Tristan, are accused of human trafficking, trafficking of minors and money laundering. He also faces allegations of rape.

Bedfordshire police are seeking to arrest the Tate brothers in relation to allegations of rape and trafficking dating back to between 2012 and 2015. The two men, who deny all accusations against them, are believed to currently be in Dubai.