Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan will be held in a Florida jailhouse as they continue to fight their extradition to the UK on new rape and sex-trafficking charges.
The meninist influencer brothers made their first appearance at the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. US Courthouse in downtown Miami after their arrest Saturday.
The pair must remain behind bars as the judge decides whether to send them back to the UK.
Malcolm McHaffie, head of the special crime division at the Crown Prosecution Service, said: ‘We have decided to prosecute Andrew and Tristan Tate for further offences including rape, arranging or facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation and offences relating to indecent images of a child.
‘These charging decisions followed receipt of a further file of evidence from Bedfordshire Police and bring the total number of alleged victims in this case to seven. The Crown Prosecution Service reminds everyone that criminal proceedings are active, and that these defendants have the right to a fair trial.
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‘It is extremely important that there be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings. The CPS has requested the extradition of the Tates from the US. They have been arrested and await extradition proceedings to the UK.’
Bedfordshire Police said the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit are continuing to investigate a number of other offences reported to both them and Hertfordshire Constabulary.
Bedfordshire Police Assistant Chief Constable Karena Thomas said: ‘There is no place for male violence against women and girls, and we will continue to work tirelessly to support victims and investigate all reports made to us.’
