Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in US after UK charges announced

Andrew and Tristan Tate have been arrested in the US following the announcement of new charges against them by the UK's Crown Prosecution Service. Andrew Tate faces seven new rape counts and charges for sex trafficking, while Tristan Tate is charged with sexual assault, rape, and trafficking. The arrests are for extradition proceedings. These charges, concerning alleged offences from 2010-2017, add to 21 previous charges and bring the total number of alleged victims to seven.

Tate brothers arrest in US

• ▪The US Marshals confirmed to the BBC that the Tate brothers had been taken into custody.
• ▪Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have been arrested in the US.

UK rape charges announced

• ▪The Tate brothers have previously denied any wrongdoing.
• ▪The new charges bring the total number of alleged victims in the UK case against the Tate brothers to seven.
• ▪Tristan Tate has been charged by the UK's CPS with one count of sexual assault and two counts of rape.
• ▪The UK's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is charging Andrew Tate with seven further counts of rape.

Sex trafficking allegations

• ▪Andrew Tate faces additional UK charges relating to sex trafficking and child pornography.
• ▪Tristan Tate has been charged with three counts of arranging or facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation.

Extradition proceedings

• ▪A US Department of Justice spokesperson said the arrests were "pursuant to extradition proceedings".
• ▪The UK's Crown Prosecution Service stated that prosecutors would seek the brothers' extradition from the US.

Timeline of alleged offences

• ▪In May 2025, UK prosecutors confirmed a list of 21 charges Andrew Tate, 39, and Tristan Tate, 37, will eventually face in the UK.
• ▪The new alleged offences are said to have taken place between July 2010 and August 2017.
• ▪The alleged offences from the May 2025 list are said to have taken place between 2012 and 2016.

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