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Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have been arrested in the United States in connection with a UK police investigation into a number of alleged sexual offences, Bedfordshire Police said.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said it was bringing further charges against the brothers, who were arrested by US Marshals in Miami on Saturday, in relation to allegations from four additional victims.
The CPS said it has requested the extradition of the brothers from the US.
Social media influencer Andrew Tate, 39, is 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.
Tristan Tate, 38, is charged with one count of sexual assault, two counts of rape and three counts of arranging or facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation.
The CPS said the 38 additional charges, in addition to 21 existing charges, relate to alleged offences between July 2010 and August 2017.
Speaking outside a court in Miami, their lawyers Joe McBride branded Britain ‘a fallen state that prosecutes its citizens for free speech’.
He appeared to reference the case of a woman being arrested for praying outside an abortion clinic, while claiming far right activist Tommy Robinson had been targeted ‘simply for exercising his free speech rights’.
Mr McBride also raised the possibility of US President Donald Trump intervening in the extradition proceedings, arguing ‘he was elected to fight against this kind of nonsense’.
He said the pair ‘remain positive’ after speaking to them on Monday.
The Tate brothers, who hold dual US and British citizenship, were arrested by US marshals at the weekend and appeared before a federal magistrate for the first time on Monday.
They were detained after more charges were brought against them by the British authorities.
Following the brief preliminary hearing, for which the pair wore tan jail uniforms and handcuffs, they will be held in federal custody.
In the coming weeks, a US district judge will consider whether they meet the conditions for extradition.
Andrew Tate, 39, was 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.
Tristan Tate, 38, was charged with one count of sexual assault, two counts of rape and three counts of arranging or facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said the 38 additional charges, in addition to 21 existing charges, relate to alleged offences between July 2010 and August 2017.
The brothers have previously denied any wrongdoing.
Mr McBride said: ‘We of course are going to fight extradition.’
Describing the further charges as ‘salacious and defamator’, he said: ‘Some of them are despicable, meritless, heinous and atrocious. They’re designed to poison the jury pool, to re-poison public consciousness.’
Mr McBride added: ‘We’ve never seen a scintilla of evidence that indicates that these guys are guilty of anything. They’re being punished and attacked for what they say, not what they’ve done.
‘You can love them, you can hate them, but nobody should go to jail for free speech, and that is exactly what this is about.
‘Make no mistake about it, the United Kingdom was once the greatest empire the world has ever known. It is a fallen nation. It is a fallen state that prosecutes its citizens for free speech.’
Malcolm McHaffie, head of the special crime division at the Crown Prosecution Service, 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.
‘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 Crown Prosecution Service reminds everyone that criminal proceedings are active, and that these defendants have the right to a fair trial.
‘It is extremely important that there be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings. The CPS has requested the extradition of the Tates from the US. They have been arrested and await extradition proceedings to the UK.’
Bedfordshire Police said the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit are continuing to investigate a number of other offences reported to both them and Hertfordshire Constabulary.
Bedfordshire Police Assistant Chief Constable Karena Thomas said: ‘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.’
Joseph McBride, a lawyer for the brothers, described the new charges as ‘filth and slander’ designed to counter defamation charges filed by the Tates in the US.
‘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. America does not do Britain’s political dirty work,’ he said.
The brothers are facing legal proceedings in Romania, where they currently live, and were facing extradition to the UK upon their completion after Bedfordshire Police secured European arrest warrants for the pair in 2024.
The pair have previously ‘unequivocally’ denied wrongdoing, with Andrew Tate describing himself and his brother as ‘very innocent men’.
In June, their bid to bring a legal challenge against the CPS after it did not disclose the names of their alleged victims in UK criminal proceedings was thrown out by a High Court judge.
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