Woman Who Accused Famous Twins of Sexual Assault Found Dead in Australia
Tragedy Surrounds Sexual Assault Allegations
According to recent reports, the first woman to publicly accuse the famous twins Oren and Alon Alexander of sexual assault was found dead in Australia at the end of last year. Kate Whiteman filed a lawsuit against the twins in March 2024, alleging that she was sexually assaulted by them in New York State in 2012.
Months after the accusations, the twins, along with their older brother, were arrested and charged with human trafficking. The New South Wales coroner's office announced that the investigation into Whiteman's death, at the age of 45, had been concluded, determining that there were no suspicious circumstances.
The Alexander twins, who deny the allegations and have pleaded not guilty in court, are scheduled to go to trial at the end of this month. The coroner's office stated that it could not provide additional information about Whiteman's death out of respect for the grieving family.
It remains unclear what role Whiteman was to play in the case. The legal representatives of the Alexander brothers claimed they were unaware of Whiteman's death. "The decision to make this information public before the trial raises obvious questions," they said.
Older brother Tal and Oren Alexander worked for real estate giant Douglas Elliman, serving high-profile clients such as Liam Gallagher, Lindsay Lohan, Kim Kardashian, and Kanye West. In 2022, they founded their own firm in New York called Official. Alon worked at the family’s private security firm, Kent Security.
One day after Whiteman made her allegations, a second woman, Rebecca Mandel, also filed a complaint against Oren and Alon, claiming they drugged and assaulted her at a party in 2010. In the following months, several women stepped forward with allegations of sexual assault against all three brothers, many of them stating they had been drugged.
By February 2025, the New York Times reported that at least 17 women had filed civil complaints against one or more of the brothers, with allegations of assault in Miami, Manhattan, and even Moscow. All accusations were denied by the three Alexander brothers.
In December 2024, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested them and brought charges against the trio, who now face over 10 counts of human trafficking. In the initial indictment, prosecutors alleged that since at least 2010, the three brothers "collaborated with others to engage in human trafficking, including through repeated drugging, sexual assault, and the rape of dozens of female victims."
During a hearing in February 2025, prosecutors informed the judge that they intended to update the case with additional victims, stating that they had interviewed over 60 women who claim at least one of the brothers raped them. An attorney for one of the brothers stated to CBS's partner BBC that the allegations are "an exaggeration" by the government and "in no way" constitute human trafficking. "We have no doubt that the evidence will demonstrate that all these are false allegations and the Alexander brothers are innocent," he said. They have been held without bail at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn for 13 months, and the trial is set to begin on January 26.
