Controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have been arrested in the United States after British authorities announced further charges against them.
Controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have been arrested in the United States after British authorities announced fur
The US Marshals confirmed the arrests, while a US Department of Justice spokesperson said they were made pursuant to extradition proceedings
The Crown Prosecution Service has requested the extradition of the brothers, who are dual British-US citizens.
Controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have been arrested in the United States after British authorities announced further charges against them. The US Marshals confirmed the arrests, while a US Department of Justice spokesperson said the arrests were pursuant to extradition proceedings. The Crown Prosecution Service has requested the extradition of the brothers, who are dual British-US citizens.
Andrew Tate has been charged with seven further counts of rape, as well as other charges relating to alleged crimes including sex trafficking and child pornography. Tristan Tate has been charged with one count of sexual assault, two counts of rape and three counts of arranging or facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation.
The alleged offending is said to have taken place between July 2010 and August 2017. Malcolm McHaffie, Head of the Special Crime Division at the Crown Prosecution Service, said the 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.
Previous charges and investigation
In May 2025, prosecutors confirmed a list of 21 charges Andrew Tate, 39, and Tristan Tate, 37, will eventually face in the UK. Those alleged offences are said to have taken place between 2012 and 2016. In 2024, Bedfordshire Police secured European arrest warrants for the pair to have them returned from Romania, where they are based and are under criminal investigation.
Defence response
A lawyer representing the Tates, Joseph McBride, said in a statement released after their arrest on Saturday evening that the brothers deny the allegations. McBride described the new UK charges as a political hit and said they were designed to counter a defamation action filed by the brothers in the US. The Tates have previously denied any wrongdoing.
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.
Legal proceedings
In June, the brothers lost a legal bid to be told the names of their UK accusers after the Crown Prosecution Service decided it was necessary to withhold the names of their alleged victims until legal action formally started.