eXp Realty Sex Trafficking Suit Amended to Name Third Plaintiff and Add Fraud Claim

Plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit accusing eXp Realty, its parent eXp World Holdings and several executives of enabling sexual abuse by former agents filed a third amended complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, identifying a previously anonymous plaintiff and adding a new cause of action for fraudulent misrepresentation.

The amended complaint identifies the plaintiff previously listed as Jane Doe 3 as Megan Farrell-Nelson. Two other plaintiffs previously identified as Jane Does were named earlier as Tami Sims and Christiana Lundy. The case, originally filed in February 2023 and assigned to Judge Andre Birotte Jr., names eXp founder and CEO Glenn Sanford, suspended eXp agent David Golden, former eXp agent Michael Bjorkman and eXp agent Brent Gove as defendants, accusing them of violating federal sex trafficking laws by ignoring or participating in alleged sexual assaults.

The new fraud claim, lodged against eXp Realty and eXp World Holdings, alleges that eXp contractually promised in its agent agreement to promptly investigate reports of harassment or assault and repeatedly said it was investigating the plaintiffs' complaints, but that no investigation occurred and the company declined to interview witnesses they identified. The complaint also alleges that Sanford directed Chief Legal Officer Jim Bramble to accelerate Bjorkman's vesting so he could keep receiving revenue share, and that Sanford inserted himself into the agent compliance committee and advocated for Bjorkman's return to active status. eXp said the claims are entirely without merit and that it will defend itself vigorously.