A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by a woman against Alon, Oren and Tal Alexander, the brothers who are facing multiple accusations of sexual assault in civil and criminal court.
In a ruling filed on Wednesday, Judge Lewis A. Kaplan of Federal District Court in Manhattan found that the statute of limitations had expired for the claim brought by Angelica Parker.
Ms. Parker, 38, who was previously known as Angelica Cecora, said she was sexually assaulted at an apartment in Manhattan by both Tal and Alon Alexander in the fall of 2012, and during the act, Oren Alexander watched, according to her lawsuit that she filed in June 2024.
The statute of limitations for filing a claim of sexual assault and gender-based violence in New York is normally seven years, meaning Ms. Parker would have needed to file her claim by 2019, but two separate extensions, with different dates, have been created in recent years for victims to file older claims. Ms. Parker filed her claim during a window created by New York City, but the judge found that a state extension superceded it, requiring Ms. Parker to file her lawsuit by the end of 2023. He tossed the suit as a result.
The ruling is a small victory for the Alexander brothers, who are currently in federal custody in Brooklyn and have been denied bond in federal court. A lawyer for Ms. Parker and another lawyer for other women who have filed civil cases against the brothers expressed disappointment but said they would press on.
For decades, Oren Alexander, 37, and Tal Alexander, 38, were two of the country’s most prominent real estate agents, brokering some of the flashiest properties in Miami and New York. Alon Alexander, who is Oren’s twin and did not work in real estate, was a regular fixture on the social circuit in both cities alongside his brothers.
Their reign as real estate princes ended in June when The Real Deal, a real estate trade publication, first reported that women had filed lawsuits against the brothers. A flurry of additional accusations followed, with more women — including Ms. Parker — filing lawsuits against the brothers. In December, all three brothers were arrested in Miami Beach on federal sex-trafficking charges.
In addition to the federal charges, the twins also face state charges connected to three separate assaults. They have both pleaded not guilty to those state charges.
The multiple lawsuits and criminal cases have shaken the luxury real estate world. Tal and Oren Alexander had been stars at Douglas Elliman, one of the largest brokerages in the country, before leaving to co-found their own brokerage.
The brothers have denied any wrongdoing.
Lawyers for the brothers have referred to Ms. Parker, who lost a lawsuit that she filed against Oscar De La Hoya for battery, assault and false imprisonment in 2012, as a “professional plaintiff” and accused her — as well as other women who have come forward with allegations of assault — of a cash grab.
On Thursday, Deanna Paul, a lawyer for Tal Alexander, called Ms. Parker’s credibility into question.
“There’s been a domino effect of so-called accusers who, after reading about a flurry of lawsuits seeking sums of money, have emerged with never-before-heard claims,” she said in an emailed statement. “This frivolous lawsuit highlights the opportunism we’ve seen at play and puts an end to it.”
Michael Willemin, a lawyer for Ms. Parker, called the decision “disheartening” and warned that it could impact other women who have also filed claims of sexual assault. His firm intends to appeal the decision, he said, and he stressed that it would not affect the parallel criminal charges against the brothers, who stand to be arrested next week.
“We expect that it will ultimately be reversed,” he said of Judge Kaplan’s ruling. “The only reason the case isn’t moving forward is the erroneous determination that she brought the claims too late. Fortunately, the prosecutors won’t have that problem and we look forward to the brothers being held accountable.”
Evan Torgan, a lawyer who is representing other women who have filed civil cases against the brothers, pointed out that federal investigators have spoken to more than 40 women who say they were assaulted by the brothers.
“This dismissal isn’t going to be the death knell of either the civil cases or the criminal cases,” he said.
