The carefully curated image of the Alexander brothers as visionary dealmakers in America’s ultra-luxury property market collapsed in a courtroom as a jury convicted them of sex trafficking and related charges after a harrowing five-week trial.
Twins Oren and Alon Alexander, long celebrated for brokering some of the most expensive homes in the United States, and their older brother Tal were found guilty after 11 women testified that the men used drugs, intimidation and their immense wealth to sexually assault them over more than a decade.
Prosecutors described a pattern in which the brothers met women at nightclubs, parties and through dating apps, then lured them into a world of private jets, yachts and multimillion-dollar vacation homes. Many assaults, witnesses said, occurred on lavish trips to the Hamptons, a Caribbean cruise and a ski getaway in Aspen, Colorado. Authorities said more than 60 women have accused one or more of the brothers of rape or assault.
On the stand, several women recounted suddenly losing control of their bodies after accepting a single drink from one of the brothers. One said she woke up naked with Alon standing over her after meeting the men at a party in actor Zac Efron’s Manhattan apartment. Another, the daughter of a billionaire, testified that Alon raped her in Aspen when she was 17, telling jurors she was not seeking a payout: “I don’t want their money. I just don’t want them to have it.”
Brooklyn artist and gallery owner Lindsey Acree told the jury she was raped by Tal and another man at a Hamptons home after less than half a glass of wine left her incapacitated. She later sued, she said, because the brothers publicly dismissed their accusers as “gold diggers” and “con artists.” “If there’s a kid with a stick who keeps hitting people, you take their stick away,” she testified. “Money is their stick.”
Before their downfall, Oren and Tal were star brokers at Douglas Elliman and later co-founded the high-end firm Official, while Alon worked in the family’s security business. In addition to the criminal convictions, the brothers face roughly two dozen civil suits, including one from “Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles” star Tracy Tutor, who alleges Oren drugged and assaulted her at a New York real estate event.
Jurors heard evidence of text messages and emails in which the brothers allegedly boasted about sexual encounters, discussed using drugs to lower women’s inhibitions and referenced sneaking narcotics onto a cruise ship. Investigators said at least one assault was recorded and intimate images of victims were shared, further undercutting defense claims that the encounters were consensual and that accusers were motivated by money.