Multi-millionaire property mogul brothers arrested following sexual assault allegations

The real estate mogul father of three men charged with rape has left onlookers shocked when he left the courtroom.

A trio of multi-millionaire brothers have been charged over allegations they used their wealth and status to “lure and entice”, drug and rape dozens of women.

Real estate moguls Oren Alexander and his older brother, Tal Alexander, as well as Oren’s twin, Alon Alexander, were arrested at their homes in Miami Beach, Florida on Wednesday local time.

Their father, Schlomy, left onlookers shocked when he smiled and said he was doing “great” as he left the court.

Shlomy Alexander smiled and said he was doing 'great' as he left the courtroom. Source: NBC

The brothers had used “the promise of luxury experiences, travel, and accommodations to lure and entice women to locations where they were then forcibly raped or sexually assaulted”, prosecutors alleged in a federal indictment.

“Often, the Alexander brothers drugged their victims before assaulting them, preventing them from fighting back or escaping,” the indictment read, adding that many of the assaults involved “multiple men”.

Real estate moguls Alon and Oren Alexander have been charged with sex trafficking. Picture: Matthew Peyton/Getty Images for Peaceman Productions

According to the indictment, the trio conspired in the so-called sex trafficking scheme for at least 14 years.

In some instances, the brothers arranged meet-ups with their alleged victims on dating apps and social media, it is alleged.

Others they met by chance at nightclubs and parties, authorities said.

Investigators claim that many of the woman were drugged with the sedative GBH – commonly known as the “date rape” drug.

Alon Alexander. Picture: Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department via AP

Oren Alexander. Picture: Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department via AP

The three brothers were charged with conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, and sex trafficking by force, cause or coercion. The twins face separate state felony charges of sexual battery, connected to three separate assaults, arrest warrants released by prosecutors read.

In civil suits filed in June, the twins were accused of taking it in turns to rape a woman inside a Hamptons’ castle known as “the Playboy Mansion of the East Coast”.

The federal charges against the Alexanders were announced at a press conference in Manhattan by US attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, and the head of the FBI’s New York office, James E Dennehy.

“This conduct, as alleged, was heinous,” Mr Williams told reporters.

“With our law enforcement partners, this office is determined to investigate and prosecute anyone who engages in sex trafficking, no matter how powerful or wealthy or famous you may be.”

The brothers are accused of taking it in turn to rape women. Picture: Aaron Davidson/Getty Images for J Group

The investigation into the brothers is ongoing, Mr Williams said, urging anyone with accusations of sexual violence to come forward.

Prosecutors said they’d interviewed more than a dozen women who reported being raped by

one of the brothers between 2005 and 2021.

Their history of sexual violence allegedly dates back two decades to their high school days in Miami, where they boasted of several “gang rapes”, authorities said in a court filing that argued for the trio to be held without bail.

“Each of the victims that the government has interviewed from this period reported hearing that individuals involved – including Tal Alexander – talked about the assaults at school, boasting about ‘running train’ on their victims and saying they wanted to ‘do it again’,” the prosecutors wrote.

At least 30 more women have come forward accusing the brothers of rape. Picture: Steven Henry/Getty Images for Sir Ivan

‘This conduct, as alleged, was heinous,’ the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, said. Picture: Steven Henry/Getty Images for Sir Ivan

“At times, the defendants physically restrained and held down their victims during the rapes and sexual assaults and ignored screams and explicit requests to stop,” the indictment read.

As a result of their allegedly being drugged, “some of the victims experienced symptoms of impaired physical and mental capacity, including limitations of movement and speech and incomplete memories of events”.

Miami’s top state prosecutor, Katherine Fernandez Rundle, announced the state’s charges there on Wednesday.

“Time and again, we’ve seen people who use their fame, their money, their power to create opportunities to commit sexual crimes,” Ms Rundle said.

Lawyers for Alon and Tal declined to comment when contacted by The New York Post about the charges.

Oren’s lawyer, Susan R Necheles, told the publication her client is “innocent”.

“The evidence will show that neither he nor his brothers ever committed a crime,” she said.

All three brothers, who will eventually appear in Manhattan federal court, face 15 years to live in prison if convicted.

– with The New York Post