Andrew now faces 42 charges in the UK in total. Tristan faces 17. The CPS had already pursued other charges last year.
Malcolm McHaffie, head of the Special Crime Division at the CPS, said the latest decisions followed “receipt of a further file of evidence from Bedfordshire Police” and brought “the total number of alleged victims in this case to seven.”
Why are the brothers being pursued from the US?
Andrew and Tristan have been based in Romania, where they are also under criminal investigation. In 2024, Bedfordshire Police secured European arrest warrants seeking their return from Romania once proceedings there conclude.
Those Romanian travel restrictions were lifted in early 2025, allowing the brothers to travel to the United States. That is where the current extradition proceedings are now playing out. International legal logistics: rarely quick, never simple, and almost never improved by celebrity.
The UK allegations remain separate from the Romanian investigation. The brothers deny all allegations against them.
How would extradition from the US to the UK work?
The UK and the United States have an extradition treaty that allows people to be sent between the two countries over alleged offences that are punishable under both countries’ laws by at least one year in prison.
For a UK case, the process generally works like this:
- The Crown Prosecution Service prepares an extradition request.
- A judge certifies that request.
- The final request is considered by the Home Office.
- The Home Office sends it to the relevant country through diplomatic channels.
- In the United States, the State Department decides whether to accept the request.
- US courts then consider the case.
- The final decision rests with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
That means the brothers’ arrest does not automatically mean they will be put on a plane to Britain. The arrests begin a legal process that can involve hearings, challenges, and political sign-off.
What has their lawyer said?
Joseph McBride, who represents the Tates, issued a statement after their arrest on Saturday evening, saying “the world knows Andrew and Tristan are innocent.”
“Their enemies know it best of all. That is exactly why they have been attacked,” he said, describing the new UK charges as a “political hit.”
McBride also claimed the new charges were designed to counter a defamation action filed by the brothers in the US.
“We are confident that once a competent judge sees the facts, and once the Department of Justice confronts this egregious abuse of its own authority, Andrew and Tristan Tate will walk free. America does not do Britain’s political dirty work,” he said.
For now, the case moves into the American court system. The immediate question is not guilt or innocence, but whether the US will allow the UK’s request to proceed. The alleged offences, and whether the brothers will face trial in Britain, are the bigger questions behind the procedural fight.
