Civil Litigation
Oct. 20, 2026
Consent, coercion at center of eXp Realty sexual assault trial
Attorneys offered sharply conflicting accounts of a former real estate agent's relationships with two colleagues, while questions persisted over the temporary closure of the federal courtroom to the public.
A federal jury in Los Angeles heard sharply conflicting accounts Tuesday of a former eXp Realty agent's alleged sexual assault, with her attorney describing a romance that devolved into drug-facilitated sexual abuse and defense lawyers arguing that intimate text messages and subsequent communications demonstrated consensual relationships.
Attorney Jennifer A. Lenze, appearing on behalf of plaintiff Anya Roberts, told the jury that the case turns on four key words: "Drug f...
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