Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Brothers Accused of Sexual Assault

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 Parker filed her claim during a window created by New York City, but the judge found that a state extension superseded it, requiring Ms.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.