Tate brothers charged with rape and trafficking within the U.Okay.

[ad_1] Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate have been charged in Britain with rape and different crimes, prosecutors mentioned Wednesday.

The costs had been licensed in January final 12 months however not publicized, although information media on the time reported on a U.Okay. arrest warrant issued towards the Tates, twin U.S. and British residents who moved to Romania in 2016. The Crown Prosecution Service mentioned this was the primary time it confirmed the 2 had been criminally charged in Britain.

Andrew Tate, 38, faces 10 costs associated to 3 ladies that embody rape, precise bodily hurt, human trafficking and controlling prostitution for achieve. Tristan Tate, 36, faces 11 costs associated to at least one girl that embody rape, human trafficking and precise bodily hurt.

The brothers are each former skilled kickboxers who've hundreds of thousands of followers on social media. Andrew is extra well-known, having drawn a bigger following together with his unapologetic misogyny that has drawn boys and younger males to the luxurious way of life he tasks.

A spokesperson for the 2 had no quick remark when reached by The Related Press. However Andrew Tate commented on the BBC's story on the fees on the social media platform X .

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The Tates had been arrested in Romania in late 2022 and formally indicted final 12 months on costs that they participated in a legal ring that lured ladies there, the place they had been allegedly sexually exploited. Andrew Tate was additionally charged with rape.

They've denied all of the allegations in Romania.

Romanian courts have issued an order to extradite the 2 to the U.Okay. as soon as their court docket case is concluded in there, British prosecutors mentioned.

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The whereabouts of the brothers was not instantly clear. They had been photographed per week in the past exterior a police station in Voluntari, Romania, the place they need to report frequently whereas going through costs there.