MIAMI, Florida: The Tate brothers were arrested on Saturday after British authorities requested their extradition over charges including rape and trafficking for sexual exploitation.
The United States Marshals Service confirmed the arrests of internet personalities Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate. Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service said prosecutors would pursue their extradition from the United States.
The charges include rape, arranging or facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation and offences involving indecent images of a child, according to the Crown Prosecution Service. The allegations concern incidents said to have occurred between 2010 and 2017.
Both Andrew and Tristan Tate have been arrested by U.S. Marshals outside of a private event in Miami, Florida, following an extradition request by the UK Government against the brothers on over fifty charges related to rape, arranging or facilitating trafficking for sexual… pic.twitter.com/zW9qOOhlFU
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) July 19, 2026Prosecutors said four additional alleged victims were included after Bedfordshire Police submitted further evidence. The development raised the total number of alleged victims in the case to seven.
Malcolm McHaffie, head of the Crown Prosecution Service’s Special Crime Division, said the charging decisions followed a review of the additional evidence.
The prosecution service also warned that criminal proceedings remained active. It stressed that both defendants retained the right to a fair trial.
The brothers’ lawyer, Joseph McBride, rejected the allegations. He accused British authorities of trying to interfere with legal proceedings involving his clients in the United States.
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Andrew and Tristan Tate will now face extradition proceedings in Florida. However, no date for their first court appearance has yet been confirmed. There is also no indication that either brother had been released on bail.
