A Socialite’s Fall

Michael J. Alexander kept his child porn in a folder labeled “Segafredo.”

Hearing the name of that long-dead Plaza nightclub was the only real surprise during the former ad executive’s appearance in federal court today. Wearing an orange prison jumpsuit and shackles, Alexander faced Federal Judge Nanette Laughrey and pleaded guilty to nine counts of receiving child pornography over the Internet.

Alexander, 44, was described as a “Brookside socialite” when he was arrested on October 14, 2006. He was a regular at J.J.’s wine bar near the Plaza and showed up in society-page pictures of annual black-tie events such as Jazzoo. The ad exec for Big City Marketing was known for hosting regular fundraising events at his bachelor pad at 62nd Street and Morningside Drive (which was featured on the Morningside Neighborhood Association’s homes tour in 2006). The way the Neighborhood Association described it, “The owner of this spacious 1929 home has turned this home in to a show-house worthy of the best guests…. A rare find in Brookside!”