“To date, law enforcement has interviewed dozens of women who have come forward with allegations of violent rape or sexual assault by at least one of Alexander’s brothers,” Damian Williams, US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, said at a press conference in Manhattan. .
“This conduct is alleged to have been abhorrent.”
Prosecutors say the alleged crimes took place over a decade.
The indictment describes a scheme that involved inviting women to parties and using promises of luxury and travel to lure them to locations in the U.S. and abroad where the alleged attacks took place.
It also says they bought drugs and gave them to the women, and sometimes “secretly” put them in their drinks.
Finally, prosecutors also allege that in some cases the brothers “physically restrained and held their victims during the rapes and sexual assaults and ignored screams and obvious pleas to stop.”
Immediately after the attacks, the brothers allegedly provided some of the victims with concert tickets and other luxuries.
The three brothers are charged with one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking and another count of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion.
Tal Alexander is also charged with further charges of trafficking by force, fraud or coercion.
“Oren Alexander is innocent,” said his lawyer, Susan Nekeles.
“The evidence will show that neither he nor his brothers ever committed a crime.”
Meanwhile, a lawyer representing the women welcomed the indictment.
“We are glad to hear that there will finally be some measure of accountability for the Alexander brothers and justice for their many victims,” David Gottlieb said in a statement released by his law firm Wigdor LLP on X.
“We salute all the survivors who had the strength and courage to speak about their unimaginable experiences after years of pain and suffering.”
Tal and Oren Alexander worked at real estate giant Douglas Elliman, listing properties for celebrities including Liam Gallagher, Lindsay Lohan, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West.
In 2022, they founded a firm called Official.
