Influencer Andrew Tate And His Brother Tristan Have Been Arrested In The US For Alleged Rape And Human Trafficking
The brothers remain detained and are expected back in court on July 27.
Controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have been arrested in the US after the UK announced 59 new charges against them, including rape, human trafficking and assault, involving seven alleged victims.
The British-American brothers and former kickboxers became prominent online through content promoting masculinity, misogynistic views and money-making schemes aimed at young men in the manosphere.
After moving to Romania in 2016, the pair were arrested in December 2022 by Romanian authorities and later charged with rape, human trafficking and forming an organized crime group to sexually exploit women.
They have remained under investigation and partial restrictions since but have denied the allegations.
The brothers also already faced charges in the UK relating to three other alleged victims, involving claims of rape, bodily harm, human trafficking and controlling prostitution for gain.
On Sunday, July 19, the UK’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced 38 further charges relating to four additional alleged victims.
Andrew Tate, 39, faces 32 new charges, including seven further counts of rape, trafficking for sexual exploitation, actual bodily harm and offenses relating to indecent images of a child and extreme pornography.
Tristan Tate, 38, faces six new charges, including two counts of rape, one count of sexual assault and three counts of trafficking.
The alleged offenses took place between July 2010 and August 2017.
Andrew now faces 42 charges and Tristan 17, bringing the total to 59 charges involving seven alleged victims.
US Marshals arrested them in Miami on Saturday, July 18, after the UK requested their provisional arrest and extradition.
The CPS said it has requested their extradition from the US, and the brothers are now awaiting extradition proceedings.
The brothers’ lawyer, Joseph McBride, said they would fight extradition and claimed the case was politically motivated. Both deny all allegations.
The arrests came around six weeks after The New Yorker published an investigation on June 8 based on private messages, court records and interviews with more than a dozen alleged victims.
Before their arrest, Romanian news outlet Gandul reported the brothers had traveled to Moscow and attended a Washington reception hosted by US president Donald Trump’s envoy to Romania.
The head of the CPS Special Crime Division, Malcolm McHaffie, said the brothers have the right to a fair trial and warned against publishing material that could prejudice the active proceedings.
The brothers remain detained and are expected back in court on Monday, July 27.
Kassy Cho
Kassy Cho
