The lawsuit filed Tuesday in New York alleges that Tarr and Aaron Alexander sexually assaulted a victim in 2012, while Alexander allegedly orchestrated the encounter and watched.
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Tal Alexander, co-founder of luxury goods company Official, has now filed a lawsuit against him in New York County Supreme Court on Tuesday, along with his brother twins Alon Alexander and Oren Alexander. accused of sexual assault in a lawsuit.
The lawsuit, filed by Angelica Parker, claims Oren and private security executive Alon lured Parker and her friends to their New York City apartment in 2012, where Tarr was Wait there, the real deal reported. Once there, Parker claimed, Tal and Aron sexually assaulted and raped her while Oren watched.
“Today’s lawsuit seeks to send a message that the law applies even to the very wealthy and well-connected, including the Alexander family,” attorney Michael Willemin, a partner at Wigdor LLP representing Parker, said in an email. said in a statement to Inman.
“We commend Angelica for her bravery in coming forward. We have no doubt the Alexanders will assemble an army of PR reps and private investigators to launch a victim-shaming campaign, but she will not be intimidated, this is not the case,” he said, she said ”. Dozens of women reportedly testified to the Alexander brothers’ sexually aggressive tendencies toward women.
The lawsuit against Tarr follows two lawsuits filed against Oren and Aron in recent months, first reported on June 8, alleging that the twin brothers sexually assaulted two different women in 2010 and 2012 Rape and other acts of sexual violence were committed. Representing two victims, Kate Whiteman and Rebecca Mandel.
Five alleged victims have also come forward. wall street journal In a report published Tuesday. Two of the alleged victims were identified as real estate agents.
All three lawsuits were filed under an expansion of New York’s Gender Motivated Violence Protection Act, which gives survivors of gender motivated violence two years to sue their alleged perpetrators, regardless of how long ago the attack occurred. The window for filing lawsuits will close in March 2025.
Tarr is not named in the lawsuit filed by Whiteman and Mandel, but Torgan tells us the real deal Other alleged victims close to him described Tal as another alleged perpetrator.
A spokesperson for Tarr told Inman in an email that the accusations were “completely expected.”
“Given the allegations against the Tarr brothers, it is unfortunate but expected that artists will be lining up,” the statement read. “However, Tarr did absolutely nothing wrong and any hope of peddling shameless Anyone who lies to get a quick payday will find themselves disappointed.”
Officials declined to comment to Inman on Tarr’s latest lawsuit.
In the lawsuit filed Tuesday, Parker claims that she and her friends were offered the drug ecstasy after they were invited to the brothers’ apartment, but they refused. Shortly thereafter, Aron poured them drinks and began molesting Parker’s friend, the indictment said.
The friend, identified in the complaint only as “YL,” left the apartment because she began to feel uncomfortable but waited for Parker in the stairwell because she was “extremely concerned for Ms. Parker’s safety,” according to the complaint.
Parker was then raped by Aaron and Tarr in “a coordinated sexual assault planned and facilitated by Oren Alexander and his brother,” according to the indictment. The lawsuit alleges that Aron pushed Parker to the ground while he performed oral sex and vaginal rape on her. While Aron raped her vaginally, Tarr then orally raped Parker at the same time. The complaint says Oren “sat and watched.”
Angelica Parker, born Angelica Cecora, sued boxer Oscar De La Hoya in 2012, accusing him of battery and false imprisonment. A judge in the case found Secora’s claims at the time “completely without merit” and ordered her to pay De La Hoya’s attorney fees and a $500 fine. new york post reported.
Oren Alexander resigned from his official duties about a week ago after rape allegations became public. Officials also removed any mention of Oren from their website, telling New York Times He has given up his minority stake in the company.
Jim Ferraro of the law firm Clayman Rosenberg Kirshner & Linder LLP, who had been representing Oren and Aron in their original cases, withdrew from his role as attorney for the brothers on Monday. He was replaced by Isabelle Kirschner. Kirschner became famous for helping a former New York City gynecologist accused of sexual abuse negotiate a plea deal that kept him out of jail.
during an interview New York Times On Sunday, Nicole Oge, another co-founder of Official and the company’s chief growth officer, said the company is bigger than any one star agent on its roster.
“Any conflation or misunderstanding that officials are inextricably linked to any individual, whether it’s me, Oren or anyone else, is simply wrong,” Ogg said. “The official is not Oren Alexander.”
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