British prosecutors are pressing a US court to keep Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate in custody as the Tate brothers face a Florida bail hearing tied to extradition proceedings. The brothers have been held in Florida since their arrest last month, and the hearing on Thursday will decide whether they stay in jail while the case moves forward.
The Crown Prosecution Service, which handles criminal cases in England and Wales, told the court the brothers are a flight risk and could try to interfere with witnesses. Prosecutors say the two have significant money and a large social media footprint, making it easier for them to avoid extradition if released. In court filings, they also pointed to posts by Andrew Tate that allegedly mocked prosecutors and suggested he could hide his identity to stay out of trouble.
The brothers, both dual British and US citizens, were arrested in Miami on 19 July after the CPS announced 38 charges against them. They now face 59 charges in total, including rape and allegations connected to sex trafficking and indecent images of a child. Both men have denied wrongdoing. Their lawyers told the court that bail in international extradition cases is unusual, but argued there is no basis to think the brothers plan to dodge prosecution.
British prosecutors laid out broader concerns in the filings, saying the complainants in the case are vulnerable and fear the brothers. They said that fear stems from alleged violence and intimidation, including claims that some complainants were assaulted and threatened with weapons. Prosecutors also argued that the Tate brothers’ public reach could be used to gather help or money if they were released on bond.
The Tate brothers’ legal fight did not begin in Florida. Police in Bedfordshire, in south-eastern England, secured European arrest warrants in 2024 to bring them back from Romania to face the allegations. The two moved to Romania in 2016 and were arrested there on sex charges in 2022. That case has not advanced, and the brothers were later able to travel to the United States after travel restrictions in Romania were lifted in early 2025.
