Influencer siblings Andrew and Tristan Tate were taken into custody in Miami on Saturday after British authorities requested their extradition on new allegations of rape, sex trafficking, and offenses involving indecent images of a child.
The pair were arrested by U.S. Marshals under a sealed warrant that was disclosed by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) on Sunday morning.
“We have decided to prosecute Andrew and Tristan Tate for further offenses including rape, arranging or facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation and offenses relating to indecent images of a child,” said Malcolm McHaffie, Head of the Special Crime Division at the Crown Prosecution Service.
“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. The CPS has requested the extradition of the Tates from the US. They have been arrested and await extradition proceedings to the UK.”
In May 2025, the CPS charged Andrew and Tristan Tate with 11 and 10 counts respectively — including three rape charges each — based on claims from three U.K. victims. The latest charges arise from allegations brought by a fourth victim.
“The CPS has decided to prosecute Andrew Tate, 39, with seven further counts of rape, three counts of arranging or facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation, three counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and 19 additional charges for offenses relating to indecent images of a child and extreme pornography,” the CPS stated Sunday regarding the new counts.
“The CPS has decided to prosecute Tristan Tate, 38, with one count of sexual assault, two counts of rape and three counts of arranging or facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation.” Combined, the brothers now face 59 charges.
The Tate brothers’ attorney Joseph McBride rejected the allegations in a statement to the Associated Press, accusing the U.K. of “filth and slander” in connection with a defamation suit the brothers filed against the British government.
“They’re pulling out all the stops to make sure these guys never get their day in court,” McBride said.
“We are confident that once a competent judge sees the facts, and once the Department of Justice confronts this egregious abuse of its own authority, Andrew and Tristan Tate will walk free. America does not do Britain’s political dirty work.”
The Tate brothers, who hold dual U.S. and U.K. citizenship, were previously charged with sex trafficking in Romania and also faced a criminal investigation in Florida.
In February, the brothers were permitted to leave Romania and return to the U.S. Last July, a court allowed them to depart Romania but not the European Union. In December, a judge ruled the case could not proceed to trial due to legal and procedural irregularities, requiring prosecutors to submit new evidence or amend the indictment. The Romanian investigation remains ongoing.
