WASHINGTON: Radical social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan had been arrested Saturday (Jul 18) in Miami, the US Marshals Service instructed AFP, as Britain seeks their extradition to face new prices of rape, intercourse trafficking and assault.
Marshals confirmed the arrest of 39-year-old Andrew Tate, a self-professed misogynist, and his youthful brother, however stated that as a result of the arrest warrant was sealed, “we aren’t capable of disclose the costs”.
US information outlet TMZ posted video of regulation enforcement officers putting the boys in handcuffs and escorting them into ready automobiles. Requested by an onlooker if he had one thing to say, Tristan Tate didn’t reply, the footage posted on X confirmed.
The UK Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) stated in an announcement that the Tates, who face prices in Britain, had been arrested by US marshals.
UK prosecutors can be looking for the brothers’ extradition.
“We’ve determined to prosecute Andrew and Tristan Tate for additional offences together with rape, arranging or facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation and offences referring to indecent photos of a kid,” Malcolm McHaffie, head of CPS’s Particular Crime Division, stated within the assertion.
“The CPS has requested the extradition of the Tates from the US,” he stated, including that the most recent prices stem from receipt of recent proof from Bedfordshire Police that convey the whole variety of alleged victims within the Tates case to seven.
Earlier this 12 months, police in Hertfordshire, north of London, stated it was reopening a probe into rape and sexual assault allegations made by girls towards Andrew Tate between 2014 and 2015.
In addition they face separate rape and human trafficking allegations introduced by completely different girls and investigated by Bedfordshire Police, which covers their hometown of Luton, additionally north of London.
The Tate brothers are additionally accused of tax evasion and cash laundering within the UK.
The influencer brothers have denied all accusations.
The Tates are twin British-US residents who’ve been avid supporters of US President Donald Trump.
In March 2025, the US state of Florida launched a legal investigation towards them. The standing of that investigation is unclear.
Andrew Tate is without doubt one of the most outstanding proponents of the so-called “manosphere” community of communities, lots of them on-line, that target conventional masculinity, anti-feminism, and self-improvement.
He promotes his divisive views, usually incorporating alpha-male and aggressively misogynistic themes, to thousands and thousands on social media together with 10.8 million followers on X.
In Romania, the place they’ve been primarily based lately, the Tates face allegations of trafficking minors, sexual activity with a minor and cash laundering.
