British authorities have authorized charges of rape, human trafficking and assault against online influencer Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan Tate, the Crown Prosecution Service said in a statement Wednesday.
The charges were authorized in January 2024, prompting the release of European Arrest Warrants for the Tate brothers, but they were not publicly confirmed by the service until Wednesday.
The service said a total of 21 charges had been authorized against the brothers, who were born in the United States and hold dual British and U.S. citizenship. The statement also said they would be extradited to Britain after the conclusion of separate criminal proceedings in Romania. Charges can be lodged against suspects only when they are physically in Britain.
The announcement added to the legal morass surrounding Andrew Tate, a kickboxer turned influencer and self-crowned “king of toxic masculinity,” who has been accused of exploiting and abusing multiple women in Romania and Britain.
Andrew Tate, 38, faces 10 charges, including rape, assault causing actual bodily harm, human trafficking and controlling prostitution for gain, British authorities said. The charges relate to accusations by three women.
Tristan Tate, 36, faces 11 charges, including rape, actual bodily harm and human trafficking, which are connected to allegations from one of the women.
Both brothers previously denied all the accusations against them. Joseph McBride, a lawyer representing the Tates, said Wednesday in response to an emailed request for comment: “These charges are old news. Nothing new has happened.”
The accusers were not identified because anyone making a report of sexual offenses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is legally granted automatic anonymity for life from the moment the allegation is made, regardless of the outcome of legal proceedings.
“These charging decisions followed receipt of a file of evidence from Bedfordshire Police,” the prosecution service said in a statement.
As a result of the European Arrest Warrants, the service’s statement said, “the Romanian courts ordered the extradition to the U.K. of Andrew and Tristan Tate. However, the domestic criminal matters in Romania must be settled first.”
A separate civil suit against Andrew Tate has been filed by four British women in London’s High Court. During a hearing on April 15, a judge said that Tate was living in Romania at the time after traveling to the United Arab Emirates and the United States this year.
The Tate brothers, who have openly aligned themselves with the Trump administration, visited Florida in February after travel restrictions that previously prevented them from leaving Romania were lifted.
Mateea Petrescu, a spokesperson for Andrew Tate, said in April that he denied any wrongdoing and would “defend himself vigorously.” She declined a request for comment Wednesday.
