Two men arrested after British prosecutors filed new rape, sex-trafficking charges
Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate arrive before US President Donald Trump to attend UFC 327 at Kaseya Center, Miami, US. Photo: Reuters
Controversial social media figures Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan, were arrested in the US on Saturday after British prosecutors filed new rape and sex-trafficking charges against them, ABC News reported, citing American and British officials.
The US Marshals Service confirmed to ABC News that the brothers had been taken into custody in Miami.
The UK’s Crown Prosecution Service separately announced the new charges in a statement.
The arrests mark a new chapter in the widening legal troubles for the brothers, who already face criminal proceedings in Romania, where authorities have been investigating them since December 2022.
The brothers have built a large online following promoting their views on masculinity and wealth, while Andrew Tate has previously described himself as a misogynist.
Read: Andrew Tate charged with rape and human trafficking in UK
Andrew Tate is due to face trial in Britain this year in a civil case brought by four women for alleged physical and sexual abuse.
The four claimants, who have been granted anonymity, allege Tate subjected them to physical or sexual violence between 2013 and 2015. Two say they were in an intimate relationship with Tate, while two worked for his online webcam business.
Andrew Tate denies the allegations. In his written defence, his lawyers said the claims are false and that all sexual activity was consensual.
