Tate brothers who face sex trafficking charges denied bail in Florida

Andrew and Tristan Tate will remain behind bars in the United States pending their extradition back to Europe, where they are wanted on charges including sex trafficking and rape, a federal judge in Miami ruled Sept. 9.

In a 30-page order filed in the Southern District of Florida reviewed by USA TODAY, Magistrate Judge Lauren Louis denied a defense motion for the brothers' release. The move means the pair will remain jailed during what could be a monthslong extradition process.

On Sept. 4, Romanian prosecutors indicted 39-year-old Andrew Tate for allegedly trafficking minors, money laundering, sex with a minor and witness tampering, and his 38-year-old brother Tristan Tate for alleged complicity.

The former kickboxers and social media influencers with dual U.S. and British ​citizenship were arrested by U.S. Marshals in Miami on July 18 after British prosecutors requested their extradition to England, where they previously lived, to face new felony charges. The charges are in addition to dozens of previous criminal charges brought against the Tates filed by Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service.

The driving force for the duo's arrest stemmed from new charges brought by CPS relating to alleged offenses ​involving four victims between July 2010 and August 2017.

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