UK Adds 38 Charges as Tate Brothers Arrested and Extradition Proceedings Begin
U. S. Marshals arrested Andrew and Tristan Tate in Miami after a British extradition request tied to new rape and trafficking charges, AP News reported. The Crown Prosecution Service had added 38 counts of rape, sexual assault, human-trafficking and child-pornography offenses, which British prosecutors said formed the basis of the request, according to the BBC. Federal authorities detained the brothers on a sealed warrant, and the U. S. Department of Justice confirmed the detention, CNN noted. The arrests followed the filing of the additional charges, as detailed in filings unsealed by a U. S.
court, CNN reported. The Tate brothers appeared before a Miami federal magistrate on a scheduled hearing, AP News said. A U. S. district judge began reviewing the extradition request, with the hearing marking the start of formal proceedings, BBC reported. The court later reviewed unsealed documents outlining the new accusations, CNN noted. Republican lawmakers and right-wing commentators urged the Trump administration to block the extradition, The Bulwark reported. A White House spokesperson later confirmed that the United States would not intervene in the extradition, Al Jazeera reported. The case remains pending as the brothers continue to be held in federal custody, Forbes stated.
