US Arrests Social Media Influencer Tate Brothers on UK Sex Crime Charges

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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - US federal authorities arrested social media influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate.

Brady McCarron, a spokesperson for the Marshals Service, told The Associated Press, who first reported on the arrest, that the warrant was sealed.

Prosecutors in the UK said Saturday they sought the brothers' extradition on charges of rape and sex trafficking.

"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," said Malcolm McHaffie, Head of the Special Crime Division at the Crown Prosecution Service8 (CPS.

The offenses are alleged to have happened between July 2010 and August 2017, according to the CPS statement.

What are the charges against the Tate brothers?

The CPS is bringing the following charges:

- Andrew Tate, 39, 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, with one count of sexual assault, two counts of rape and three counts of arranging or facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation

The Tate brothers, dual US and British citizens who moved to Romania in 2016, were arrested there in 2022.

Andrew and Tristan Tate, both former kickboxers, are often associated with the "manosphere," a male-centered social media movement rooted in anti-feminist discourse.

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