US Marshals arrested social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate in Miami Saturday on an extradition request from the United Kingdom following an investigation into sexual offenses reported by seven victims, in line with the UK Crown Prosecution Service.
UK officers accused the brothers of abusing ladies in the East of England area, simply north of London, between 2010 and 2017.
Andrew Tate, a self-proclaimed misogynist with billions of views on-line, faces 42 charges, together with rape, human trafficking, indecent photographs of a kid and assault, in line with the UK Crown Prosecution Service and Bedfordshire Police. Tristan Tate faces 17 charges, together with sexual assault, rape and trafficking, officers stated.
“Officers from our major crime unit have been working closely alongside the Crown Prosecution Service and both national and international law enforcement agencies as part of this complex investigation,” Bedfordshire Assistant Chief Constable Karena Thomas stated.
The Department of Justice confirmed US Marshals arrested Andrew and Tristan Tate “pursuant to extradition proceedings,” including the arrests “were made in accordance with the treaties and law enforcement agreements governing Justice Department extraditions.”
The brothers will seem in Miami federal court docket on Monday, their lawyer, Joeseph McBride, advised NCS on Sunday. The brothers are anticipated to reject the extradition request, McBride added.
The brothers are harmless, McBride stated and criticized the UK’s transfer to hunt extradition.
“There is a long-standing agreement between the UK and Romanian governments that the UK would not seek extradition while the Romanian proceedings are pending,” McBride stated. “Those proceedings are ongoing right now. That agreement exists because no nation gets to trample the judicial sovereignty of another for political convenience.”
In a press release posted to X Sunday, McBride stated the brothers had been arrested for his or her politics and are being held in solitary confinement.
The brothers had been in Washington, DC, earlier this month the place they held political conferences, McBride advised NCS.
NCS has reached out to Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier for details about the place and how the brothers are being held.
Romanian prosecutors beforehand accused the brothers of trafficking ladies throughout Romania, the United Kingdom and the US and sexually exploiting them. The Tates have repeatedly rejected the allegations made in opposition to them in that case. NCS has reached out to Romania’s justice ministry for remark on their arrest.
Advocates have warned in opposition to the pair’s rising tide of affect amongst younger boys and males.
Andrew Tate is understood for his aggressive speech about male dominance, feminine submission and wealth. At one level, he was suspended from main social media platforms.
The brothers, who’ve twin American and British citizenship, face dozens of latest charges added onto previous charges introduced by the Crown Prosecution Service after proof was submitted by Bedfordshire Police, authorities stated.
The new charges had been introduced after officers had investigated studies made by 4 further victims in the East England areas of Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, police stated.
Andrew Tate can be going through a civil suit in the UK, which is being introduced by 4 ladies who accuse the social media influencer of rape. A spokesperson for Tate beforehand advised NCS that their consumer “categorically denies these unproven and untested allegations.”
Matthew Jury, an lawyer representing the 4 ladies, welcomed Tate’s arrest.
“We do not yet know whether these new charges relate to the complaints made by my clients or by other women,” Jury stated in a press release Sunday. “But any step that advances the proper administration of justice deserves to be welcomed.”
The brothers left Romania after Romanian authorities lifted travel restrictions on them, arriving in Florida in February 2025. Upon their arrival, they discovered themselves on the coronary heart of one other legal investigation — when Attorney General Uthmeier introduced the probe, led by the Office of Statewide Prosecution.
They had taken purpose at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who beforehand urged they weren’t welcome in his state.
“When Americans who are unfairly imprisoned abroad return home you betray them,” Andrew Tate said on X final yr. “You better nail me now. Let’s go. Arrest me.”
Thomas, the Bedfordshire Police official, stated “there is no place for male violence against women and girls.”
“We will continue to work tirelessly to support victims and investigate all reports made to us,” Thomas stated.
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