Tate brothers held in Miami as UK adds 38 sex-offense charges
Andrew and Tristan Tate are fighting extradition after UK prosecutors announced new rape, trafficking and exploitation charges.
By Georgia Hale · Staff Writer
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Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan are in federal custody in Miami after U.S. marshals arrested them Saturday on the back of new charges from prosecutors in the United Kingdom.
The Crown Prosecution Service said Sunday that the brothers now face a combined 38 additional charges tied to allegations of rape, sexual assault, trafficking for sexual exploitation, assault and exploitation material. The new counts bring the total pending charges against them in the U.K. to 59, involving seven alleged victims, according to the CPS.
Andrew, 39, and Tristan, 38, strongly deny the allegations against them. A legal representative for the brothers did not immediately respond to Rolling Stone, which reported that their team has previously said they would use every available legal route to resist extradition.
What UK prosecutors allege
According to the CPS, Andrew Tate has been charged 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 connected to indecent images of a child and extreme 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 CPS said.
The alleged offenses took place between 2010 and 2017, according to prosecutors. The case is separate from an earlier U.K. investigation into Andrew Tate that began in 2015, closed in 2019 and was reopened in 2025 after media reports examined complaints from alleged victims.
Malcolm McAffie, head of the CPS Special Crime Division, warned in the agency’s statement that public commentary should not risk prejudicing the proceedings.
The Miami arrest and extradition fight
Video of the brothers being handcuffed in Miami spread quickly online after their arrest. They are now being held while an extradition process plays out in federal court.
On Monday, a Miami judge ruled that the brothers must stay in federal custody while he considers their challenge to extradition, according to a report cited by Rolling Stone. At a press conference, their lawyer claimed the brothers were being subjected to “torture” in solitary confinement.
Their lawyer has also claimed the extradition order was approved by a “low-level functionary” at the Justice Department. The department said the arrests were approved by the head of its Criminal Division, according to Rolling Stone.
Separate investigations in Romania and Florida
The U.K. case is not the only legal threat facing the brothers. Romanian authorities have investigated them on suspicion of human trafficking, trafficking of minors, sexual intercourse with a minor and money laundering.
Romanian authorities have alleged the brothers convinced dozens of women they were in romantic relationships, then coerced them into making pornography that was sold for more than $2.8 million and nearly one million crypto tokens. The brothers deny wrongdoing.
Andrew and Tristan Tate were first arrested at their compound outside Bucharest in late 2022. After procedural problems, a judge lifted their travel restrictions in early 2025, and they flew to Florida. In late 2024, a Romanian judge ruled that prosecutorial errors had derailed an expected trial. A second Romanian criminal investigation is continuing, with Reuters reporting that hate-speech charges were added in May.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier opened a criminal probe after the brothers arrived in the state, citing allegations from Romania and their own public statements. The current status of that Florida investigation is unclear.
The brothers also face civil lawsuits in multiple countries. One U.S. accuser filed a countersuit in 2025 after the Tates sued her and her parents for defamation in Florida. Her attorney, Dani Pinter of the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, said the arrest and extradition effort had made her client and family “safer.”
This story draws on original reporting from Rolling Stone.