Fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander avoids jail in New York sex assault case

A celebrity fashion designer — already serving a lengthy prison sentence in California for raping and sexually assaulting would-be models — was sentenced Tuesday to time served for forcing oral sex on a woman in Manhattan.

Most of the 49-count indictment against Anand Jon Alexander, who appeared on “America’s Next Top Model,” was dismissed when he copped to a single count of forcing oral sex on one victim in February. The original charges were based on allegations he raped or molested 12 women.

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The deal was hammered out “to spare the victims from having to testify 10 years later,” prosecutor Maxine Rosenthal said.

In exchange for his plea, prosecutors agreed to turn over documents his attorney believes will help him win his appeal in California, where he’s serving a 59-year sentence.

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Rosenthal argued Alexander, 39, is “a predator” and “a threat to the community,” and should be branded a high-risk sex offender. Judge Cassandra Mullen agreed Tuesday, branding him a level 3 offender, the highest-risk designation under the law in New York.

One of Alexander’s attorneys, Kimberly Summers, said his defense team now has “what we think will effectively help us fight his California” conviction, referring to the documents Alexander scored in the deal.