Ohad Fisherman's sex-crime charge was dismissed after an insufficient investigation by Miami Beach detectives. His attorney criticized the case as poorly handled, emphasizing the quick 89-minute investigation for an eight-year-old accusation. Fisherman faced serious potential prison time and was charged alongside the Alexander brothers, who still face multiple serious charges including federal sex trafficking. The twins are currently in detention awaiting trial, while the State Attorney pledges to pursue their prosecution despite potential challenges.
"The point of this case is that it was an 89-minute investigation for an eight-year old case," Fisherman defense attorney Nora Lewis said of the time Miami Beach detectives took to interview the accuser and three potential witnesses. "He could have gone to prison for 30 years."
Fisherman, 39, was charged in December with pinning down a woman as Oren and Alon Alexander took turns raping her in a luxurious Miami Beach hi-rise on New Year's Eve in 2016. He was facing a single count of sexual battery with multiple perpetrators, which could have landed him in prison for up to 30 years.
Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle vowed Monday to move forward with the prosecution of the 38-year-old twin Alexander brothers in the same case - even with the likelihood of trial being remote.
While Fisherman's charge has been dropped, Alon, Oren and Tal Alexander are facing federal and state sex crimes and are being held in the Brooklyn federal detention center.
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