CALIFORNIA BRIEFING / LOS ANGELES
Defense attorneys representing fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander have presented an audiotape they say proves a juror spoke with Alexander’s sister during trial.
The revelation came Friday at a hearing on a defense motion for a new trial and contradicts the sworn testimony of Alvin Dymally, who hours earlier had denied contacting Sanjana Alexander before verdicts were reached in November.
Dymally’s court-appointed attorney said he wants to examine the tape before deciding what legal advice he will give his client. Superior Court Judge David Wesley set a hearing for June 12.
Alexander was convicted of 14 counts, including forcible rape. Prosecutors said he lured aspiring models to L.A. and sexually assaulted them.
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