Top real estate broker Oren Alexander and his twin brother Alon, an executive at a private security firm, were accused of raping at least two women in New York in lawsuits filed this March.
Both lawsuits are centered on two alleged assaults that occurred in 2010 and 2012. The suits were filed just as New York State law eliminating the civil statute of limitations for sexual assault lawsuits was set to expire. That provision allows survivors over the age of 18 at the time of the assault to sue their perpetrators between Nov. 24, 2022, and Nov. 24, 2023.
What Did the Lawsuits Claim?
The first complaint was filed by Rebecca Mandel. In the lawsuit, Mandel claimed she first met the Alexader brothers in 2009 at a nightclub in the Meatpacking District. She later ran into them again in September 2010, when Alon insisted he buy her a drink. Mandel said she began to feel hazy and said she believed Alon had drugged her drink. Her suit further stated that the twins suggested she accompany them to a party. They rented a cab that took them to the twins' apartment in Chelsea instead of to a party. Mandel said they held her down and took turns raping her.
In a separate lawsuit filed by Kate Whiteman, Oren, and Alon were accused of assaulting her on May 26, 2012, at a mansion in the Hamptons known as Sir Ivan's Castle. She alleged that she was leaving the Dune nightclub that weekend when the twins forcibly pulled her into an SUV and refused to release her. They allegedly brought Whiteman to the mansion, where they locked her in the garage and said, "she must change into a sarong." She was later led to a large bedroom after trying to leave and was later "sexually assaulted, abused, raped, pinned, groped, harassed, battered, and fondled by defendants."
Both lawsuits said Mandel and Whiteman suffered physical and emotional damage from the incidents. The lawsuit also claimed the twins assaulted more women "for years."
What Did the Brothers Say?
Trial attorney Jim Ferraro, a lawyer for the Alexanders, declined the allegations, calling Whiteman's accusation a "total shakedown," per The Real Deal. Ferraro further claimed that they had "very powerful evidence" that would dismiss Whiteman's allegation.
