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− Fresh Air Wild Card with Rachel Martin It's Been a Minute Embedded Get NPR+ More Podcasts & Shows Search Newsletters NPR Shop Get NPR+ Tiny Desk New Music Friday All Songs Considered Music Features Live Sessions About NPR Diversity Support Careers Press Ethics Tate brothers arrested in Miami, U.S Marshals Service tells AP The brothers were taken into custody on a sealed warrant, the Marshals Service told the AP.
+ Fresh Air Wild Card with Rachel Martin It's Been a Minute Embedded Get NPR+ More Podcasts & Shows Search Newsletters NPR Shop Get NPR+ Tiny Desk New Music Friday All Songs Considered Music Features Live Sessions About NPR Diversity Support Careers Press Ethics Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in Florida on charges of rape and sex trafficking Influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have been arrested in Miami after British authorities issued 38 new charges against them, and said they are "seeking extradition" for the two men.
− British prosecutors said they were seeking the extradition of the brothers on rape and trafficking charges.
+ World Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in Florida on charges of rape and sex trafficking Updated July 19, 20269:01 AM ET Originally published July 18, 20268:57 PM ET By Robbie Griffiths Andrew Tate, right, and his brother Tristan arrive an event, April 11, 2026, in Miami.
− National The Tate brothers are arrested in Miami, U.S.
+ Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP hide caption LONDON – Influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have been arrested in Miami after British authorities issued 38 new charges against them, including allegations of rape and sex trafficking. The United Kingdom's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) released a statement saying that the two men had been arrested by the U.S.
− Marshals Service tells AP July 18, 20268:57 PM ET By The Associated Press Andrew Tate, right, and his brother Tristan arrive an event, April 11, 2026, in Miami.
+ Marshals Service on Saturday.
− Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP hide caption Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, whose social media empire promoting wealth, male dominance and misogyny has made them among the world's most polarizing internet personalities, were arrested Saturday in Miami as British authorities sought their extradition on rape and sex trafficking charges.
+ The CPS said it was "seeking extradition" for the two brothers, aiming to bring them to Britain to face a total of 59 charges.
− The brothers were taken into custody by the U.S.
+ World Tate brothers face rape and trafficking charges in U.K.
− Marshals Service on a sealed warrant, agency spokesperson Brady McCarron told The Associated Press, placing the United States at the center of an international legal saga that has stretched from Romania to Britain.
+ The CPS said Andrew, 39, was being charged with seven further counts of rape and three counts of arranging or facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation, as well as charges including indecent images of a child.
− British prosecutors announced Saturday that they were seeking the brothers' extradition on charges alleging they raped and trafficked women between 2010 and 2017.
+ The charges against Tristan, 38, include two counts of rape and three counts of sex trafficking. The CPS said the new charges bring the total number of alleged victims in the case to seven.
− The dual U.S.
+ Both Tate brothers are dual British-U.S.
− and British citizens moved to Romania in 2016.
+ citizens.
− They were arrested there in 2022, accused of participating in schemes to lure women for sexual exploitation. They denied those allegations and the case didn't go forward because of legal and procedural irregularities.
+ They were born in America, but spent much of their childhood and young adult life in the English town of Luton, Bedfordshire.
− The brothers are expected to appear in Miami's federal court early next week, according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive law enforcement operations. The pending charges in the United Kingdom accused the brothers of abusing women in an area north of London, where they grew up.
+ The charges against them were largely collected by Bedfordshire Police, which previously put forward a file of evidence to the CPS.
− Their lawyers had said they denied the allegations.
+ The new allegations are claimed to have taken place between July 2010 and August 2017.
− Joseph McBride, an attorney representing the Tate brothers, said in a phone interview Saturday evening that he has not been able to speak with his clients but called the new charges out of the U.K. "filth and slander" intended to derail defamation lawsuits filed by the brothers in the U.S.
+ In a statement on Saturday, Assistant Chief Constable Karena Thomas from Bedfordshire Police said that the "complex investigation" had involved "national and international law enforcement".
− "They're pulling out all the stops to make sure these guys never get their day in court," McBride said.
+ She went on: "We understand the interest that this case will generate, but we would urge the public not to speculate and to allow the legal process to be carried out correctly.
− "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.
+ "There is no place for male violence against women and girls, and we will continue to work tirelessly to support victims and investigate all reports made to us." On Sunday, Emily Williams, Deputy Chief of Public Affairs for the U.S.
− America does not do Britain's political dirty work Andrew Tate, 39, first reached a mainstream audience as a contestant on the U.K.
+ Marshals Service, told NPR in an email: "Yesterday, U.S.
− reality television show "Big Brother" in 2016.
+ Marshals in the Southern District of Florida arrested Andrew and Tristan Tate pursuant to extradition proceedings.
− He was removed from the show when a video surfaced that appeared to show Tate assaulting a woman.
+ These arrests were made in accordance with the treaties and law enforcement agreements governing Justice Department extraditions." Andrew Tate was previously a champion kickboxer and reality television star, before becoming an influencer in the "manosphere", going into business with his brother Tristan. Andrew and Tristan moved to Romania, and in 2023, Romanian prosecutors filed a criminal indictment against them, accusing the brothers of crimes including violence, rape, and human-trafficking, as well as forcing women to take part in pornography.
− He and his brother Tristan Tate, 38, are vocal supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump.
+ The two men spent several months under house arrest near Bucharest, in a case which Romanian prosecutors are still investigating.
− Andrew Tate has amassed over 10 million followers on X but has been banned from platforms like YouTube, TikTok and Instagram for violating hate speech guidelines.
+ However, last year, the Tate brothers were allowed to leave Romania and travel to the United States.
− His most widely condemned rhetoric includes comments that women who are sexually assaulted should bear some responsibility for their attacks, graphic descriptions of how he might attack women and criticisms of people who seek treatment for mental illness.
+ That was despite efforts by British authorities to have the two men extradited to the UK over earlier charges.
− The Tate brothers have consistently denied allegations of abuse and human trafficking, claiming that violent and misogynistic statements have been taken out of context or were intended as jokes.
+ Malcolm McHaffie, Head of the Special Crime Division at the CPS, said in a written statement: "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.
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+ McHaffie added that the Tate brothers have the right to a fair trial, and urged care from reporters and commentators not to share material that could "prejudice these proceedings". In a statement released on social media after their arrest, Joseph McBride, a lawyer who represents the Tate brothers, claimed that they were innocent, describing the arrests as a "political hit". "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," McBride said. "America does not do Britain's political dirty work." Sponsor Message Become an NPR sponsor