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Tates facing 10 accusations of rape & sexual assault from 3 'victims' in UK

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Andrew and Tristan Tate will be extradited to the UK after their legal process in Romania is concluded
Andrew and Tristan Tate will be extradited to the UK after their legal process in Romania is concluded

ANDREW and Tristan Tate are facing 10 accusations of rape and sexual assault from three alleged victims in the UK, sources have revealed.

The controversial brothers are set to be extradited to Britain after being arrested as part of the UK's "Operation Moonwalk" investigation.

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Andrew Tate, left, and his brother Tristan pictured leaving court yesterdayCredit: AFP
The controversial influencer smirked following the hearing
The controversial influencer smirked following the hearingCredit: EPA

Andrew, 37 and Tristan, 35, already face charges of human trafficking, rape and organised crime and are due to stand trial in Romania.

But on Monday night, the pair were dramatically arrested on a new UK-issued warrant.

Dozens of Romanian police stormed their £600,000 villa outside of Bucharest and the pair were hauled back to court yesterday.

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Sources have told The Sun that 10 accusations of rape and sexual assault by three different alleged victims have been filed against the disgraced brothers in the UK.

The insiders claimed some of the victims were drugged and subjected to sexual assault between 2012 and 2015.

Both brothers could face life sentences, according to sources.

The Tates were also today given a 60-day extension to the "judicial control" measures - which restrict their movements and ban them from leaving Romania.

Four women in the UK threatened Tate with a lawsuit last June, accusing him of "violent rapes, serious physical assault, and controlling and coercive behaviour".

But those women have confirmed this week's arrest on a UK warrant is over separate complaints.

They said: "We understand that this extradition request was made because of criminal complaints of sexual assault made by other women, and not because of the complaints were made almost a decade ago."

Bedfordshire Police confirmed to The Sun they were working with Romanian authorities on their continued probe and once proceedings end, the brothers can be extradited to the UK.

Hours after their court appearance, the force put out a statement confirming the arrests as part of "Operation Moonwalk".

A spokesman added: "We understand this is a distressing subject, and people may be impacted by what they are seeing in the news.

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"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."

The brothers were detained for 24 hours pending a ruling on the British arrest warrant.

They "categorically reject" all new charges - and have since been released from custody.

Eugen Vidineac, a lawyer representing the Tates, said: "This ruling provides an opportunity for the brothers to participate fully in their defence and for the legal process to proceed in a transparent manner."

He also denied any allegations that Andrew had been planning to flee the country.

Andrew and Tristan were charged by police in June as part of an ongoing sex trafficking investigation in Romania.

They have been accused of recruiting women on social media platforms and getting them to visit their villa on the outskirts of Bucharest.

Both men are alleged to have pretended to fall in love with the women before getting them to work for their business and making them perform sexual acts on webcams.

Andrew and Tristan have denied the allegations.

Katie Davis

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