SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — Two luxury real estate brokers and their brother have been accused of sex trafficking, drugging and “brutally” sexually assaulting and raping dozens of female victims — some in the Hamptons — in a case dating back to 2010. according to the US Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York.
On Wednesday, Oren and Tal Alexander and their brother Alon were charged with sex trafficking in New York, the Justice Department said.
Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and James E. Dennehy, Assistant Director of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Jessica S. Tisch, Commissioner of the City of New York Police Department announced the return of the three-count indictment charging Alon Alexander, Oren Alexander and Tal Alexander with sex trafficking offenses, the DOJ said.
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Alon Alexander, 37, Oren Alexander, 37, and Tal Alexander, 38, all of Miami, Florida, were each charged with one count of participating in a sex trafficking conspiracy, which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison. and one count of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison and a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison, the DOJ said.
Isabelle Kirshner, the New York-based attorney representing Alon Alexander, told Patch, “He's going to plead 'not guilty,' and we're going to deal with that in the appropriate forum, which is the courtroom.”
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Attorneys for Oren and Tal Alexander could not immediately be reached for comment.
Tal Alexander was additionally charged with a second count of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion, which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison and a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison, the DOJ said.
They were arrested in the Southern District of Florida, the Justice Department said.
According to the indictment, the superseding indictment and other documents and statements in public records, the Justice Department said that from at least about 2010, through at least 2021 or thereabouts, the Alexander brothers worked together and with others engaged in sex trafficking, including of the repeated use of drugs, sexual assaults and rapes of dozens of female victims.
The Alexander brothers, who live primarily in New York and Miami, have “significant social and financial connections,” including through Oren and Tal's positions as prominent real estate agents focused on ultra-luxury markets. The Alexander brothers used their wealth and prominent positions in real estate to create and facilitate opportunities to sexually assault women,” the DOJ said.
To carry out and facilitate their sex-trafficking scheme, the brothers used deception, fraud and coercion to get the women to travel with them or meet them at private locations for various trips and events, the DOJ said, also confirming with Patch that some of these incidents occurred in the Hamptons.
Oren, 37, and Tal Alexander, 38, co-founded it Official luxury real estate companywith listings in the Hamptons, among other places, according to the company's website.
The Alexanders brothers and others identified women to invite to these events through, among other things, social media, dating apps, in-person meetings or through the use of party promoters who would recruit women for the events, the DOJ said.
The Alexander brothers used the promise of luxury experiences, travel and accommodations to lure and entice women to these events and then — in many cases — raped and sexually assaulted women who attended, the DOJ said.
At times, multiple men, including one or more of the Alexander brothers, participated in the attacks, the Justice Department said.
In some cases, the men physically restrained and held their victims during the rapes and sexual assaults and ignored screams and verbal requests to stop, the DOJ said.
Prior to the events, the Alexander brothers and others procured drugs they agreed to supply to the women, including, but not limited to, cocaine, mushrooms and GHB, the DOJ said.
On many occasions during events and trips, the Alexander brothers and others secretly drug women's drinks. Some of the victims experienced symptoms of reduced physical and mental capacity, including limitations in movement and speech and incomplete memories of events, the DOJ said.
This prevented the women from being able to fight back or escape during the rapes and sexual assaults, the DOJ said.
The arrangement between the Alexander brothers included many other acts of sexual violence in addition to the sexual assaults during scheduled trips and events, the DOJ said.
On several occasions, one or more of the Alexander brothers drugged and raped or sexually assaulted women they met by chance, including women they met at bars and nightclubs, social events and on dating apps, the DOJ said.
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said: “As alleged in the indictment, for more than a decade, the Alexander brothers, alone and together, repeatedly and violently sexually assaulted and raped dozens of victims. Today, the defendants are charged with multiple counts of sex trafficking. Our investigation it's far from over. — or if you know anything about their alleged crimes — we urge you to come forward.”
FBI Assistant Director James E. Dennehy added: “The Alexander brothers allegedly conspired to use their wealth and status to prey on innocent women by coercing them into sexual acts. We will not allow this type of alleged behavior to go unchallenged. Predators The violent coercion of victims into sexual acts cannot and will not be tolerated is possible because of the bravery that they show off the victims when they come to the fore.
If you have been victimized by the Alexander brothers in any way or have additional information, please call the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI or contact alexander-case@fbi.gov.
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