One of the women who accused Oren and Alon Alexander of sexual assault, identified as Whiteman, has died in Australia. According to a spokesperson for the Australian police, her death was reported to the coroner for New South Wales on October 31, 2025. The cause of death remains under investigation.
Whiteman was among two women who filed lawsuits against the Alexander brothers under New York’s Adult Survivors Act. The Real Deal first reported these lawsuits in June 2024, which led to more women coming forward with similar allegations against Oren, Alon, and their older brother Tal. This series of events culminated in the brothers’ arrests in December 2024.
The New York Times was first to report that Whiteman was found dead near Sydney. Her attorney, Evan Torgan, did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Whiteman was 45 years old at the time of her death.
A spokesperson for the Alexanders said they learned about Whiteman’s death through media reports. Juda Engelmayer, speaking on behalf of the family, commented: “The decision to release this information publicly on the eve of trial invites obvious questions,” referring to the upcoming federal sex trafficking trial set for January 26 in New York court.
Whiteman initiated her lawsuit against Oren and Alon Alexander using a provision in New York law that allowed survivors to file claims regardless of when alleged attacks occurred. The law provided a one-year lookback window between November 23, 2022, and November 23, 2023; she filed her case just before this period ended. Music producer Ivan Wilzig was also named as a defendant but was not accused of rape.
Prior to this suit, Whiteman had filed a summons against all three men in 2022 but did not proceed with a formal complaint.
According to court documents, Whiteman met Oren and Alon Alexander around 2008 in New York City and encountered them again socially over subsequent years. She alleges that after meeting at a Hamptons nightclub in 2012, she was taken by car with both brothers to Sir Ivan’s Castle—Wilzig’s mansion in Water Mill—where she says her phone was confiscated and she was forced into different clothing before being sexually assaulted by Oren and Alon Alexander. She also claims a security guard prevented her from escaping during the incident.
The Alexander brothers have denied all allegations made against them.
Federal prosecutors allege that between 2008 and 2021, Oren, Tal, and Alon Alexander engaged in a conspiracy involving sex trafficking—including drugging and assaulting dozens of women—and are set to face trial later this month.
In June, the Alexanders filed a defamation lawsuit against The Real Deal (TRD), contesting aspects of its coverage regarding materials they say could discredit victims.
TRD Publisher Amir Korangy responded to these claims via the Wall Street Journal: “We are confident the courts will see this for what it is—a frivolous and cynical attempt to weaponize the legal system.”
Korangy further told The New York Times that materials provided by the Alexanders were given off-the-record: “The Alexanders provided those materials off the record,” he said. “We couldn’t verify, and it didn’t prove they did not assault her. It didn’t merit us not doing a story on the accusations.”
This article includes comments from TRD Founder and Publisher Amir Korangy as well as Juda Engelmayer on behalf of the Alexanders.
