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Alexander Brothers Allegations: Here's What We Know

According to Internet users on social networks, what the Alexander brothers allegedly did is an open secret within their circles.

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The Alexander brothers in 2015

Content warning: This article mentions allegations of sexual assault and battery.

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Outside of the entertainment industry, the world of luxury real estate is under scrutiny as two of its heirs face several charges against them. Oren and Alon Alexander are twin brothers whose father, Shlomy Alexander, is a successful real estate developer based in Miami. One followed in his footsteps while the other branched out slightly. Both are in difficulty. Here's what we know about the allegations against the Alexander brothers.

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The Alexander brothers in 2011

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The Alexander brothers' allegations date back to 2010.

In June 2023, Real Deal real estate news The website reported the sale of a waterfront home in Miami Beach that belonged to Oren, Alon and their brother Tal. It described an impressive home featuring “a main house, staff quarters, gazebo, gym, swimming pool and outdoor kitchen,” which sold for $27.5 million. It's hard to believe that almost exactly a year later, this same website would announce that Oren and Alon were accused of raping two women.

The complaints were filed by Rebecca Mandel and Kate Whiteman using the Adult Survivors Act, which allows “survivors who were over the age of 18 at the time of the assault to sue their alleged perpetrators between November 24, 2022 and November 24.” november “. 2023, regardless of when the crime took place,” according to another report from The real deal. The two women are represented by the same lawyers in two separate trials.

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Mandel alleges that in September 2010, she met Oren and Alon at SL, a now-closed nightclub in New York's Meatpacking District, after they had several altercations in 2009. According to the lawsuit, she claims Alon “intentionally drugged The plaintiff drank an unknown substance, causing significant impairment of her physical and mental being; they then coaxed Mandel to their apartment, telling her that a party was taking place. Once she arrived, they allegedly raped her in turn. of role.

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The Alexander brothers in 2011

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Two years later, in 2012, as part of Whiteman's trial, Whiteman was sexually harassed, assaulted and raped at the home of “Ivan Wilzig, an artist who uses his medieval-style property to throw parties,” wrote The real deal. Like Mandel, Whiteman met the brothers a few years earlier, in 2008, and said she repeatedly turned down Oren who asked her out on several occasions.

In 2012, Whiteman claimed to have received a text message from Oren asking if she was going to be in the Hamptons for Memorial Day weekend. After saying yes, she later saw the brothers at a nightclub called Dune where they allegedly drove her in a black SUV and forced her to attend a party at Wilzig's home. Whiteman tried to leave but was brought back into the house and then taken to a bedroom where the Alexander brothers allegedly “assaulted, raped and beat” her, according to the complaint. The real deal.

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According to comments on social media, the Alexander brothers' alleged assaults were an open secret.

Since the prosecution was made public, The real deal reported that several women contacted Evan Torgan, the attorney representing Mandel and Whiteman. “I've spoken to about 15 people who told me they were raped by the Alexander brothers, one (brother) or more, at different times, in New York, in South Beach and in other states as well,” he said. Torgan said at the outlet.

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After the story was published on the Real deal On Instagram on June 9, 2024, the comments section was flooded with people all saying essentially the same thing. “This information has been known throughout Manhattan, the Hamptons and Miami Beach for over a decade,” one person wrote. Another commenter wrote, “It's a well-known thing in New York. Everyone had multiple stories about them. I don't know how they got away with it for so long.” The answer to this question is of course money.

The Alexander brothers are represented by Jim Ferraro of the Ferraro Law Firm, who has denied all allegations on their behalf and calls them a “shakedown.” They have until August 19, 2024 to respond to the lawsuits.

If you need help, call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or visit RAINN.org to chat one-on-one online with a support specialist anytime.

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