US court denies Tate brothers’ bid to be released from Miami jail
A judge rules the brothers are a 'quintessential flight risk' due to their wealth and frequent international travel.
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.
“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.
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”.