Overview
- Deliberations began Thursday in Manhattan federal court for Oren, Alon and Tal Alexander, who have pleaded not guilty and face potential life sentences if convicted.
- Reality TV broker Tracy Tutor filed a separate lawsuit in New York accusing Oren Alexander of drugging and sexually assaulting her in 2014 during a Douglas Elliman recruiting event.
- An attorney for Oren Alexander rejected Tutor’s claims as false and said the filing was timed to sway the jury as deliberations started.
- Prosecutors, in rebuttal, pointed to a blog found on a hard drive in Tal Alexander’s apartment and argued that lavish trips and parties functioned as things of value used to coerce sex.
- Defense lawyers told jurors the government failed to prove the intent required for sex-trafficking, citing photo metadata to challenge timelines, and noted two counts were earlier dropped after investigator misconduct.