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UK prosecutors say 21 charges authorised against Tate brothers

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Prosecutors have confirmed for the first time the full list of 21 charges Andrew and Tristan Tate will face when they are returned to the UK, including rape, actual bodily harm and human trafficking. The Crown Prosecution Service said that it had authorised the charges against the brothers in 2024, before an extradition warrant was issued to bring them back from Romania. The two British-Americans are under investigation in Romania, facing a number of charges, which they deny - and the CPS said "the domestic criminal matters in Romania must be settled first". The CPS's charging decision came after it received a file of evidence from Bedfordshire Police about allegations made in the UK.

The CPS said Andrew Tate, a 38-year-old influencer and former kickboxer, faces 10 charges connected to three alleged victims, including rape, actual bodily harm, human trafficking and controlling prostitution for gain. Tristan Tate, 36, faces 11 charges connected to one alleged victim, including rape, actual bodily harm and human trafficking. The pair were both born in the US but moved to Luton in the UK with their mother after their parents divorced. In recent years, Andrew Tate, a self-described misogynist, has built a massive online presence, including more than 10 million followers on X, sharing his lifestyle of fast cars, private jets, and yachts. He and his brother were first arrested in Romania in December 2022, with Andrew accused of rape and human trafficking and Tristan suspected of human trafficking. They both denied the charges and spent several months under house arrest. A year and a half later, in August 2024, they faced new allegations in Romania including sex with a minor and trafficking underage persons, all of which they deny. Separately, the pair were detained in Bucharest in March 2024 after Bedfordshire Police said it had obtained an arrest warrant in relation to allegations of rape and trafficking.

mad_p0tat0 on May 28th, 2025 at 17:10 UTC »

My vision of this man clutching prison bars, eyes closed- imagining them to be the sides of a Lamborghini steering wheel, knowing he'll never touch one again. Please, someone make my wish come true.

Unusual-Pineapple995 on May 28th, 2025 at 16:32 UTC »

The Rape brothers finally getting what they rightly deserve.

jaylem on May 28th, 2025 at 16:32 UTC »

Haha remember when Greta Thunberg said he had small dick energy and he owned himself so hard over it he went to jail and his entire life has been downhill ever since?