Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs A Miami judge granted bail Friday to twin brothers Oren and Alon Alexander, who are facing sexual assault charges. However, they will not be released from custody as another judge ordered them to be held without bond in a separate federal sex trafficking case.That case also includes their older brother, Tal Alexander.The bond for 37-year-old Oren Alexander, a luxury real estate broker, was set at $3 million on Friday, while the bond for his twin, Alon, was set at $2 million. The Bal Harbour, Florida, home of their father, Shlomy Alexander, was used to secure the bond.Joel Denaro, a lawyer for Alon and Oren Alexander, declined to comment when contacted by Newsweek.
Twin brothers Alon (L) and Oren Alexander attend their bond hearing in Miami on December 13. The brothers are charged with multiple state and federal crimes, including sex trafficking and rape.
Twin brothers Alon (L) and Oren Alexander attend their bond hearing in Miami on December 13. The brothers are charged with multiple state and federal crimes, including sex trafficking and rape.
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On Wednesday, Isabelle Kirshner, Alon Alexander’s attorney, told Newsweek, “He will be entering a not guilty plea and addressing these charges in the appropriate forum, which is the courtroom.”Alon Alexander served as president of Kent Security, their parents’ private security firm, since 2009, but his name is no longer listed on its website.A judge said the brothers are flight risks as they await trial in their sex crimes case.The twins, along with their 38-year-old brother Tal Alexander, are charged with conspiracy to commit sex trafficking and sex trafficking by force, cause or coercion.Tal Alexander faces an additional charge of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion. He appeared in a Miami federal courtroom on Wednesday in connection with the federal sex trafficking indictment involving all three brothers. His bail hearing is scheduled for later Friday, with prosecutors pushing for pretrial detention.Oren Alexander asked the judge Friday to be released on house arrest since he and his wife are expecting their first child.”Your honor, my wife is nine months pregnant and due any day with our first child. Her family is in Brazil, and she is counting on me to be with her during labor,” he said.
L-R: Alon, Tal, and Oren Alexander. The brothers were arrested Wednesday in Miami on sex trafficking charges.
L-R: Alon, Tal, and Oren Alexander. The brothers were arrested Wednesday in Miami on sex trafficking charges.
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Prosecutors claim the brothers together and separately drugged, sexually assaulted, and raped dozens of victims for over a decade.An unsealed federal indictment in Manhattan accuses the three men of luring women with promises of luxury experiences and then forcibly raping or sexually assaulting them, sometimes by multiple men.In a court filing arguing the brothers to be held without bail, prosecutors said their alleged abuse began at Michael Krop Senior High School in Miami.A yearbook photo obtained by NBC 6 shows Oren Alexander saying his favorite memory was “riding my first ‘choo-choo’ train,” in an apparent reference to gang rape.”Each of the victims that the government has interviewed from this period reported hearing that individuals involved—including Tal Alexander—talked about the assaults at school, boasting about ‘running train’ on their victims and saying they wanted to ‘do it again.'”Do you have a story Newsweek should be covering? Do you have any questions about this story? Contact LiveNews@newsweek.com
