A real estate mogul sued by a woman who alleges he raped her in a bedroom of actor Michael B. Jordan’s home in 2015 is asking a judge to stay all civil proceedings pending the outcome of his appeal of his criminal conviction in an unrelated case earlier this year.
The plaintiff is identified only as Jane Doe C.L. in the Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit brought against Oren Alexander that alleges sexual assault and battery, gender violence, civil rights violation and intentional infliction of emotional distress. She seeks unspecified compensatory and punitive damages.
On March 9, after an eight-week jury trial in New York, Alexander was convicted of one count each of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, sex trafficking, inducement to travel to engage in unlawful activity, aggravated sexual abuse by force, sexual abuse of a physically incapacitated person and sexual exploitation of a minor, according to his attorneys’ court papers, which also states that the businessman faces a minimum sentence of 15 years in prison.
On Monday, Alexander’s attorneys filed court papers with Judge Tony Richardson in advance of a Sept. 14 hearing in which they cite Alexander’s Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination in asking that Doe C.L.’s case be stayed pending the outcome of their client’s criminal case appeal.
“The privilege against self-incrimination survives a finding of guilt and continues through sentencing because the defendant’s compelled testimony could still be used against him at that stage,” Alexander’s lawyers state. “The privilege as to the facts underlying a conviction terminates only once the conviction is final and no appeal remains available.”
If Alexander’s criminal case conviction is reversed, any testimony he gave in the civil case could be used against him in the second criminal trial, according to his lawyers’ pleadings.
According to Doe C.L.’s suit filed in April 2025, Alexander “used his wealth, power and social influence to commit and conceal his violent crime, leaving plaintiff suffering from lasting trauma and psychological distress.”
According to Doe, she and Alexander became friends on social media in 2014 and he visited her at her job in April 2015 while he was visiting Los Angeles from New York, according to the suit, which further states he invited Doe to a party at Jordan’s home after she got off work.
The two met at the Chateau Marmont hotel in West Hollywood and then went to the party, the suit states.
“Upon arriving to the party, defendant isolated plaintiff in a corner of a room and made out with her,” according to the suit, which further alleges that Alexander took Doe to a bedroom, undressed her against her will and sexually assaulted her.
“I know you want this, stop telling yourself you don’t,” Alexander allegedly told Doe.
Alexander later returned with Doe C.L. took to the festivities while acting as though nothing happened, the suit states. Doe left in a ride-hailing vehicle and “suppressed the trauma for years, struggling with intense shame, confusion and emotional distress,” the suit states.
Since the alleged assault, Doe has difficulty trusting others and in forming healthy relationships, according to her suit, which also states that she suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, nightmares and anxiety in social settings. Trial of her case is scheduled for Nov. 7, 2028.
In previous court papers, Alexander’s attorneys have denied the woman’s lawsuit allegations, said they are barred by the statute of limitations and contended that “any contact between plaintiff and defendant was consensual.”