What we know about the Andrew Tate sexual offences allegations

Andrew Tate is facing more allegations around sexual offences after being served with civil proceedings papers at his home in Romania.

Four women are bringing a case against Tate at the High Court in the UK after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) decided not to prosecute in 2019, their lawyers said.

They allege Tate raped and assaulted them and are seeking “damages for injuries they suffered as a result”. Three of the British accusers were the subject of an investigation by Hertfordshire Constabulary which was closed in 2019.

These are the latest allegations aimed at Tate.

A court in Romania ruled last month that a trial can start in the influencer’s separate human trafficking case, which also accuses him of rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. Tate, 37, is accused alongside his 35-year-old brother Tristan Tate. The men were initially arrested in December 2022 near Bucharest.

The Tates also face extradition to the UK after the proceedings in Romania, after Bedfordshire Police secured a European arrest warrant for additional, separate allegations of rape and human trafficking.

Those allegations, which the two brothers “unequivocally deny”, date back to 2012-2015.

Yahoo News UK examines the allegations against Andrew Tate in the UK and in Romania.

What is Andrew Tate accused of in the UK?

On Wednesday, lawyers for four British women confirmed they were launching a civil case against Tate.

Law firm McCue Jury and Partners said all four women allege Tate raped and physically assaulted them in 2014/2015 and are seeking “damages for injuries they suffered as a result”.

Three of the British accusers were the subject of an investigation by Hertfordshire Constabulary. The Hertfordshire investigation was closed in 2019.

A statement said: “After a four-year investigation, Hertfordshire Police sent the case to the CPS for a charging decision. In 2019, the CPS decided not to prosecute. Despite additional evidence, the CPS have declined the women’s recent requests to review its decision.”

In March, it emerged Bedfordshire Police had secured a European arrest warrant for allegations of rape and human trafficking. The force said it was working with authorities in Romania as part of an investigation into the Tate brothers.

In a statement, Bedfordshire Police said: “As part of an ongoing investigation into allegations of rape and human trafficking, Bedfordshire Police has obtained a European arrest warrant for two men in their 30s.

"We understand this is a distressing subject, and people may be impacted by what they are seeing in the news. Bedfordshire Police takes all reports of sexual offences seriously, and further support is available via our website or by calling 101.

"Anyone with information about this specific investigation should call 101, and quote Operation Moonwalk."

A representative for the Tate brothers said they “unequivocally deny all allegations”, and are “fully committed to challenging these accusations with unwavering determination and resolve”.

Tates’ representative said in a previous statement: “This bewildering revival of decade-old accusations has left the Tate brothers dismayed and deeply troubled.

“They categorically reject all charges and express profound disappointment that such serious allegations are being resurrected without substantial new evidence."

What other charges is Andrew Tate facing in Romania?

The Tate brothers are charged with rape, human trafficking and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women in a separate case in Romania after being arrested in the country’s capital in December 2022 alongside two Romanian women.

All four deny the allegations.

The suspects were held in police custody from December 2022 until March 2023, when they were put under house arrest. They were released from house arrest in August.

In January of this year, Tate lost an appeal against a ruling which prevents him from leaving Romania. The case is still in its preliminary stages and no trial date has been set.

Who is Andrew Tate?

Influencer and former kickboxer Tate is a self-described misogynist who has previously been banned from social media platforms for expressing his misogynistic views and hate speech.

Tate, whose full name is Emory Andrew Tate III, currently has 8.9 million followers on X, formerly Twitter.

He was born in Chicago, Illinois, in December 1986 and raised in Luton – he is a dual UK/US national.

Tate's rise to fame began when he was removed from the TV show Big Brother in 2016 after a video emerged that appeared to show him attacking a woman. He said the video was "a total lie trying to make me look bad".

Tate's social media accounts featured numerous videos of him showing off his sports cars, private jets and yachts.

In an interview with a YouTuber, he said the was "absolutely a misogynist", adding: "I'm a realist and when you're a realist, you're sexist."

He has previously been banned from YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter, for which he was ejected for saying women should "bear responsibility" for being sexually assaulted. He was since reinstated.

Who is Tristan Tate?

Tristan Tate, also a dual UK/US nation, works alongside his brother, with whom he has run webcam websites where female models in lingerie take calls from paying customers.

In an interview with the Sunday Mirror in March 2022, Tristan said the business was "all a big scam".

The pair have also sold online courses which have been accused of teaching violence against women.

In December 2022, he was arrested in Romania along with his brother and two women and charged with rape, human trafficking and sexually exploiting women.

He and his brother deny the charges.