Tate brothers lose court bid to be told names of their UK accusers
Summary
Andrew and Tristan Tate lost a court case to learn the names of their UK accusers. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is keeping the names secret to protect the accusers until the brothers face charges in court after being extradited from Romania.Key Facts
- The Tate brothers face UK charges including rape and human trafficking.
- They are currently in Romania and will be extradited to the UK after Romanian legal processes end.
- The accused deny all wrongdoing.
- The CPS decided not to reveal the accusers’ names before the trial to protect them.
- A High Court judge ruled the CPS had good legal reasons to withhold the names.
- The judge said the high profile and public nature of the Tate brothers increased risk to the accusers.
- The brothers had offered a cash guarantee not to name the women, but the CPS rejected it.
- The court also rejected the claim that withholding names harmed the brothers’ ability to prepare their defense.
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