One of the women who accused Oren and Alon Alexander of sexual assault has died, according to Australian police. The authorities in New South Wales reported Whiteman’s death to the coroner on October 31, 2025. Whiteman was found dead near Sydney, as first reported by the New York Times. Her cause of death is still under investigation.
Whiteman, aged 45, was one of two women who sued the Alexander brothers under New York’s Adult Survivors Act. The Real Deal first reported on these lawsuits in June 2024, which led to more women coming forward with similar allegations against Oren, Alon, and their older brother Tal Alexander. This series of events resulted in the brothers’ arrests in December 2024.
A spokesperson for the Alexanders stated that they learned about Whiteman’s death from media reports. Juda Engelmayer, speaking for the family, said: “The decision to release this information publicly on the eve of trial invites obvious questions,” referring to the upcoming federal sex trafficking trial scheduled for January 26 in New York court.
Whiteman filed her lawsuit against the twins under a provision in New York law that allowed survivors to sue regardless of when the alleged incidents occurred. This law created a window between November 23, 2022, and November 23, 2023. She filed her suit just before this period ended; music producer Ivan Wilzig was also named as a defendant but was not accused of rape.
Prior to this lawsuit, Whiteman had filed a summons against Oren and Alon Alexander and Wilzig in 2022 but did not proceed with a complaint at that time.
According to her complaint, Whiteman met Oren and Alon Alexander around 2008 in New York City and continued seeing them at social gatherings over several years. She described an incident at a Hamptons nightclub in 2012 where she alleges Alon forced her into a car with Oren that took her to Sir Ivan’s Castle—a mansion owned by Wilzig. There, she claimed her phone was confiscated and she was forced to change clothes; when she tried to escape, she said a security guard brought her back before both brothers allegedly raped her.
The Alexanders have denied all allegations against them.
Federal prosecutors allege that from 2008 through 2021, Oren, Tal, and Alon Alexander conspired to commit sex trafficking—accusing them of repeatedly drugging and sexually assaulting dozens of women, including minors.
In June, the brothers filed a defamation lawsuit against The Real Deal (TRD), challenging its coverage and alleging exclusion of materials they provided meant to discredit victims.
Amir Korangy, TRD Publisher and Founder, responded 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 explained his editorial decisions regarding materials provided by the Alexanders: “The Alexanders provided those materials off the record,” he told The New York Times. “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 Amir Korangy and Juda Engelmayer regarding developments related to Whiteman’s case.
