Andrew Tate, targeted by a new rape investigation in the UK. Police have reopened the case and are looking into how the complaints from the three women accusing him were handled
Police in Britain have reopened a rape and sexual assault investigation into Andrew Tate after the way the case was initially handled came to the attention of watchdogs, the BBC and The Sun report.
Hertfordshire Police said on Thursday that they will reopen their investigation into the incidents reported by three women between 2014 and 2015.
The decision comes a day after Britain's Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) announced it was reviewing the authorities' handling of complaints against Tate.
Police representatives told the BBC they were “determined to do the right thing and ensure that allegations of this seriousness are investigated properly, thoroughly and fully, regardless of when they were made”.
The institution confirmed that the decision was made “to reopen the investigation regarding the accusations made by women in the period 2014-2015, relating to crimes of rape and sexual assault”, stating that, at this stage, no further details will be provided.
The three women who made the allegations said the reopening of the inquiry was “long overdue”.
The IOPC said a former detective is being investigated over alleged failures to properly investigate the case, and two former detective sergeants are also under disciplinary investigation.
Andrew Tate's lawyer, Andrew Ford, said the British public prosecutor decided in 2019 and again in 2025 not to take further action, citing a lack of sufficient evidence to lay charges.
The three women, along with a fourth plaintiff, also opened a civil action at the High Court of Justice. The trial is scheduled for June.
A spokesman for Tate told the BBC that he “continues to deny all allegations in the strongest possible terms” and would co-operate with any legal proceedings.
Separately, Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan Tate, have been charged in the UK with rape and other offences, in connection with allegations made by three other women.
Bedfordshire Police obtained a European arrest warrant against them, but agreed to allow separate court proceedings in Romania against them for rape and people-trafficking to be completed first.
