Key evidence in twin Oren Alexander’s rape case not turned over, defense argues
Attorneys for one of the Alexander brothers, the twin real estate executives accused of sexual assaults in Miami Beach, alleged in a hearing Thursday that prosecutors have not turned over “crucial evidence” in the case.
Ed O’Donnell, who represents Oren Alexander, said he has received some photographs and a page of evidence that came from a 4-terabyte extraction of the victim’s iCloud account, which prosecutors obtained in a search warrant last November, weeks before the brothers were arrested. The data obtained didn’t include any communication between the victim and Alexander.
In court, prosecutor Natalie Snyder said she turned over all relevant evidence as the iCloud data spanned several years before and after the alleged assault. O’Donnell, however, argued the defense shouldn’t have to rely on what prosecutors deem relevant.
“We don’t need to get a shovel and start digging,” he said. “They need to turn it over.”
Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Lody Jean ordered Alexander’s attorneys to narrow down their request for the phone data to specific time periods linked to the alleged rape. The judge also requested the attorneys work with prosecutors — as well as the victim’s lawyer — to access the data.
Alexander, 38, is accused of sexually assaulting a woman at his home on Oct. 19, 2017 after attending a real estate event. The victim reported the assault to Miami Beach detectives in August 2024. Alexander is facing two other rape cases in Miami-Dade as well as federal sex trafficking charges in New York. He has pleaded not guilty in each case.
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At the center of the dispute were threatening messages that, prosecutors say, Alexander sent the victim around 2017 and 2018 after the assault. The message reportedly said, “Nothing happened. If you keep talking about it, I’m going to ruin you,” according to court documents.
O’Donnell said he hasn’t received a copy of the messages. Snyder said she was working with the victim to restore the messages, which were sent on Instagram. In a court filing, Snyder wrote that there are “remnants and artifacts” of the victim’s communications with Alexander. O’Donnell, however, claims he hasn’t received those either.
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O’Donnell and attorney Joel Denaro, who is also representing Alexander, previously sought to review the contents of the phone, but agreed on Thursday to limit their request to specific time frames. The defense pointed to how weeks after the assault, the victim went on a beach date with Alexander and watched him kitesurf. Prosecutors on Wednesday turned over photographs the victim took while on the date.
The other Miami Beach sexual assault cases against the brothers have been marked by arguments over evidence, with allegations that evidence was being withheld, lost and not preserved.
The Alexander brothers’ legal woes began in 2024 as women came forward and filed civil lawsuits saying they were sexually assaulted by the twins. More than two dozen women in New York and South Florida have sued them for damages.
State and federal prosecutors say Oren, Alon Alexander and Tal Alexander used their fame and wealth to lure women to their Miami Beach and New York apartments and on trips to other cities, even out of the country.
The women, prosecutors say, were often drugged before they were raped. During a federal hearing in New York, a witness told the judge more than four dozen women who prosecutors consider credible have come forward with allegations about the brothers.
The next hearing in the 2017 assault case is set for December.
This story was originally published September 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM.
