A Los Angeles judge recently upheld the ruling on the sexual assault case filed against Anand Jon Alexander, a Beverly Hills-based fashion designer. There were accusations that one of the jurors of the case communicated with the fashion designer’s sister before the verdict was given.

Alvin Dymally, one of the jurors of this high profile case, allegedly contacted Alexander’s sister. Defense lawyers stated that Dymally, an LA-based building inspector, seemingly contacted Alexander’s sister for a date.

When rejected, Dymally allegedly warned the sister that he will vote for the conviction of the fashion designer is she won’t go out with him. The juror said that the contact happened after the trial but refused to give more information following the emergence of a recorded phone conversation between him and the woman.

Alexander was found guilty of sexual assault charges filed against him. The prosecutors, when interviewed, said that they believe that the aforementioned juror did speak to the designer’s sister even before the verdicts came out.

However, they maintained that it did not affect the case at all. They added that the contact was simply “harmless flirting.”