Tate brothers denied bail by Miami judge as they fight extradition to U.K. on sex crime charges

MIAMI — A federal judge on Wednesday denied bail for Andrew and Tristan Tate, the “manosphere” influencers who’ll now have to remain behind bars in Florida while fighting extradition to the United Kingdom on dozens of sex crime charges. The brothers failed to show they were not a flight risk, a danger to the community or deserved special consideration for bail, U.S. Magistrate Judge Lauren Louis ruled. “Based upon the foregoing, I find that Respondents have failed to meet their burden to demonstrate that they do not present a risk of flight or danger to the community, or that special circumstances warrant their release,” Louis wrote. “Respondents have failed to demonstrate that special circumstances here warrant relief.” Andrew and Tristan Tate have been charged with dozens of counts of rape, assault and sex trafficking in the United Kingdom. The brothers, who are dual U.K.-U.S. nationals, were taken into custody in Miami in July after prosecutors in the United Kingdom filed new charges against them. They are fighting extradition to that county. Their attorney, Joe McBride, has denied the allegations and said their incarceration was the “result of an unholy alliance between the enemies of free speech in the United States and the United Kingdom.” Prosecutors in the U.K. had argued against their release, saying in a filing earlier this month that their own statements suggest the brothers intended to evade justice. The filing also alleged they make seek to interfere with witnesses and said the brothers repeatedly sought the names of their accusers from prosecutors in exchange for a “security” fee worth tens of thousands of pounds and a promise not to publicly identify the accusers. The Crown Prosecution Service declined the offer in an effort to safeguard the complainants, the filing states. McBride said the filing “drips falsehood from every page.” A former professional kickboxer, Andrew Tate, 39, built a vast online following espousing misogynistic and hypermasculine views. He once told an interviewer that there was “no way you can be rooted in reality and not be sexist.” U.K. prosecutors previously charged the Tates with 21 counts of rape, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and arranging or facilitating travel for sexual exploitation. Andrew Tate was also charged with controlling prostitution. The additional charges filed last month against Andrew Tate include seven counts of rape, 15 counts of making/distributing indecent images of children and four counts of possession of extreme pornography. Tristan Tate, 38, was charged with six additional counts of rape, sexual assault and sexual exploitation charges. U.K authorities said the alleged crimes took place between 2010 and 2017. The brothers also face criminal charges in Romania, where they reportedly moved in 2016 to build an online porn business and were later indicted on allegations of forming an organized criminal group, human trafficking, trafficking of minors and money laundering. They have denied the charges. Juliette Arcodia reported from Miami and David K. Li from New York City.