{"id":14958,"date":"2013-02-14T02:02:30","date_gmt":"2013-02-14T02:02:30","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-15T11:49:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T11:49:19","slug":"fashion-designer-anand-jon-pleads-guilty-to-molesting-aspiring-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=14958","title":{"rendered":"Fashion designer Anand Jon pleads guilty to molesting aspiring model"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Shamed celebrity fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander pleaded guilty in a New York City court yesterday to one count of a criminal sexual act, <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/2013\/02\/14\/designer-admits-molesting-wannabe-model-in-nyc-was-convicted-in-calif-similar\/\">FoxNews.com reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Alexander, who once worked with the likes of Paris Hilton and Mary J. Blige, <strong>made the plea as part of a deal with prosecutors so that his victim could avoid having to testify.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asiancemagazine.com\/dec_2006\/anand_jon_celebrity_fashion_designer\">We interviewed him back in 2006!!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The former America\u2019s Next Top Model judge <strong>was sentenced to five years for admitting to sexually assaulting a woman he lured with promises of work as a model.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2008, Alexander, who professionally goes by Anand Jon, was convicted in a Los Angeles courtroom of sexually assaulting seven women and girls. He is currently serving 59 years to life in connection with the California conviction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>According to prosecutors, some of his alleged New York victims testified in the 2008 case.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For more on Anand Jon, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/2013\/02\/14\/designer-admits-molesting-wannabe-model-in-nyc-was-convicted-in-calif-similar\/\">www.foxnews.com<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asiancemagazine.com\/events\/2011\/09\/08\/laura-ling-reveals-the-sordid-tale-of-anand-jon--infamous-fashion-designer-who-lost-it-all\">Asiance&#8217;s writeup on him.<\/a><br \/>\n<!--break--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shamed celebrity fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander pleaded guilty in a New York City court yesterday to one count 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