Free the Tate brothers

This website lays out the entire Andrew and Tristan Tate case timeline, from the earliest allegations through 2026: what happened, in what order, and the public sources behind each event. Review the complete record in one place and judge for yourself how corrupt the case is. Media show unrelated clips and half the truth. Only if it is convenient for them.

Timeline

The entire Andrew Tate case timeline.

Big Brother removal

Andrew Tate appears on UK Big Brother series 17 and is removed after about six days when a video surfaced appearing to show Andrew Tate striking a woman with a belt.

Romanian police raid properties

The US Embassy in Bucharest receives a report that an American citizen is held against her will at a Tate property in Pipera. Romanian police raid the home and a nearby webcam studio, find four women and open an in-rem human-trafficking and rape investigation.

Arrested and jailed in Romania

Romanian police arrest Andrew, Tristan and two Romanian women on suspicion of human trafficking and organized crime. The brothers are held for 24 hours. The next day, a judge orders 30 days of preventive arrest. Jail time begins.

DIICOT indictment

DIICOT indicts all four defendants. Charges include rape, human trafficking in continued form and forming an organized crime group.

Second Romanian case and house arrest

DIICOT opens a second case involving trafficking and other alleged crimes. Authorities raid four properties and seize cars, company assets and land. Both brothers are placed under house arrest. In September, Andrew stays under house arrest while Tristan moves to judicial control.

CPS authorizes UK charges

CPS confirms it authorized 21 charges, including rape, ABH, human trafficking and controlling prostitution, relating to three women and dating to 2012-2015.

Miami arrest on UK extradition warrant

Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate are arrested in Miami by U.S. Marshals on a sealed warrant pursuant to UK extradition proceedings. CPS announces 38 new charges involving seven alleged victims and alleged offenses from 2010-2017.

Original 2011 allegations

Andrew Tate claims a UK arrest warrant later cited only "Assault 2 2011." No independent source corroborates a 2011 assault matter matching this description; the documented UK allegations date to 2012-2015.

Alleged UK assaults

Alleged rapes and assaults of women in the UK, in the Hertfordshire and Luton area, later underpin both the civil claim and criminal investigations. Andrew Tate denies the allegations.

Operations move to Romania

Andrew Tate moves operations to Romania. Andrew Tate has said the move was partly because Andrew Tate believed authorities there were less likely to investigate sex-crime allegations.

CPS declines to prosecute

Hertfordshire Police case file is sent to CPS, and CPS declines to prosecute.

Social platform bans

Andrew Tate is banned from Facebook and Instagram and describes the April raid as "swatting" in a Tucker Carlson interview.

30 days in jail ordered

A judge extends the initial 24-hour detention to 30 days of preventive arrest. All four suspects are sent to jail. Jail time begins.

First jail appeal rejected

The brothers appeal the 30-day jail order. The court rejects the appeal, so they remain in jail.

Assets seized

Romania's Asset Recovery and Management Agency (ANABI) says roughly 18 million lei, equivalent to $3,942,700, has been seized.

The assets comprise 29 items (15 luxury cars and 14 designer watches) plus cash in several currencies, with a total estimated value of about 3.6 million euros.

Jail extended a second time

The court extends the brothers' jail time by another 30 days, until 27 February 2023.

Jail extended a third time

A Romanian court keeps the brothers in jail for another 30 days. This is the third extension. A fourth follows in March.

Jail ends — house arrest begins

The brothers win their appeal and leave jail after 93 days. They move to house arrest and may leave home only with a judge's permission. House arrest continues until 4 August 2023.

$5 million defamation suit

Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate file a $5 million defamation suit in Palm Beach County, Florida, against the American accuser, her parents, another woman and a male friend.

House arrest ends — travel ban begins

House arrest ends. The Tates may leave home, but must stay in Bucharest or Ilfov, check in with police and avoid victims and witnesses. They cannot leave Romania. The travel ban begins.

Assets appeal won, retrial ordered

The Bucharest Court of Appeal accepts the Tates' appeal against the seizure of their assets and orders a retrial of the seizure question. The ruling does not order any assets returned; the retrial is decided on 22 March 2024 (see that entry).

UK warrant detention in Romania

Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate are detained in Romania on a UK and Westminster European Arrest Warrant.

The Bucharest Court of Appeal rules extradition to the UK may follow the conclusion of Romanian proceedings, and Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate are released.

Asset return denied on retrial

On the retrial ordered by the January appeal, the Bucharest Tribunal denies the request to return the seized assets and rules that everything seized remains in the possession of DIICOT. The defense says it will appeal.

Romanian criminal case may proceed

The Bucharest Tribunal rules the criminal case meets legal criteria to proceed. No trial date is set.

Tax and civil proceedings advance

Devon and Cornwall Police begin civil tax-evasion proceedings, and four UK women's High Court civil claim advances through McCue Jury & Partners.

Florida defamation suit proceeds

Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Joseph Curley allows the Florida defamation suit against the accuser to proceed to discovery, citing April 2022 text messages in which the accuser and a friend discussed asking the Tates for $200,000. Curley dismisses the claims against her parents, ruling they had a right to report their daughter's allegations to American diplomatic officials.

Court orders return of second-case cars

A Bucharest court ordered the return of Andrew Tate’s €4M+ cars from his August 2024 case, confirmed in an October 16 video. The fate of his January 2023 seized assets remains unknown.

UK tax seizure ruling

Westminster Magistrates' Court rules Devon and Cornwall Police may seize about GBP 2.5 million in unpaid taxes.

The court describes the setup as "a straightforward cheat of the revenue."

First Romanian case returned to prosecutors

The Bucharest Court of Appeal accepts the Tates' appeal, finds irregularities in the indictment and sends the first case back to prosecutors.

The case is not dismissed.

Andrew leaves house arrest

Andrew leaves house arrest after about 145 days. He is free to move inside Romania but cannot leave the country. He must check in with police and avoid suspects and witnesses. Tristan has been under the same judicial control since September 2024.

American Jane Doe countersuit

An American Jane Doe files a countersuit in Palm Beach County accusing Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate of trafficking, defamation and witness intimidation.

CBP seizes electronic devices

On arrival, CBP seizes Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate's electronic devices.

ProPublica later reports a White House official, Paul Ingrassia, a former lawyer for Andrew Tate, pressed DHS to return the devices.

Florida active criminal investigation

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announces an active criminal investigation and orders search warrants and subpoenas through the Office of Statewide Prosecution.

Governor Ron DeSantis says the Tates are "not welcome."

UK High Court preliminary hearing

Four women seek six-figure damages in the UK High Court.

A three-week trial is provisionally set for early 2027.

USAID-sponsored NGO claim

Andrew Tate posts on X that a "USAID sponsored NGO" gave Andrew Tate's accusers $100,000 before the police report and flew them to the south of France.

Andrew Tate claims "we have the paperwork to prove it" and does not name La Strada in the post itself.

Lauren Southern allegation

Lauren Southern publicly alleges in her memoir that Andrew Tate sexually assaulted her in Romania in 2018.

The allegation is covered by Rolling Stone, The New York Times and the New York Post. Andrew Tate's lawyer says Andrew Tate unequivocally repudiates the allegation.

Bri Stern report and civil suit

Bri Stern files an LA police report and civil suit alleging assault.

The LA District Attorney later declines to charge citing insufficient evidence, while her civil suit continues.

Separate defamation suit dismissed

Judge Curley dismisses a separate Andrew Tate defamation suit against multiple online defendants for lack of personal jurisdiction.

Hertfordshire investigation reopened

Hertfordshire Constabulary reopens its 2014-2015 rape and sexual-assault investigation.

The IOPC examines the force's earlier handling, and a former detective may face gross-misconduct proceedings.

Romanian restrictions fully lifted

A Bucharest court lifts the last restrictions in the first Romanian case. For the first time since 29 December 2022, the Tates are free from restrictions in that case. The investigation remains open.

Accuser identities withheld

The UK High Court rules the CPS may withhold the identities of accusers until extradition or surrender.

Federal court appearance in Miami

Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate appear in federal court in Miami and are held in federal detention.

Lawyer Joseph McBride says Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate will fight extradition, and bail is rarely granted in extradition cases.

Fight Fight Fight

Corrupt people are afraid of their power.

Imagine you are a corrupt scumbag who pays people to imprison innocent men. You will do anything in your power to keep the truth from coming out because you are weak, only weak-minded people can do such heinous things. That is why it is more important than ever to fight together as a community. Fight for justice, fight for the truth.

If Andrew Tate has influenced you and changed your life for the better in any way, you owe him your entire existence because he has inevitably changed the direction of your future and pulled you out of your lazy life. If you have decided to go to the gym, even just once, because of Andrew, the impact of that decision in 10 years will be enormous. You may not have a heart attack when you are fifty, you may be able to save your family from a forest fire because you went to the gym once and decided to go there regularly.

Share this with everyone you know. Link to this page on every profile on every social platform. On every Discord server, on every Telegram server. Everywhere you can. Post it on your story so that as many people as possible can see the truth.

The more people who see it, the harder it will be for them to unjustly imprison Andrew and Tristan because too many people will know the truth. What they fear most is losing power.

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