Sebuah juri federal di Manhattan menyatakan bersalah saudara-saudara Tal, Oren, dan Alon Alexander atas semua dakwaan dalam persidangan perdagangan seks mereka pada Senin. Putusan tersebut menyusul empat minggu kesaksian dari korban yang menuduh saudara-saudara kaya tersebut memabukkan dan memperkosa puluhan wanita dan gadis selama lebih dari satu dekade. Pengucapan hukuman dijadwalkan pada 6 Agustus.
Juri di pengadilan federal Manhattan mengeluarkan putusan bersalah setelah berminggu-minggu kesaksian emosional. Saudara-saudara Alexander—Tal, 39 tahun, dan si kembar berusia 38 tahun Oren dan Alon—menghadapi 10 dakwaan, termasuk konspirasi untuk melakukan perdagangan seks dan beberapa dakwaan perdagangan seks melalui kekerasan, penipuan, atau paksaan. Mereka mengaku tidak bersalah setelah ditangkap pada Desember 2024 di Miami, tempat mereka tinggal. Persidangan berlangsung di New York City, salah satu dari beberapa lokasi di mana korban melaporkan serangan tersebut. Prosecutors, led by Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Jones, presented accounts from 11 victims detailing how the brothers allegedly used their wealth and status to lure women, including two teenagers, before drugging and sexually abusing them. In some cases, the indictment claimed the brothers recorded the incidents. The defense maintained that all encounters were consensual, describing the brothers' behavior as sometimes 'obnoxious' but not criminal. During the verdict reading, Oren Alexander shook his head softly, while Tal put his head down. Their parents attended the proceedings, with a family friend comforting their mother. U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton stated, 'The sex crimes highlighted in the trial are all too prevalent in our society and all too often go unreported and unpunished. The truth is sex trafficking and other federal sex offenses are present in many walks of life and we have not done enough to root it out.' Outside the courthouse, defense attorney Marc Agnifilo told reporters, 'We believe in our clients' innocence and we're not going to stop fighting until we prevail.' He noted potential appeals issues, expressing disappointment but unwavering resolve. Before their arrests, Oren and Tal were prominent in luxury real estate, known as 'The A Team' for brokering high-end properties in New York, Miami, and Los Angeles. Alon, a law school graduate, held an executive role at the family's private security firm.
