"The woman, testifying under the pseudonym "Katie Moore," was an early and key government witness in the Manhattan federal trial of Tal, Oren, and Oren's twin, Alon Alexander. She has testified that she was drugged and raped by Alon Alexander in 2012, when she was 20 years old, at his Manhattan apartment after they attended an NBA Finals viewing party at Efron's nearby penthouse."
"Prosecutors have alleged in an indictment that the Alexanders sometimes planned out sexual assaults, using their wealth to entice victims with the promises of luxury experiences, travel, and accommodations. The brothers have vehemently denied the charges against them, arguing that any sexual encounters were consensual."
"A defense lawyer for Alon Alexander pressed Moore on cross-examination on Wednesday about why she would change her profile picture on Facebook hours after the alleged rape. The photo, which Moore said Efron shot, showed her smiling at the actor's party. "You took the time to change your Facebook profile?" asked Alon Alexander's attorney, Howard M. Srebnick, during a second day of cross-examination for Moore."
An accuser, testifying under the pseudonym "Katie Moore," said she was drugged and raped by Alon Alexander in 2012 at his Manhattan apartment after attending an NBA Finals viewing party at Zac Efron's nearby penthouse. Prosecutors allege the Alexander brothers used wealth and promises of luxury experiences, travel, and accommodations to entice victims and sometimes planned sexual assaults. The brothers have denied the charges and maintain that any sexual encounters were consensual. During cross-examination Moore was questioned about changing her Facebook profile photo hours after the alleged assault; she said she did so to distract herself and try to maintain normalcy.
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