SOCIAL media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have been arrested in the United States in connection with a British investigation into alleged sexual offences, Bedfordshire Police said.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said it was bringing further charges against the brothers, known for their misogynistic online content, arrested by US Marshals in Miami on Saturday, relating to allegations from four additional victims. 

Andrew Tate, 39, faces seven further counts of rape and other charges, while Tristan Tate, 38, faces two counts of rape and other offences. 

The CPS has requested their extradition from the US.

Malcolm McHaffie of the CPS said: “These charging decisions followed receipt of a further file of evidence from Bedfordshire Police and bring the total number of alleged victims in this case to seven.”

The brothers deny wrongdoing. Their lawyer Joseph McBride described the new charges as “filth and slander,” saying: “America does not do Britain’s political dirty work.”

Lawyer Matt Jury, representing four British victims, said: “Andrew Tate is now facing the real prospect of extradition to the UK after years of public campaigning by the four British women I represent.”