"together with a third brother, drugged and sexually assaulted dozens of women and girls over more than a decade? Or are they simply womanizers whose party-fueled lifestyle involved lots of consensual sex? That's a pivotal question a six-man, six-woman jury will have to consider over the course of Tal, Oren, and Oren's twin, Alon Alexander's sex-trafficking trial that's unfolding over the next several weeks in a Manhattan federal courtroom."
"An accuser using the pseudonym "Katie Moore," who was the first government witness to testify, broke down in tears as she told the jury she was drugged and raped by Alon Alexander in 2012 when she was 20 years old. Moore said that she woke up naked with Alon Alexander standing over her, also naked, at the Manhattan apartment he shared with Tal Alexander, in the hours after an NBA Finals viewing party at the nearby penthouse of actor Zac Efron."
Three brothers — Tal, Oren, and Alon Alexander — face federal sex-trafficking charges in Manhattan alleging they drugged and sexually assaulted dozens of women and girls over more than a decade. Opening arguments presented sharply different portrayals: prosecutors allege serial predation and trafficking, while defense lawyers describe a party-fueled lifestyle with consensual encounters. A six-man, six-woman jury will weigh the competing narratives over several weeks. Convictions could carry life sentences for Tal and Oren. The accused previously held high-profile positions: top luxury real estate agents and a security firm executive with elite clients. The first government witness testified she was drugged and raped in 2012.
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