Law, Power, and Justice

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Here are some of the appalling details of the allegations against the Alexander brothers of South Florida, luxury real estate moguls arrested last week in a sprawling bombshell of a sex-trafficking case: According to the indictment, the brothers lured dozens women to parties, hotels and homes, drugging and raping them, sometimes paying for the women’s transportation across state lines or to other countries such as Mexico.

The scope of the case alone is awful. So far, there are 40 women — yes, 40 — with credible rape complaints against at least one of the three Alexander brothers, the lead FBI agent testified recently.

Nothing has been proven. Lawyers will make their arguments, most likely in New York courts. And yet there’s a deja vu feeling at play. Here we are again watching another sex-crime case unfold that involves men with wealth and position in South Florida — from Jeffrey Epstein to Sean “Diddy” Combs — who seem, if the allegations are true, to see women as less than human.

The alleged sexual assaults stretched over 20 years, though the brothers are just 37 (twins Oren and Alon) and 38 (Tal.) That means in some instances the alleged attacks would have happened while