Controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have been arrested within the US after British authorities introduced they had been bringing additional fees in opposition to them.
The UK’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) stated Andrew Tate was being charged with seven additional counts of rape, in addition to different fees regarding alleged crimes together with intercourse trafficking and youngster pornography.
Tristan Tate has been charged with one depend of sexual assault, two counts of rape and three counts of arranging or facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation.
The alleged offending is claimed to have taken place between July 2010 and August 2017. The Tates have beforehand denied any wrongdoing.
“These charging choices adopted receipt of an extra file of proof from Bedfordshire Police and produce the whole variety of alleged victims on this case to seven,” Malcolm McHaffie, Head of the Particular Crime Division on the Crown Prosecution Service, stated.
The US Marshals confirmed to the BBC that the Tates had been taken into custody, whereas a US Division of Justice spokesperson stated the arrests had been “pursuant to extradition proceedings”.
The CPS stated in its assertion it has requested the extradition of the brothers, who’re twin British-US residents, from the US.
A lawyer who represents the Tates, Joseph McBride, stated “the world is aware of Andrew and Tristan are harmless” in a press release launched after their arrest on Saturday night.
“Their enemies realize it better of all. That’s precisely why they’ve been attacked,” McBride continued, describing the brand new UK fees as a “political hit”.
He stated the brand new fees had been designed to counter a defamation motion filed by the brothers within the US.
“We’re assured that after a reliable choose sees the info, and as soon as the Division of Justice confronts this egregious abuse of its personal authority, Andrew and Tristan Tate will stroll free. America doesn’t do Britain’s political soiled work,” he continued.
In Might 2025, prosecutors confirmed an inventory of 21 fees Andrew Tate, 39, and Tristan Tate, 37, will finally face within the UK.
These alleged offences are stated to have taken place between 2012 and 2016.
In 2024, Bedfordshire Police secured European arrest warrants for the pair to have them returned from Romania, the place they’re based mostly and are underneath legal investigation.
In June, the brothers misplaced a authorized bid to be instructed the names of their UK accusers, after the CPS determined it was essential to withhold the names of their alleged victims till authorized motion formally began.
