WASHINGTON: Radical social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan had been arrested Saturday (Jul 18) in Miami, the US Marshals Service advised AFP, as Britain seeks their extradition to face new fees 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 in a position to disclose the costs”.
US information outlet TMZ posted video of regulation enforcement officers putting the lads 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 a press release that the Tates, who face fees in Britain, had been arrested by US marshals.
UK prosecutors will likely be in search of the brothers’ extradition.
“We have now 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 photographs 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 fees stem from receipt of latest proof from Bedfordshire Police that deliver the overall variety of alleged victims within the Tates case to seven.
Earlier this yr, police in Hertfordshire, north of London, stated it was reopening a probe into rape and sexual assault allegations made by ladies in opposition to Andrew Tate between 2014 and 2015.
Additionally they face separate rape and human trafficking allegations introduced by totally different ladies 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 felony investigation in opposition to them. The standing of that investigation is unclear.
Andrew Tate is among the most distinguished proponents of the so-called “manosphere” community of communities, a lot of them on-line, that target conventional masculinity, anti-feminism, and self-improvement.
He promotes his divisive views, typically incorporating alpha-male and aggressively misogynistic themes, to hundreds of thousands on social media together with 10.8 million followers on X.
In Romania, the place they’ve been based mostly in recent times, the Tates face allegations of trafficking minors, sexual activity with a minor and cash laundering.
