Controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have been arrested in the United States after British authorities announced they would file more charges against them.

The UK Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said Andrew Tate was being charged with seven further counts of rape, as well as other charges relating to alleged crimes including sex trafficking and child pornography.

Tristan Tate has been charged with one count of sexual assault, two counts of rape and three counts of organizing or facilitating trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation.

The alleged crime is said to have taken place between July 2010 and August 2017. The Tates have previously denied any wrongdoing.

“These charging decisions follow the receipt of a new file of evidence from Bedfordshire Police and bring the total number of alleged victims in this case to seven,” said Malcolm McHaffie, head of the Crown Prosecution Service’s Special Crimes Division.

US Marshals confirmed to the BBC that the Tates had been detained, while a spokesperson for the US Department of Justice said the arrests were made “pursuant to extradition proceedings”.

The CPS said in its statement that prosecutors would seek the brothers’ extradition.

In May 2025, prosecutors confirmed a list of 21 charges that Andrew Tate, 39, and Tristan Tate, 37, will eventually face in the United Kingdom.

These alleged crimes are said to have taken place between 2012 and 2016.

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