British authorities have released a detailed account of how former kickboxers Andrew and Tristan Tate allegedly used a “lover‑boy” scheme to exploit women in Romania. According to documents made public on Monday, the brothers promised romantic relationships and financial opportunities through a webcam business, then coerced the women into producing pornographic material. The documents, prepared by a detective from Bedfordshire Police, also allege that the Tate brothers used violence, threats and the confiscation of passports to maintain control over the women. The brothers, who hold both American and British citizenship, were arrested in Miami in July after the United Kingdom requested their extradition from the United States. They have not yet appeared in a UK court to answer the charges, which include sexual violence and human trafficking. Andrew Tate, 39, and Tristan Tate, 38, deny any wrongdoing. Joseph McBride, the Tate brothers’ lawyer, said the accusations could not be “verified in real time” because the UK has not disclosed the identities of the alleged victims. “No American court should be put in a position to extradite a person to a foreign country on the basis of statements from accusers whose identities are hidden,” McBride said in a statement. The UK Embassy in Washington sent the United States a package of documents supporting the extradition request. The package included summaries of the cases against the brothers, written by the Bedfordshire detective. The summaries claim that Andrew Tate convinced vulnerable women to move to Romania, where they became financially dependent on the brothers. In many cases, the documents say, the brothers allegedly confiscated the women’s passports. Federal Judge Lauren Louis, who is overseeing the extradition proceedings in the United States, asked the Tate brothers’ attorneys on Thursday to propose dates for the final hearings. No date has yet been set. The brothers are also under investigation in Romania, where they face charges related to human trafficking that began in 2022. The UK authorities have not yet released the names of the alleged victims, and the Tate brothers continue to deny all allegations.
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