Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan, the controversial social media influencers, were arrested Saturday evening in Miami, after British prosecutors brought new charges of rape and sex trafficking against them, according to U.S. and U.K. authorities.
The U.S. Marshals Service confirmed to ABC News the brothers were taken into custody into Miami.
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The Crown Prosecution Service said in a news release that the brothers were charged in connection with sexual offenses involving four people that allegedly took place between July 2010 and August 2017.
Andrew Tate, 39, with hit with “seven further counts of rape, three counts of arranging or facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation, three counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and 19 additional charges for offences relating to indecent images of a child and extreme pornography,” prosecutors said.
Tristan Tate, 38, was charged with “with one count of sexual assault, two counts of rape and three counts of arranging or facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation,” according to the CPS.
They are both awaiting extradition, according to prosecutors.
“These arrests were made in accordance with the treaties and law enforcement agreements governing Justice Department extraditions,” a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement Saturday.
Attorney information for the brothers was not immediately available.
The brothers are slated to make a court appearance in Florida next week, according to a law enforcement source.
The brothers were previously charged in the U.K. with rape and human trafficking in connection with three other people, British prosecutors said.
The brothers have previously denied all the charges.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
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