Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested in Miami on Saturday on a sealed warrant, the United States Marshals Service said, after prosecutors in Britain brought further charges of rape and sex trafficking against them.
The UK government said it would seek their extradition to face 38 new charges of rape, sex trafficking and assault, which Bedfordshire Police said brings the total against the brothers to 59. The Crown Prosecution Service said it had decided to prosecute the pair "for further offences including rape, arranging or facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation and offences relating to indecent images of a child," following new evidence that takes the number of alleged victims to seven.
The brothers, who were raised in Britain and hold dual US and UK citizenship, left Romania in February 2025 after authorities there lifted travel restrictions, flying to Florida on a private jet. They have denied all allegations against them. Their lawyer, Joseph McBride, said they "are innocent" and would "walk free" once a judge saw the facts.
Extradition from the United States to the United Kingdom runs through a federal court, which must find the offences extraditable and supported by sufficient evidence before the decision passes to the Secretary of State. The process is frequently contested and can take years.