After two and a half days of deliberations following a month-long trial in Manhattan federal court before U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni, jurors on March 9 convicted luxury real estate brokers and brothers Alon and Oren Alexander, both 38, and Tal Alexander, 39, on all 10 counts of sex trafficking, inducing women to travel for sex and sexual assault and exploitation.
Prosecutors allege the brothers used their wealth and luxury lifestyle to drug and rape numerous women and girls, including a woman who was 16 at the time of her alleged assault.
Jurors heard testimony from 11 women accusing the brothers of forcibly pinning them down or putting drugs into their drinks at parties, in their apartments or on weekend getaways, then raping them, sometimes with other men.
“The jury saw the Alexander’s conduct for what it was—calculated, brutal sexual abuse that, unimaginably, the defendants celebrated,” Manhattan US Attorney Jay Clayton said in a statement.
The brothers are expected to appeal the verdict after they are sentenced, according to their attorneys.
Tal and Oren made their names as luxury agents in Manhattan, affiliated with Douglas Elliman. They started their own brokerage in 2022, and represented many celebrity clients in eight- and nine-figure real estate deals, including listing the most expensive property ever sold in the United States, purchased by hedge fund manager Ken Griffin.
The trial was focused on assaults and misconduct that took place from 2008 to 2021, though the brothers are facing numerous civil lawsuits that include many of the same allegations and victims. Douglas Elliman faces at least one lawsuit alleging the company enabled Alon and Oren in their decades-long sex trafficking venture, with the company’s chair, Howard Lorber, stepping down after investor pressure and revelations of his own alleged inappropriate relationships with company brokers.
The Alexanders could face life in prison when sentenced Aug. 6.
Editor’s note: this story was updated with additional details March 10 at 8:02 a.m.
