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Prosecutors want social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate to remain in federal custody, arguing Monday that the brothers are a flight risk and a danger to the community, as they fight extradition to the United Kingdom, where the brothers are accused of rape and sex trafficking.

Three days after defense attorneys filed a motion for release, prosecutors filed their response in Miami federal court, where a hearing on Thursday will determine if the brothers should stay in jail or be released during what could be a monthslong extradition process.

The brothers have repeatedly denied wrongdoing.

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[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 74 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Uhhh... they're the definition of a flight risk

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 38 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Haven't they flighted like 3 times now?

[–] Tango@piefed.ca 1 points 1 day ago

At least once that I'm aware of, but I'd certainly believe you if you said there were two other occasions

[–] DandomRude@lemmy.world 27 points 4 days ago

The U.S. is presumably in the process of fabricating a bogus case against these two despicable rapists so that it has a pretext for not extraditing them to a country where they would, in all likelihood, actually be convicted.

[–] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 19 points 4 days ago (1 children)

"Social media influences"?

Funny way to spell "sex-trafficking slave-owning rapists"

[–] 73QjabParc34Vebq@piefed.blahaj.zone 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Alleged. Alleged social media influencers

[–] wheezy@lemmy.ml 20 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I think the UK has the right to pull a Trump Venezuela style operation.

[–] meco03211@lemmy.world 17 points 4 days ago

And ~~kidnap~~ arrest trump? Sounds good!

[–] rayyy@piefed.social 13 points 4 days ago

Maybe they are going to be pardoned if convicted here in the US. Then awarded the metal of honor and considered for a Republican senate candidate.

[–] TheVoiceOfRaison@thelemmy.club 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

UK will absolutely not give this up. Though I can envision a scenario where they are tried and pardoned in the US or are Epsteined.

[–] IphtashuFitz@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

So they both kill each other then commit suicide? Kind of like all those Russians who shoot themselves in the back before falling out of windows?

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 6 points 4 days ago

The brothers have repeatedly denied wrongdoing

Just hearing that dweeb speak is enough wrongdoing for me.

[–] Leviathan@fedinsfw.app 2 points 4 days ago

Are these rapists/human-traffickers "social media influencers"? Interesting way to refer to them.

[–] SoupBrick@pawb.social -2 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] Coupable@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Friends don't let friends read the daily mail

[–] SoupBrick@pawb.social 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Toss me another link with the relevant info and I'll swap it out when I get the chance.