Real estate tycoons the Alexander brothers arrested on federal sex trafficking charges

The Alexander brothers -- Alon, Oren and Tal -- have been arrested on federal sex trafficking charges, according to New York prosecutors.

For well over a decade, the prominent real estate brothers conspired to "repeatedly and violently drug, sexually assault and rape dozens of women," according to an indictment unsealed Wednesday in New York after the brothers were arrested in Miami on Wednesday.

The Alexanders also procured drugs, including GHB and cocaine, and would sometimes spike women's drinks before assaulting them, the indictment said.

The brothers allegedly held down women and "ignored screams and explicit requests to stop."

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The arrests follow a string of lawsuits alleging sexual assault.

Alexander brothers set to face federal sex trafficking charges​

All three brothers have pleaded not guilty.

For more than a decade, brothers Oren and Tal Alexander built a rep of jetsetting glamour and partying at hot spots, flanked always by beautiful women.

In a 16-page indictment, the US Attorney's Office in Manhattan says that for well over a decade, the Alexander brothers conspired to "repeatedly and violently drug, sexually assault and rape dozens of women," using the "promise of luxury experiences, travel and accommodations" as a tool "to lure and entice" and ultimately force sex.

Prosecutors have assembled a chorus of women accusers whose accounts they hope will take a jury through a journey of rendezvous, drugs and booze in places like the Hamptons, Aspen, Las Vegas and the Bahamas.

Promiscuous and privileged though they may have been, the Alexander brothers' lawyers argue they are not guilty of sexual violence. The men leveraged their success and used it to attract women, who, their lawyers insist, participated willingly. Defense attorneys insist the brothers' did not commit the crimes they're charged with and that their accusers' accounts are dubious and "speculative," motivated by hopes for windfalls.

DaisyDay said:

Well, have they been accused of fraud though? That seems a better ticket out.

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