US EditionLuxury real estate brothers face trial Tuesday in sex trafficking case
The Alexander brothers deny charges of sex trafficking involving drugging and assaulting women, with prosecutors updating indictments multiple times since their 2024 arrest.
- This week's trial begins in Manhattan federal court as Oren, Tal, and Alon Alexander face sex‑trafficking charges, prosecutors allege they drugged and raped women over a dozen years.
- Defence lawyers counter that women were willing participants and argue prosecutors' use of `anything of value` to induce location creates an unprecedented new offense under the sex‑trafficking statute.
- The indictment was updated Thursday, marking the third update in two months as prosecutors amended allegations, while defence lawyers said last week prosecutors added charges they had no time to investigate.
- Jury selection was expected to last about two days, with opening statements scheduled for next Monday and the brothers held without bail since their Dec. 2024 arrest, while Oren faces a 15 years minimum sentence if convicted.
- A 2009 allegation involving a 17-year-10-months-old complicates the case, with defence disputing her birth certificate from a former Soviet republic; The New York Times reported a 45-year-old Australian accuser died near Sydney last year, ruled `non-suspicious` by the New South Wales coroner's office.
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Luxury real estate brothers face trial Tuesday in sex trafficking case
Two luxury real estate brokers and their brother are scheduled to go on trial on sex trafficking charges Tuesday, just days after their lawyers renewed their request that a New York judge toss out key charges against them.
Alexander brothers set to face federal sex trafficking charges - The Pulse of NH
A display showing images of Alon, Oren, and Tal Alexander prior to a news conference in New York, Dec. 11, 2024. (Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg via Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- Their brand was ultra-lux real estate, and the lifestyle to match.For more than a de...
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