Alexander brothers face new lawsuits as defense claims criminal probe was orchestrated
A bundle of new lawsuits were filed this week against three wealthy brothers accused of drugging and then sexually assaulting and raping dozens of women in multiple states, as the brothers claim a high-profile personal-injury law firm “dictated” the criminal investigation. Tal, 38, and Oren Alexander, 37, two prominent jet-setting real estate brokers in New York and Miami, and their brother Alon Alexander, Oren’s identical twin, were arrested in Miami Beach on Dec.11 and remain in federal custody in New York. More than 60 alleged victims have reported being sexually assaulted by at least one of the brothers, according to prosecutors.
On Tuesday, 11 additional victims came forward, filing claims in New York Supreme Court.“There are a lot of victims, and [the Alexander brothers] deserve some form of accountability for sexually assaulting these women,” the managing partner at AVA Law Group Inc., Andrew Van Arsdale, told Fox News Digital. Prosecutors allege that the Alexander brothers “worked together, and with others known and unknown to repeatedly and violently drug, sexually assault, and rape” victims in New York, Miami and elsewhere, according to a federal indictment filed in December.All three brothers were charged with one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking and a separate count of sex trafficking of one woman by force, fraud or coercion.In addition, Tal was charged with the sex trafficking of a second victim. All three men have pleaded not guilty.The 11 women, represented by the AVA Law Group and Curis Law, claim they were allegedly drugged and assaulted by Tal, Oren and Alon Alexander.
The latest lawsuits include accusations of assault in Miami, Manhattan and even Moscow.All but one of the women, Leah Peters, have filed as Jane Does.In seven of the 11 suits, women say they were handed something to drink before they were assaulted, and believe they were drugged.Peters said that she met Oren Alexander at a luxurious house part...