Alexander brothers each sentenced to 30 years in prison for sex trafficking
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Two luxury real estate brokers and their brother have been charged with luring, drugging and violently raping dozens of women over more than a decade.
NEW YORK - Three brothers once known for their high-end real estate and business deals were each sentenced to 30 years in prison Tuesday after being convicted of sex trafficking women they allegedly drugged and raped.
Oren and Tal Alexander were once nicknamed real estate’s "A Team" for their ultra high-end sales and celebrity clientele. After smashing sales records at industry powerhouse Douglas Elliman, the brothers started their own firm. Alon Alexander ran their family’s private security company.
Alexander brothers each sentenced to 30 years in prison
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Twins Oren and Alon Alexander, 39, and their brother Tal Alexander, 40, were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Valerie E. Caproni after 11 accusers addressed the court.
"Your conduct was monstrous," the judge told the men as she announced the sentences, saying their insistence that they have been rehabilitated since getting married and having children "rings hollow."
Prosecutors said the brothers used their wealth, celebrity connections and access to luxury properties to lure women to parties and all-expenses-paid trips to destinations including the Hamptons, Aspen, Colorado, and the Caribbean. The women testified that they were drugged and sexually assaulted, sometimes by multiple men. Prosecutors had sought life sentences, while defense attorneys requested the 15-year mandatory minimum.
Oren Alexander, Tal Alexander and Alon Alexander attend Chanukah With The Stars Gala on December 10, 2014 at Harmonie Club in New York City. (Credit: J Grassi/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
Prosecutors said at least 70 women were raped or sexually assaulted.
Upon learning their fates, Tal and Alon Alexander sat back in their seats with no real expression. Their brother turned to whisper something to his lawyer as the judge spoke.
Many of the women in the packed courtroom gallery appeared unhappy when the sentences were rendered. Over the previous hours, some of them choked up as they described how the assaults stole their innocence and left them haunted by nightmares and fearing men.
"It took one night, only a few hours, one invitation to completely wreck the girl I once was," one woman, using a pseudonym to protect her identity, said as she stood at a lectern just feet from the brothers in a Manhattan courtroom.
The other side:
The brothers denied drugging or raping anyone before their sentencing. Oren Alexander acknowledged regrettable behavior toward women in the past but insisted they had never broken the law.
"My brothers and I have never drugged or raped anyone. We never trafficked anyone for sex and we never conspired to hurt anyone," he said.
Tal Alexander also denied that he drugged or raped anyone. He asked the judge to assign him to same prison as his brothers, saying their parents, both age 70, hope to visit them every weekend, which might be difficult if they’re at different lockups.
Alon Alexander said he, too, has evolved from his regrettable past, noting that not a single woman has accused him of wrongdoing in the eight years he’s been committed to his wife: "Over time, that became my life: work, home, children, parents, community."
Brothers convicted in March
The backstory:
The brothers were convicted in March following a five-week federal trial in Manhattan. A jury found them guilty of multiple federal sex offenses, including conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, after hearing testimony from 11 women who said they were sexually assaulted by one or more of the brothers.
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The convictions included sex trafficking of a minor for Alon and Tal Alexander. Alon and Oren Alexander were also convicted of aggravated sexual abuse involving force or intoxicants and sexually abusing a physically incapacitated person. Oren was additionally convicted of sexually exploiting a minor.
The three were arrested in 2024 and held without bail.
The Source: The information for this story was provided by The Associated Press, previous FOX Local reporting. This story was reported from Los Angeles.