Second Exp Realty suit alleges “drugging & sexual assault”

A California real estate agent is suing eXp Realty for a second time, accusing the company and seven named individuals of drugging and sexually assaulting women within its ranks.

Anya Roberts filed the lawsuit on December 14th, targeting eXp Realty, its founder Glenn Sanford, and six others including top recruiting agents and company executives. The defendants are Michael L. Bjorkman, a former California eXp agent; David S. Golden, a Nevada resident; Brent Gove, a California-based top agent; Emily Keenan, Golden's girlfriend from Arizona; Michael Sherrard, a Canadian resident and top eXp agent; and parent company eXp World Holdings Inc.

Roberts came to eXp Realty in 2018 after building a successful career as a top agent with ReMax. She was relentlessly recruited through social media posts and personal outreach, culminating in an invitation to attend EXPCON in New Orleans on October 22-24, 2018. During that conference, company representatives treated her to free meals and arranged one-on-one meetings with top recruiting agents. Gove personally spearheaded the pitch to join the company.

Promised a spot in "one of the top levels and strongest downlines," Roberts signed on as an agent that December. The initial income came from actual home sales. But the pressure mounted quickly. Gove and eXp Realty pushed her to abandon her sales work and focus entirely on recruiting new agents. At company events, the focus wasn't on real estate fundamentals—it was on agent recruitment. Sanford, Gove, and other company leadership hammered home the same message: success at eXp Realty meant bringing in more people, not selling houses.

This shift mirrors what the FTC identifies as a hallmark of pyramid schemes: companies without significant retail activity that rely on recruitment rather than actual product sales.

The lawsuit describes a December 2019 eXp event organized by Jay Kinder where things turned dark. Roberts and other agents were invited to a happy hour with an open bar. After the first event wound down, someone in her upline invited a small group, including Roberts, to a private club nearby.

At that second location, Roberts alleges that an upline agent behaved "grossly inappropriate" toward an agent in her downline. The complaint indicates the situation escalated further, though the details become unclear in the available documentation.

This is the second lawsuit filed against eXp Realty with similar allegations. The pattern suggests these are not isolated incidents but rather a systemic problem within an organization that critics argue operates as a pyramid scheme disguised as a real estate company.

eXp Realty has not publicly responded to the allegations. The company, which has marketed itself as a cloud-based brokerage, has grown rapidly in recent years while facing increasing scrutiny over its business model and workplace culture.

🤖 Quick Answer

Who is Anya Roberts and what is her lawsuit against eXp Realty about?

Why did Anya Roberts join eXp Realty?
Roberts joined eXp Realty in 2018 after establishing a successful career as a top agent with ReMax. She was recruited through social media outreach by the company, transitioning from her previous position to join eXp's expanding real estate operations.

Who are the defendants named in Roberts' lawsuit?
The defendants include eXp Realty founder Glenn Sanford, former California agent Michael L. Bjorkman

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