Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in Miami on charges of rape and sex trafficking

Andrew and Tristan Tate, brothers who are social media influencers, were arrested by federal authorities Saturday in Miami, the US Marshals Service said.The charges against the pair were not immediately announced. Brady McCarron, a spokesperson for the marshals, said the warrant was sealed.They were arrested on an extradition request from the UK, according to a person familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the case.A news release from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said Andrew Tate, 39, had 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 for offences relating to indecent images of a child and extreme pornography.Additional charges against Tristan Tate, 38, include one count of sexual assault, two counts of rape and three counts of arranging or facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation.The charges stem from events that allegedly took place from July 2010 to August 2017, the CPS report said.“We have decided to prosecute Andrew and Tristan Tate for further offences including rape, arranging or facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation and offences relating to indecent images of a child,” said Malcolm McHaffie, head of the CPS’s special crime division.“These 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.”The brothers, proponents of hypermasculinity who have millions of followers on social media, have been wanted in the United Kingdom.The CPS has already charged the Tates with 21 criminal charges in a separate case, including rape, actual bodily harm and human trafficking.Andrew Tate faces 10 charges from the original case including rape, actual bodily harm, human trafficking and controlling prostitution for gain. The charges are connected to three alleged victims.Tristan Tate faces 11 charges including rape, actual bodily harm and human trafficking, with the charges connected to one alleged victim. The brothers have denied all wrongdoing.A high court judge recently threw out the Tates’ legal claim to be told the names of their female accusers.The two men were also charged in Romania with human trafficking, rape and forming an organized criminal group, after their arrest in December 2022.