A Day Before Trial, Alleged Accomplice of Alexander Brothers Is Cleared

Real Estate|A Day Before Trial, Alleged Accomplice of Alexander Brothers Is Cleared

Ohad Fisherman, a Miami real estate broker who was accused of participating in an alleged sexual assault in 2016, had the charge dropped on Monday after he produced time-stamped video evidence showing that he was aboard a boat very close to the same time a woman said she had been attacked.

The surprise dismissal came a day before Mr. Fisherman, 39, was to appear in Miami-Dade Circuit Court on one count of sexual battery.

It was another twist in the sprawling state and federal cases against the real estate agents Oren and Tal Alexander and their brother Alon Alexander, all of whom were arrested in December on federal sex trafficking charges. Oren and Tal Alexander were real estate brokers behind some of the flashiest deals in both New York and Miami, and Alon Alexander, Oren’s twin, regularly socialized with them. The three brothers were accused of using their wealth and status to lure, drug and then sexually assault dozens of women, according to a federal indictment.

The men now face both state and federal charges stemming from accusations made by multiple women dating back to 2009. They have pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Prosecutors had said that Mr. Fisherman was an accomplice of Oren and Alon Alexander in one of the state charges. Mr. Fisherman, who maintained his innocence, was accused of holding down a woman, known only as M.W. in court records, while Oren and Alon Alexander took turns assaulting her on New Year’s Eve 2016.

Mr. Fisherman surrendered to the authorities days after the Alexanders were arrested in the federal sex trafficking case. He told prosecutors that he was on a boat cruising the waters of Miami Beach at the time of the alleged assault, and produced a video that was uploaded to Facebook around 9 p.m. that night showing him on the water.