MIAMI— Andrew and Tristan Tate were due to appear in federal court in Miami on Monday after U.S. Marshals arrested the brothers in connection with a British extradition request following new criminal charges filed by prosecutors in the United Kingdom, U.S. and British authorities said.
The U.S. Marshals Service arrested the dual U.S.-British citizens on July 18 pursuant to extradition proceedings, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. A Marshals Service spokesperson previously said the arrest warrant was sealed, and U.S. authorities have not announced domestic criminal charges against the brothers.
Britain's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said it had authorized additional charges involving four further alleged victims. Prosecutors said Andrew Tate faces 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 relating to alleged indecent images of a child and extreme pornography. Tristan Tate has been charged with two counts of rape, one count of sexual assault and three counts of arranging or facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation. The alleged offenses are said to have occurred between July 2010 and August 2017.
The CPS said British prosecutors would seek the brothers' extradition in relation to both the original 21 charges already pending in the United Kingdom and the newly authorized charges.
Attorney Joseph McBride, representing the brothers, rejected the allegations, describing them as unfounded and saying he expected the extradition request to be unsuccessful. Andrew and Tristan Tate have consistently denied wrongdoing in criminal investigations in the United Kingdom, Romania and elsewhere.
The brothers, former kickboxers turned online influencers, have been the subject of multiple criminal investigations over alleged sexual offenses and human trafficking. Romanian authorities arrested them in 2022, but that case has been delayed after courts identified procedural irregularities. They continue to deny the allegations in Romania.
The Miami court proceedings are expected to address the extradition process rather than determine the merits of the British allegations. As of Monday, the brothers remained in federal custody pending further legal proceedings, according to U.S. and British authorities.
