Image of 3 defendants placed in front of a building in New York on December 11
On December 12, AFP quoted a statement from the US Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York saying that authorities had just prosecuted three brothers for allegedly using their wide connections in the high-end real estate world to commit sexual assault. sexually molested dozens of women.
Defendants Tal Alexander (38 years old) and Oren Alexander (37 years old) are co-founders of Official Real Estate Company with offices in the cities of Miami (Florida state) and New York (New York state). The remaining defendant, Alon Alexander, is the twin brother of defendant Oren and works at the family’s private security company.
According to the indictment, the three brothers used “fraud, deceit and coercion”, including promises of being provided with luxury accommodation while traveling, to commit acts such as drugging them. , sexually assaulted and raped dozens of women.
They used their “wealth and prominent position in real estate to create and promote opportunities” to do so, according to prosecutors. Accordingly, the attacks occurred at least from 2010 to 2021.
Just 2 years ago, sheet TheNew York Times each featured defendants Tal Alexander and Oren Alexander, detailing their successful ventures as high-end real estate investors, including the sale of a 2,230-square-foot Manhattan penthouse. m2 for 234 million USD.
Defendant Tal Alexander once boasted about his “no days off” lifestyle when he constantly offered flashy mansions to wealthy customers.
Prosecutors described how the three brothers lured women to events and parties, then drugged and sexually assaulted them. The defendants used “social media, dating apps, in-person meetings… and PR agents to recruit women for these events.”
Defendant Oren Alexander’s attorney Susan Necheles maintains her client is innocent and that “the evidence will show that neither he nor his brothers have ever committed a crime.”
