One of Andrew Tate’s accusers says he convinced her to move to Romania by telling her she would be able to decide whether she participated in webcam work. According to newly public extradition materials, she says that choice disappeared after she arrived.
The woman alleges that she began working 12-hour shifts while Tate, his brother Tristan Tate and others controlled conversations with paying customers and accepted money for sexual acts she says she had never agreed to perform. TMZ reported the specific allegations from court documents filed as Britain seeks to extradite the brothers from the United States.
She says she had set explicit boundaries around what she would and would not do but was pressured into acts outside those limits, including one degrading act involving a bed fixture that allegedly continued for about an hour. The woman described her overall experience as feeling like “sexual slavery.” The allegations have not been proven in court.
U.K. investigators allege the brothers used romantic relationships to draw women to Romania before using financial control, intimidation and violence to exploit them through online sexual content. The brothers deny wrongdoing and are fighting extradition from federal custody in Miami.
British Investigators Describe a ‘Lover Boy’ Model
According to the documents described by TMZ, the woman says Tate persuaded her to relocate to Romania in 2017. The woman says she that Tate, Tristan and other people involved in the operation controlled communications with customers.
She alleges that people managing those chats could accept payments for sexual performances without first obtaining her agreement. She also said that she was pressured to use sex toys and perform other acts she had not consented to.
The woman’s story resembles the wider pattern British investigators say they found while examining the Tate brothers’ activities. A Bedfordshire Police detective said in extradition materials that Andrew and Tristan allegedly used what investigators called a “lover boy” model.
Reuters reported that prosecutors accuse the brothers of developing romantic relationships with vulnerable women and encouraging them to relocate to Romania. Once in Romania, some allegedly became financially dependent on the brothers, while authorities say passports were sometimes taken from them.
ITV reported that investigators described an atmosphere of fear and intimidation surrounding the alleged operation. Those claims are prosecution allegations. The Tates have consistently rejected accusations that their relationships with women or their webcam operation involved trafficking or coercion.
The Allegations Sit Inside a Much Larger U.K. Case
The Crown Prosecution Service announced in July that it had authorized 38 additional charges involving four more alleged victims. Those came on top of 21 previously authorized charges involving three alleged victims.
For Andrew, the newer charges include seven further rape counts, three counts of arranging or facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation, three assault counts and 19 additional charges involving indecent images of a child and extreme pornography.
The CPS said Tristan faces an additional count of sexual assault, two further rape counts and three counts of arranging or facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation.
The Brothers Were Arrested in Miami in July
Andrew and Tristan were arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service on July 18 after Britain sought their provisional arrest ahead of extradition proceedings.
Public federal court records show that they were taken into custody outside a Miami venue where they had been scheduled to co-host a boxing event. They have remained at the Federal Detention Center in Miami while challenging Britain’s request.
A July provisional-arrest complaint filed in the Southern District of Florida initially set out U.K. allegations that Andrew raped and choked women in England. Those allegations were already contested before the much broader formal extradition materials became public.
The British government subsequently transmitted supporting documents for the formal extradition request. The brothers have not yet been returned to Britain and have not entered pleas before a British court on the current charges.
A Federal Judge Refused to Release Them While the Case Continues
U.S. Magistrate Judge Lauren Louis denied those requests on Sept. 9. The 30-page order explains that bail is unusual in extradition proceedings and requires special circumstances beyond those normally presented by someone contesting removal to another country.
Both brothers testified during an Aug. 27 hearing. The order says Andrew denied wrongdoing related to the foreign charges and discussed the difference between his public “Top G” persona and his private life, while Tristan also challenged the accusations.
The court ultimately concluded that they had not satisfied the requirements for release. Reuters reported that Louis also considered their substantial wealth and international mobility when assessing flight risk.
The Defense Calls the Extradition Effort a ‘Political Kidnapping’
In response to the latest claims, McBride told TMZ that Britain was carrying out a “political kidnapping” of two American citizens and argued that the brothers did not need to coerce women into sexual relationships.
He has also attacked the structure of the extradition case itself. After the detailed prosecution summaries became public, McBride told Reuters that the accusations could not be “meaningfully tested” while the identities of complainants remained undisclosed to the defense.
The brothers have repeatedly said the cases against them are politically motivated. Their attorneys have made similar arguments during the proceedings in Miami.
Romania Is Pursuing a Separate Case
The British extradition case is only one part of the legal situation surrounding the brothers. Romania’s anti-organized crime prosecutors announced another indictment in September. Reuters reported that Andrew was charged there with offenses including trafficking minors, money laundering, sex with a minor and witness tampering, while Tristan was charged with complicity.
The brothers deny those allegations as well. Their Romanian attorney said the defense would challenge evidentiary, procedural and legal problems it believes exist in the indictment.