Inside First Week Of Alexander Brothers’ Sex Trafficking Trial

With fresh snow piled high and temperatures below freezing, reporters with The Real Deal trudged to a Lower Manhattan courthouse this week to watch the Alexanders brothers’ federal sex trafficking unfold.

The proceedings marked the culmination of nearly two years of reporting on allegations that disgraced brokers Tal and Oren Alexander and Oren’s twin brother, Alon Alexander, sexually assaulted multiple women. The brothers were arrested in December 2024 on federal sex trafficking charges and have remained in custody at a Brooklyn jail since January 2025.

Here’s what’s happened so far.

Prosecutors with the Southern District of New York kicked off Tuesday with an opening statement detailing their case against the brothers, including accusing them of working together between 2008 and 2021 to lure women to destinations like the Hamptons and the Bahamas with the promise of luxury travel and exclusive experiences. However, once the women arrived, they were sexually assaulted and, in some cases, drugged by one or more of the brothers, prosecutors allege.

Defense attorneys pushed back against prosecutors’ characterization of the brothers’ lifestyle, arguing instead that the brothers’ womanizing behavior was “crude” but not criminal. They also challenged prosecutors’ allegations that the Alexanders drugged women to attack them, pointing to a lack of toxicology or medical reports to corroborate accusers’ claims. (Read more about opening statements here.)

Two women took the stand this week. One testified on Tuesday under the pseudonym “Katie Moore” to describe how she met Tal and Alon at a 2012 NBA Championships watch party at actor Zac Efron’s apartment before she was drugged while at a nightclub with the brothers. She told the court she blacked out and woke up naked in a bed with Alon standing over her. She said he laughed when she told him she didn’t want to have sex and told her she already had. She alleges he then raped her again. (Read the story on her testimony here.)

On Wednesday, a woman using the pseudonym “Maya Miller” recounted her claim that she was drugged and raped by Tal in the Hamptons in August 2014. She claimed that on her second night at a weekend trip in a Sag Harbor mansion, she felt the mood shift and began to fear for her and her friend’s safety. As Miller was trying to leave the next morning, she claimed Tal cornered her in the shower and raped her. (Read the story on her testimony here.)

Attorneys representing the defendants cross-examined each alleged victim, questioning both women on who they told and when, including pressing Miller on why she didn’t seek help from her friend, who was in the bathroom while she was allegedly being attacked by Tal in the shower.

Attorneys also questioned the women about their alcohol consumption, including their prior habits and leading up to the alleged rapes. Howard Srebnick, an attorney for Alon, asked Moore several questions about the “little bit” of MDMA she admitted to taking early on in the night.

By Thursday, the proceedings had touched on allegations concerning each of the three brothers, including the start of testimony related to a sexual exploitation of a minor charge that Oren is facing over an alleged rape in 2009 captured on video. Prosecutors wrapped up the week by walking jurors through a series of photos and videos taken on the night of the alleged attack.

The Alexanders, their attorneys and TRD will be back in the courtroom on Monday, when the woman depicted in the video is expected to testify.

Not so fast…

Brooklyn’s ultra-luxury market hit a growth spurt last year, though it’s still trailing behind its golden years following the pandemic.

In 2025, the borough notched 12 deals for $10 million or more, up 50 percent from 8 the previous year, according to Compass’ annual report. The sales totaled $143 million, up 34 percent year-over-year from $107 million.

Despite the uptick, the market is still down from 2022, a banner year for Brooklyn’s luxury deals as buyers flocked to the outer boroughs in the wake of the pandemic. That year, 13 deals closed for homes priced at $10 million or more for a volume of more than $170 million.

NYC Deal of the Week

The most expensive sale to hit the city rolls this week was for two adjacent townhouses in the West Village. New York University’s Law School sold the pair of properties at 63 and 65 Charles Street for $33.4 million. The buyer was an anonymous LLC with an address in the Cayman Islands.