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Famous Fashion Designer Found Guilty of Rape

By Steven Rodriguez

A Beverly Hills fashion designer, once touted as a future star of the catwalks, was found guilty of sexually assaulting seven girls and young women, capping a two-month trial that offered a sordid portrait of the fashion world. During this jury trial, the jury was made up of six men and six women, the deliberation lasted for seven days before finding Anand Jon Alexander guilty of one count of rape and 15 counts of sexual assault and other charges. Prosecutors said Jon, 34, faces a sentence of life in prison and will become eligible for parole after serving 67 years.  In March 2007, Beverly Hills police arrested Jon after a woman accused him of rape. A grand jury later indicted him on 59 counts, but prosecutors eventually dropped more than half of them before trial, so to focus on the strongest allegations...continue to full post

Full post as published by LA Criminal Defense Blog on November 18, 2008 (boomark / email).