Criminal complaints are shedding new light on the rape and sex trafficking allegations that led the United Kingdom to ask U.S. officials to arrest social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate in Miami.
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The brothers were arrested on Saturday and appeared in federal court in Miami on Monday. Their attorney said they are planning to fight extradition to the U.K.
In the unsealed court documents, U.S. prosecutors described allegations from the United Kingdom against the brothers involving three victims.
One woman accused Tristan Tate of rape and assault during a long-term relationship with him beginning in 2012, including when she was unconscious, reporting him to U.K. authorities multiple times, the complaints said.
Two other women, one who met Andrew Tate through a webcam business and another through a dating app, also accused him of rape and assault in 2014 and 2015.
A judge in the U.K. signed warrants for the brothers’ arrest in January 2024, the complaints said.
Both remain in federal custody and are due back in court on July 27.
Their attorney, Joseph McBride, insisted they should remain in the U.S. and called the attempt to have them extradited politically motivated.
“We are of course objecting to extradition because Andrew and Tristan are innocent,” McBride said after Monday’s hearing. “They’ve never done nothing wrong. They shouldn’t be extradited for crimes they did not commit.”
McBride said none of the latest accusers have been identified, adding “we’d like to know who’s accused Andrew and Tristan of what.”
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The brothers, through their social media empire promoting wealth, male dominance and misogyny, are among the world’s most polarizing internet personalities.
The new allegations are the latest in a long-running international legal saga involving the Tates that has spanned the U.S., Britain and Romania. The brothers have repeatedly denied wrongdoing.
The dual U.S. and British citizens moved to Romania in 2016. They were arrested there in 2022, accused of participating in schemes to lure women for sexual exploitation. They denied those allegations and the Romanian case hasn’t gone forward because of legal and procedural problems.
Last year, they were allowed to leave Romania and flew to Florida.
The former professional kickboxers have millions of followers on social media and are vocal supporters of President Donald Trump.
Andrew Tate, 39, first became known a decade ago when he was a contestant on the U.K. reality television show “Big Brother.” He was booted from the show when a video appeared to show him assaulting a woman.
He has amassed over 10 million followers on X but has been banned from other platforms for violating hate speech guidelines, including YouTube, TikTok and Instagram. He has made widely condemned comments, such as saying women who are sexually assaulted should bear some responsibility for the attacks and sharing graphic descriptions of how he might attack women.
The Tate brothers have consistently denied allegations of abuse and human trafficking, claiming their violent and misogynistic statements have been taken out of context or were intended as jokes.
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