I flue ce
b othe s
A d ew
a d
T ista
Tate.
US
p osecuto s
have
opposed
the
elease
of
social
media
i flue ce s
A d ew
Tate
a d
T ista
Tate
f om
fede al
custody,
a gui g
that
theb othe s
pose
a
“heighte ed
flight
isk,”
as
they
fight
ext aditio
to
UK.
The
b othe ‘s
face
59
cha ges
i cludi g
ape
a d
huma
t afficki g.The
p osecutio
filed
its
espo se
o
Mo day,
th ee
days
afte
the
b othe s’
defe ce
lawye s
sought
thei
elease.A
hea i g
befo e
US
Magist ate
Judge
Lau e
Louis
i
Miami
is
scheduled
fo
August
13
to
decide
whethe
the
b othe s
should
emai
i
custody
du i g
the
mo thslo g
ext aditio
p ocess.A d ew
Tate,
39,
a d
T ista
Tate,
38,
we e
a ested
i
the
US
o
July
18.
The
dual
US-B itish
citize s
a d
fo me
kickboxe s
have
de ied
w o gdoi g
i
the
cases
agai st
them.
Tate
b othe s
face
59
cha ges
i
UK
Tate
b othe s
face
59
cha ges
i
UK
B itish
p osecuto s
a e
seeki g
the
b othe s’
ext aditio
to
face
a
total
of
59
cha ges
i volvi g
seve
alleged
victims.The
C ow
P osecutio
Se vice
a ou ced
38
additio al
cha ges
o
July
19,
32
agai st
A d ew
Tate
a d
six
agai st
T ista
Tate,
addi g
to
21
cha ges
p eviously
autho ised
agai st
the
b othe s.
A d ew
Tate’s
additio al
cha ges
i clude
seve
cou ts
of
ape,
th ee
cou ts
of
a a gi g
o
facilitati g
t afficki g
fo
sexual
exploitatio
a d
th ee
cou ts
of
assault
occasio i g
actual
bodily
ha m.
He
also
faces
19
cha ges
elati g
to
i dece t
images
of
a
child
a d
ext eme
po og aphy.T ista
Tate
faces
two
additio al
ape
cha ges,
o e
cou t
of
sexual
assault
a d
th ee
cou ts
of
a a gi g
o
facilitati g
t afficki g
fo
sexual
exploitatio .Acco di g
to
the
CPS,
the
alleged
offe ces
cove ed
by
the
additio al
cha ges
took
place
betwee
July
2010
a d
August
2017.A d ew
Tate
had
p eviously
faced
10
cha ges
i
B itai ,
i cludi g
ape,
actual
bodily
ha m,
huma
t afficki g
a d
co t olli g
p ostitutio
fo
gai .
T ista
Tate
had
faced
11
cha ges,
i cludi g
ape,
actual
bodily
ha m
a d
huma
t afficki g.The
ea lie
cha ges
i volved
th ee
alleged
victims,
while
the
additio al
cha ges
co ce
fou
mo e
alleged
victims,
the
CPS
said.
Neithe
b othe
has
e te ed
a
plea
i
a
B itish
cou t.
US
p osecuto s
cite
flight
isk
US
p osecuto s
cite
flight
isk
I
thei
fili g,
US
p osecuto s
a gued
that
the
b othe s
should
emai
i
custody
pe di g
ext aditio
p oceedi gs,
sayi g
they
could
ot
ove come
the
st o g
p esumptio
agai st
bail
i
i te atio al
ext aditio
cases.P osecuto s
poi ted
to
the
se ious ess
of
the
UK
cha ges,
i cludi g
allegatio s
of
huma
t afficki g,
ape
a d
viole t
assaults
i volvi g
multiple
victims.
They
also
cited
allegatio s
i
Roma ia
that
the
b othe s
had
attempted
to
i timidate
wit esses.“That
the
Tates
also
claim
to
mai tai
multiple
passpo ts
a d
ide tities,
have
access
to
excessive
wealth
a d
i flue ce
i
ume ous
cou t ies,
a d
a e
st ide tly
u willi g
to
volu ta ily
etu
to
face
p osecutio
i
the
U ited
Ki gdom,
collectively
demo st ate
a
heighte ed
isk
of
flight
that
o
amou t
of
bo d
could
ove come,”
the
fili g
says.P osecuto s
said
the
b othe s’
wealth,
i te atio al
co ectio s
a d
alleged
access
to
multiple
passpo ts
a d
ide tities
i c eased
the
likelihood
that
they
could
flee
if
eleased.They
also
a gued
that
thei
alleged
u willi g ess
to
volu ta ily
etu
to
B itai ,
alo g
with
the
wit ess-i timidatio
allegatio s,
aised
public-safety
co ce s
a d
could
ot
be
adequately
add essed
th ough
bail
co ditio s.
Defe ce
offe s
passpo ts,
mo ito i g
Defe ce
offe s
passpo ts,
mo ito i g
The
b othe s’
lawye s
have
disputed
the
p osecutio ‘s
claims
a d
a gued
that
thei
high
public
p ofiles
would
make
it
difficult
fo
them
to
disappea
without
att acti g
atte tio .The
defe ce
has
offe ed
to
su e de
thei
passpo ts
a d
accept
locatio
mo ito i g
if
the
b othe s
a e
eleased.
Thei
lawye s
have
also
poi ted
to
the
b othe s’
complia ce
with
est ictio s
p eviously
imposed
by
Roma ia
cou ts,
a gui g
that
thei
co duct
du i g
those
p oceedi gs
does
ot
i dicate
that
they
a e
likely
to
flee.B itai
has
u til
Septembe
16
to
submit
its
full
ext aditio
equest
to
the
US
State
Depa tme t.The
cu e t
dete tio
p oceedi gs
a e
sepa ate
f om
the
questio
of
whethe
the
b othe s
will
ultimately
be
ext adited.
U de
the
US
ext aditio
p ocess,
a
judge
fi st
dete mi es
whethe
the
equest
meets
the
equi eme ts
of
US
law
a d
the
applicable
ext aditio
t eaty.
If
the
judge
ce tifies
that
the
b othe s
ca
be
ext adited,
the
fi al
decisio
o
su e de
ests
with
the
US
sec eta y
of
state.The
b othe s
also
emai
u de
i vestigatio
i
Roma ia.
Roma ia
autho ities
detai ed
A d ew
a d
T ista
Tate
i
Decembe
2022
du i g
a
i vestigatio
i to
huma
t afficki g
a d
othe
alleged
offe ces.
O e
c imi al
case
was
late
etu ed
to
p osecuto s
i stead
of
p oceedi g
to
t ial.A
Roma ia
cou t
i
Ap il
emoved
the
emai i g
judicial-co t ol
est ictio s
o
the
b othe s
while
i vestigatio s
co ti ued.A
Roma ia
cou t
had
p eviously
app oved
thei
ext aditio
to
B itai
afte
p oceedi gs
i
Roma ia
we e
completed.
Thei
lawye s
ow
a gue
that
B itai ‘s
attempt
to
seek
ext aditio
f om
the
US
imp ope ly
bypasses
that
p ocess.Judge
Louis
is
scheduled
to
decide
at
Thu sday’s
hea i g
whethe
A d ew
a d
T ista
Tate
will
emai
i
fede al
custody
o
be
eleased
while
B itai
p epa es
its
full
ext aditio
equest.
