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federal judge in Manhattan has allowed the sex‑trafficking case against luxury real‑estate brokers Tal and Oren Alexander, along with their brother Alon, to proceed. Judge Valerie Caproni rejected most of the defendants’ motions to dismiss, finding the charges—10 felony counts including conspiracy and sex trafficking—sufficiently grounded to go to trial. The ruling, sealed until Tuesday, undermines the defense’s strategy to stop the case before a jury.
Prosecutors say more than 60 women have reported sexual assault by at least one of the brothers, and 11 new victims have filed civil suits. The Alexanders, who have pleaded not guilty, have been in custody since their December arrest in Florida. The indictment alleges that from 2009 to 2021 they lured women with luxury hotel stays, international trips, and exclusive events, then drugged, restrained, and raped them. Victims were sometimes transported across state and international borders before being assaulted.
One lawsuit recounts a 2018 Miami house party where Oren Alexander allegedly forced a woman onto a bed and raped her. Another describes a 2013 New York City party where Tal Alexander handed a woman a drink that left her “lightheaded and disoriented,” after which Tal and Oren raped her. The defense argued the charges were vague, lacked specificity, and some were too old to prosecute. Judge Caproni dismissed most of those arguments, narrowing only a 2009 attempted sex‑trafficking charge as barred by the statute of limitations, while leaving the related sex‑trafficking charge intact.
The judge also denied requests to suppress evidence seized from the brothers’ New York apartment, cloud storage, and a Facebook account. Evidence from a December warrant—executed at Tal Alexander’s Manhattan “Billionaire’s Row” apartment—includes hard drives with explicit videos and photos. Prosecutors say the footage shows Alon, Oren, and other men engaging in sexual acts with women visibly under the influence of alcohol or drugs, sometimes physically manipulating them to prevent active participation.
The Alexanders were first arrested in December on an indictment charging one count of sex‑trafficking conspiracy and two counts of sex trafficking. A grand jury later issued a superseding indictment in May, and a second superseding indictment was presented at the June arraignment, leading to a second arrest. Tal and Oren built their careers as agents for Douglas Elliman before founding their own firm, Official, in 2022. Alon worked for a family‑owned security company. Tal is the eldest sibling and not a twin.
In addition to criminal charges, the brothers face multiple civil lawsuits from women alleging similar misconduct. Their attorneys have labeled the suits a “cash grab,” accusing the high‑profile personal‑injury firm Morgan & Morgan of influencing the criminal investigation. “For months, we’ve watched orchestrated efforts encouraging women to profit from past sexual experiences with the Alexander brothers,” Tal’s lawyers, Milton Williams and Deanna Paul, said. They claim the lawsuits, filed just before the law’s look‑back window expires, are a transparent attempt at financial gain.
The Alexanders remain at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, the same facility currently holding alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione. The case continues to develop as the prosecution prepares for trial.
