Social media influencer, Andrew Tate, brother arrested in US over alleged sex trafficking

Social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan Tate, have been arrested in Miami, Florida, as United Kingdom authorities seek their extradition over fresh allegations of rape, sex trafficking and assault.

The United States Marshals Service confirmed the arrest of the brothers on Saturday but declined to disclose the specific charges, citing a sealed arrest warrant.

However, the UK’s Crown Prosecution Service, CPS, announced that Andrew Tate is facing seven additional counts of rape, along with charges related to sex trafficking and possession of indecent images of a child.

Tristan Tate has been charged with two counts of rape and three counts of arranging or facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation.

According to Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Police, the brothers now face a combined total of 59 criminal charges.

The alleged offences are said to have occurred between July 2010 and August 2017. The Tate brothers have consistently denied all allegations against them.

UK prosecutors said extradition proceedings will now begin to bring the dual British-American citizens back to Britain to face trial.

“These charging decisions followed receipt of a further file of evidence from Bedfordshire Police and bring the total number of alleged victims in this case to seven,” Malcolm McHaffie, Head of the Special Crime Division at the CPS, said.

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire police have been investigating a number of offences in what it called a “complex investigation”.

As a result, 38 new charges were authorised against the brothers, meaning Andrew, 39, faces a total of 42 charges in the UK and Tristan, 37, faces 17.

In 2024, Bedfordshire Police obtained European arrest warrants for Andrew and Tristan Tate, seeking their return from Romania, where they have been living and are separately under criminal investigation.

In June, the brothers failed in their attempt to compel authorities to reveal the identities of their UK accusers after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) ruled that the names of the alleged victims would remain confidential until formal legal proceedings commenced.