I’ll be covering the Alexander Brothers trial as it unfolds because the case sits at a complicated and unsettling intersection of the Jewish community, high-end real estate, Republican politics, and celebrity culture. The three defendants—Alon, Oren, and Tal Alexander—were high-flying real estate agents who built lucrative careers selling luxury properties in New York, Miami, and internationally. Along the way, they developed strong ties within the Jewish community and moved in social circles that included well-known figures from entertainment and politics.
The allegations against them have sent shockwaves through those overlapping worlds, raising uncomfortable questions about power, access, and accountability in environments where wealth and influence can soften scrutiny. Whatever the outcome, this is a case whose implications extend well beyond the courtroom, and I’ll be following it closely.
On Day 8 of the Alexander brothers’ federal sex trafficking trial, the defense mounted a vigorous and methodical challenge to the prosecution’s case. They subjected a key accuser to intense cross-examination while systematically questioning the reliability and interpretation of digital evidence introduced the previous week.
The morning session centered on testimony related to a then-17-year-old woman’s trip to the X Games in Aspen, where she alleges she was drugged and sexually assaulted by Alon Alexander. Her younger brother took the stand to offer emotional support for her account, providing corroborating details.In the afternoon, defense attorneys shifted focus to the government’s presentation of text messages. Through pointed questioning, they argued that the messages had been selectively excerpted and removed from their full context, contending that they did not establish proof of a conspiracy to drug women.
What the Witnesses Said
Maylen Gehret: Testifying under her own name, Gehret told the jury she was 17 when she and two friends went to Aspen for the X Games in January 2017. She recounted a night that began at the Bootsy Bellows nightclub, where she met Alon Alexander. She testified that after Alon gave her two vodka cranberries, she felt her head become heavy and clouded, a feeling she had never experienced from alcohol before. She claimed Alon called her “dramatic” when she couldn’t hold her head up. The night ended, she said, in a hotel room at the Little Nell, where Alon raped her while her body “felt like it wasn’t there.” Gehret has also filed a civil lawsuit against the Alexander brothers, though she dismissed any suggestion of a financial motivation due to the fact that her father is a billionaire.
Augustus Gehret: Maylen's younger brother, Augustus, took the stand in a brief but emotional appearance. He had no personal knowledge of what happened in Aspen and could not testify to any facts of the case itself. His testimony was limited to what his sister told him roughly a month after the alleged rape. He testified that she broke down in the car and told him, "I was raped," and described her as "visibly broken" and "on edge." He noted she began sleeping with the lights on and her door open, a dramatic change in behavior he allegedly observed after she returned from the trip.