Tate Brothers Seek Miami Bail After 18 July Arrest in UK Extradition Case
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Updated · The Guardian · Aug 7
Tate Brothers Seek Miami Bail After 18 July Arrest in UK Extradition Case
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Aug 7
Summary
Andrew Tate, 39, and Tristan Tate, 38, asked a Miami federal judge to free them on bail while they fight extradition to Britain on rape, assault and sexual-exploitation trafficking charges.
Their lawyers argued the brothers' high public profile makes flight impractical and proposed surrendering passports and wearing location monitors instead of remaining jailed.
US prosecutors, who have argued the pair pose both a flight risk and a danger to the community, must respond by 10 August; a bail hearing is set for 13 August.
Britain's Crown Prosecution Service announced new charges on 19 July tied to four alleged victims from 2010 to 2017, adding to earlier UK rape and human-trafficking charges involving three alleged victims.
The extradition fight could last months, with Britain required to submit its full request by 16 September after a UK arrest warrant was issued in January 2024.