The wife of Tal Alexander, a high-profile real estate agent who was accused last month along with his two brothers of drugging, then sexually assaulting and raping dozens of women in multiple states, has reportedly filed for divorce amid the scandal.
Tal, 38, and Oren Alexander, 37, two prominent brokers in New York and Miami, and their brother Alon Alexander, Oren's identical twin, He was arrested in Miami Beach Dec. 11 and has since been transferred to federal custody.
“I will continue to provide my little one with love and support as I leave my husband,” Tal Alexander’s wife, Ariel Kogut, who recently welcomed a child with her husband, told Real Boy in a statement through her lawyer confirming the split.
“This commitment to my child’s best interests and well-being will continue to be my highest priority.”
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Tal Alexander and Ariel Kogut attend the Charity Concert for the People and Culture of Ukraine at Scola Grande di San Rocco April 21, 2022, in Venice, Italy.. (Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images)
Prosecutors allege that the Alexander brothers “worked together, and with others known and unknown, to repeatedly and violently drug and sexually assault and rape.” New York, Miami and elsewhere, according to a federal indictment filed in December.
According to the charges in the indictment, the three wealthy brothers conspired in the sex trafficking scheme since at least 2010, but prosecutors alleged their sexual violence against women spanned more than 20 years, dating back to when the men were in high school in Miami.
A projection shows photos of Alon, Oren, and Tal Alexander before a press conference in New York on December 11, 2024. (Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Law enforcement officers conducted an interview More than 40 women reported being “forcibly raped or sexually assaulted by at least one of the Alexander brothers,” and each of the brothers was accused separately by 10 women of forcible rape between 2002 or 2003 and 2021, according to the latest letter from prosecutors.
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Real estate brokers Tal Alexander and Oren Alexander at their home in Miami Beach February 1, 2019. (Patrick Farrell/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Investigators say they uncovered 'trophies' during a search of 'billionaire' Tal Alexander's Manhattan apartment, including Sexually explicit photos and videos Show “Women in cases of poisoning and dislocation in inflammation.”
Other videos were found that allegedly showed Alon, Oren Alexander and other men engaging in sexual intercourse with women “under the influence of alcohol or other substances.” He added that in some cases, at least one of the brothers and another man “physically approached women's bodies in order to have sex with them while the women were not actively participating in the sexual activity or staying away.”
“The fact that video versions of defendants' criminal conduct awards were found at Tal Alexander's headquarters last month also indicates that defendants have not closed the door on their criminal conduct,” prosecutors argued.
Oren and Alon Alexander attend Jeff Gordon's last lap on November 22, 2015, at their villa, Casa Casuarina in Miami Beach, Florida. (Aaron Davidson/Getty Images for J Collection)
The skyscraper apartment was previously shared by Oren and Tal Alexander, and photos and videos were found on a hard drive in a closet that appeared to include items belonging to Oren.
All three brothers were charged with one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking and a separate count of sex trafficking of a single woman by force, fraud or coercion. Additionally, Alexander Tal was charged with sex trafficking the second victim.
As part of them allegedly Sex trafficking conspiracyThe Alexander brothers “engaged in an ongoing pattern of rape and sexual assault, which included both pre-planned trips and events for which he recruited the defendants to attend and then raped and sexually assaulted her, as well as opportunistic rapes and sexual assaults on numerous victims they encountered by chance,” prosecutors say. .
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Oren Alexander and his twin brother, Alon, attend a Bond hearing after being charged with multiple state and federal crimes, including sex trafficking and rape, in the Richard E. Gerstein will stand trial on December 13, 2024, in Miami. (Mathias J. Ocner/Miami Herald via AP, Pool)
Defense attorneys for the three brothers argued committed any sexual assaultsand that their relationships with the alleged victims were consensual, according to court records.
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A judge said last week that the Alexander brothers would likely be placed in the Metropolitan Detention Center, the same prison where… Sean “Diddy” Combs Sam Bankman-Fried is in custody. The next status conference in the case is scheduled for Jan. 29.
Tal Alexander's attorney and his wife's attorney did not immediately respond for comment.
Fox News' Maria Baronich contributed to this report.
