What to know about the Tates, the misogynist influencers facing rape, sex trafficking and child porn charges

Sylvia HuiJuly 20, 2026 — 10:26amLondon: Manosphere influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested in Miami on the weekend after UK prosecutors said they brought further rape and sex trafficking charges against them.Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service said the new charges relate to four further victims, and were brought after authorities received evidence from Bedfordshire Police in southeastern England. The charges include rape, assault, trafficking and offences relating to “indecent images of a child and extreme pornography”.Andrew Tate (right) and his brother Tristan in Bucharest, Romania, in January.APThe charges announced on Saturday – which bring the total number of alleged victims in the UK to seven – are the latest in a long-running international legal saga involving the brothers that has spanned the US, Britain and Romania. The brothers have denied wrongdoing.An attorney for the brothers, Joseph McBride, blasted the latest charges as “filth and slander.” In a phone interview on Sunday, he said he was confident the extradition request would ultimately be denied. Here are some things to know about the Tate brothers:Who are the Tate Brothers?Andrew Tate, 39, and Tristan Tate, 38, are dual US-British citizens known for their social media empire promoting wealth, male dominance and misogyny.Andrew Tate is a former professional kickboxer and self-described misogynist who has amassed more than 10 million followers, most of them boys and young men, on X. He has been banned from platforms such as YouTube, TikTok and Instagram for violating hate speech guidelines.He also runs an online academy where he says he teaches young men how to get rich and attract women. Tristan Tate is also a former kickboxer.The brothers are avid supporters of US President Donald Trump.What the Tates are charged with?Andrew Tate and his brother have faced multiple charges in the UK and Romania, where they moved to in 2016.British prosecutors said the new charges relate to alleged offences that took place between 2010 and 2017.They said Andrew Tate was charged with seven further counts of rape, three counts of arranging or facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation, three counts of assault and 19 charges for offences relating to indecent images of a child and extreme pornography.Tristan Tate was charged with one count of sexual assault, two counts of rape and three counts of arranging or facilitating sex trafficking.A police officer escorts Andrew Tate from court in Bucharest in March 2024.APThe Crown Prosecution Service said in a statement it “has requested the extradition of the Tates from the US. They have been arrested and await extradition proceedings to the UK.”The Tates already face previous charges of rape, bodily harm, human trafficking and controlling prostitution for gain, relating to three other alleged victims in the UK between 2012 and 2015.In June, a UK High Court judge threw out a legal bid by the Tates to be told the names of their accusers.In Romania, the siblings were arrested in late 2022 along with two Romanian women. The four were accused of participating in criminal schemes to lure women for sexual exploitation. They denied those allegations and the Romanian case hasn’t gone forward because of legal and procedural problems.The case hasn’t been closed, and there is also a separate legal case against the brothers in Romania. Andrew Tate has repeatedly claimed that prosecutors in Romania have no evidence against him and that there is a political conspiracy to silence him.What happened to Andrew’s phone during his US arrest?London’s Telegraph reported on video footage reportedly showing the arrest of the brothers, in which Andrew can be seen apparently passing his phone to one of his entourage.In a video of the arrest by armed agents from the US Marshal Service, Tate appears to try to hand his phone to a member of his team, who drops it, only for it to be recovered by another.It is not clear whether the US marshals recovered the handset following the arrest.How the extradition process could workThe brothers are expected to appear on Monday before a magistrate judge in Miami, where they are currently being held in US federal detention. Bail is rarely granted to those held for international extradition, and their lawyer said he expects they will remain jailed for the time being.In the coming weeks, a US district judge will consider whether they meet the conditions for extradition.The ultimate decision about whether to order the extradition will fall to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.While the State Department has some discretion to deny extradition requests from the UK, it has granted nearly every British request since ratifying a strengthened extradition treaty in 2007.One exception came during Trump’s first term, when the US declined an extradition request for the wife of a former American diplomat involved in a fatal crash in England, citing diplomatic immunity. The rejection prompted an international outcry.Why the Tates are in the USBritish police previously sought the Tates’ extradition to the UK once their legal proceedings in Romania concluded.But in February 2025, they were allowed to leave Romania after authorities lifted travel restrictions, and they flew to Florida on a private jet.US President Donald Trump at the White House last week.BloombergRomania’s foreign minister said at the time that a US official in the Trump administration had expressed interest in the brothers’ legal case in Romania.Trump said he knew “nothing about” the case when asked if his administration pressured the Romania government to release the Tates.APGet a note directly from our foreign correspondents on what’s making headlines around the world. Sign up for our weekly What in the World newsletter.From our partners