Andrew Tate and brother Tristan will return to UK to face charges, lawyers say
Internet personality Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan will return to Britain to defend themselves against rape, human trafficking and other charges, their lawyers said on Thursday.
Prosecutors authorised charges in January 2024 against the Tate brothers, who are dual US and British citizens that lived in Romania until earlier this year.
But the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) did not announce the 21 charges involving several women until Wednesday.
Lawyers said the brothers are at a disadvantage because British prosecutors have not shared any information with them about the charges.
"These are historic allegations and our clients are not even being told who the supposed victims are," the Holborn Adams law firm said in a statement.
The former professional kickboxers have millions of followers on social media.
Self-described misogynist Andrew Tate has attracted a much larger following, drawing boys and young men to the luxurious lifestyle he projects.
Andrew Tate, 38, faces 10 charges relating to three women, while Tristan Tate, 36, faces 11 charges relating to one woman.
Both men face charges of rape, actual bodily harm and human trafficking, while Andrew Tate faces the additional offence of controlling prostitution for gain.
The allegations from Bedfordshire, a county north of London where the brothers grew up, date back to between 2012 to 2015.
The siblings were arrested by Romanian authorities in late 2022, with Andrew Tate accused of rape and human trafficking, and Tristan of human trafficking.
The brothers deny all charges, and a Romanian appeals court said in December a human trafficking case could not proceed because of legal and procedural irregularities.
Last year, a Romanian court ordered the extradition of Andrew and Tristan Tate to the UK.
However, before that can happen, Britain's CPS said the pair's legal affairs on the continent must be settled.
In February, the Tate brothers were granted permission to leave house arrest in Romania.
They now live in Florida, although to meet their bail conditions, they must return to the European nation regularly.
Lawyers for the brothers said they may have information that could undermine the allegations, but police and prosecutors won't speak with them.
They said the Tates would return to England when their cases in Romania conclude, and that they will be aggressively defended.
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