US court denies Tate brothers’ bid to be released from Miami jail

A judge has ruled the brothers are a ‘quintessential flight risk’ due to their wealth and frequent international travel.

Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate attend the UFC 327 fight at Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida, on April 11 [Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Pool via Reuters]

A United States judge has turned down a request from social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate to be released from jail as they appeal their extradition to the United Kingdom, where they face rape charges.

On Wednesday, US Magistrate Judge Lauren Louis ruled that the brothers constituted a “quintessential flight risk” because of their wealth and frequent international travel and must therefore remain in a Miami jail.

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“While [the brothers] may not in fact possess what extravagant holdings they portray themselves as possessing online, the record reflects that they possess an exceptional capacity to flee the jurisdiction,” Louis wrote.

A lawyer for the brothers said they would “continue to defend themselves against the allegations they face and engage with the appropriate legal processes in each jurisdiction”.

Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested in Miami, Florida, on July 18 after the UK requested their extradition to face charges of rape, assault and facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation.

The pair, who have citizenship in the US and the UK, have denied all wrongdoing.

Defence lawyers previously argued that the brothers should be released from jail as they contest their extradition, saying their high-profile status makes fleeing the country unrealistic.

The Tates’ legal team also downplayed the brothers’ depictions of extravagant wealth on social media as “theatrical” and “grandiose”.

Prosecutors said in an August 10 court filing that Andrew and Tristan Tate recruited dozens of women to engage in work doing webcam pornography beginning in 2014. They later offered online courses through a venture called “Hustler’s University”.

During a hearing on August 27, the court was shown a video of Andrew saying, “Slap, slap, grab, choke, shut up b****, sex”, in what appeared to be a description of his “pimping” lifestyle.

The Tates have built a massive online profile through what critics say is a promotion of aggressive misogyny.

In addition to facing charges in the UK, the brothers are also defending themselves in a case in Romania, where they were indicted for trafficking minors , among other offences.

Their defence team cited the Romanian case as another reason the brothers needed to be released from jail.

“They are now facing an extraordinary situation in which they are being held thousands of miles from Romania while Romanian proceedings continue, deadlines approach, an additional indictment is said to be imminent and their own Romanian lawyer says he cannot properly prepare,” a statement from their lawyers said.

“No serious person can pretend that this can be reviewed properly through occasional conversations from a federal detention center in another country.”

法官裁定，由于兄弟俩拥有财富且经常出国旅行，他们是“典型的潜逃风险人群”。

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美国一名法官驳回了社交媒体网红安德鲁·泰特和特里斯坦·泰特兄弟提出的获释请求。他们正在就引渡到英国一事提出上诉，他们在英国面临强奸指控。

周三，美国地方法官劳伦·路易斯裁定，由于兄弟俩拥有财富且经常出国旅行，他们构成了“典型的潜逃风险”，因此必须继续被关押在迈阿密监狱。

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泰特三兄弟中的第二名将在美国监狱再待两周，等待英国引渡。

白宫表示不会阻止泰特兄弟引渡到英国（名单共3份，此为第3份）。

路易斯写道：“虽然（这对兄弟）可能实际上并没有他们在网上描述的那种巨额财富，但记录显示，他们拥有逃离司法管辖区的非凡能力。”

兄弟俩的律师表示，他们将“继续为自己面临的指控进行辩护，并在每个司法管辖区采取适当的法律程序”。

7 月 18 日，安德鲁·泰特和特里斯坦·泰特在佛罗里达州迈阿密被捕。此前，英国要求引渡他们，以面临强奸、袭击和协助贩卖人口进行性剥削的指控。

这对拥有美国和英国双重国籍的男女否认有任何不当行为。

辩护律师此前辩称，由于兄弟二人正在对引渡提出异议，因此应该将他们从监狱释放，并表示他们的高知名度使得逃离该国不现实。

泰特家族的法律团队还淡化了兄弟俩在社交媒体上对奢靡财富的描述，称其为“作秀”和“夸张”。

检察官在 8 月 10 日提交的法庭文件中称，安德鲁·泰特和特里斯坦·泰特从 2014 年开始招募数十名女性从事网络摄像头色情表演工作。后来，他们通过一个名为“皮条客大学”的项目提供在线课程。

在 8 月 27 日的听证会上，法庭播放了一段安德鲁的视频，视频中他说：“打耳光，抓，掐，闭嘴婊子，性”，这似乎是在描述他的“皮条客”生活方式。

泰特夫妇通过宣传激进的厌女主义，在网络上建立了庞大的影响力，但批评人士认为这是在宣扬这种厌女情绪。

除了在英国面临指控外，这对兄弟还在罗马尼亚为自己辩护，他们在罗马尼亚被指控犯有贩卖未成年人等罪行。

他们的辩护团队将罗马尼亚的案件作为兄弟俩需要被释放的另一个理由。

“他们现在面临着一种非同寻常的处境，他们被关押在距离罗马尼亚数千英里的地方，而罗马尼亚的诉讼程序仍在继续，最后期限临近，据说即将提出新的起诉，而他们自己的罗马尼亚律师表示他无法做好充分的准备，”他们的律师在一份声明中说。

“任何严肃的人都不会认为，通过在另一个国家的联邦拘留中心偶尔进行的对话就能对这件事进行妥善审查。”