Three brothers convicted of using wealth, luxury travel and exclusive properties to lure women into a yearslong sex-trafficking scheme were sentenced Tuesday to 30 years in prison.U.S.District Judge Valerie E.
Caproni handed down the sentences for Tal Alexander, 40, and his brothers, twins Oren and Alon Alexander, 39, in federal court in New York.The sentences cap a stunning downfall for the brothers, particularly Tal and Oren, who rose to prominence as luxury real estate brokers handling multimillion-dollar properties and catering to wealthy clients.ANDREW, TRISTAN TATE ARRESTED IN MIAMI AS UK SEEKS EXTRADITION ON EXPANDED RAPE, TRAFFICKING CHARGESA federal jury convicted all three brothers in March of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, inducement to travel to engage in unlawful sexual activity and multiple counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion.Oren Alexander and his twin brother, Alon, attend a bond hearing after being charged with multiple state and federal crimes, including sex trafficking and rape, at the Richard E.Gerstein Justice Building on Friday, Dec.
13, 2024, in Miami.(Matias J.
Ocner/Miami Herald via AP, Pool)Prosecutors had asked Caproni to sentence each brother to life in prison, while their attorneys sought the 15-year minimum.HARVEY WEINSTEIN SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS IN PRISON FOR 2006 SEX CRIME IN NEW YORKEleven accusers addressed the court before the sentences were handed down, describing how the assaults continued to affect their lives years later, The Associated Press reported."It took one night, only a few hours, one invitation to completely wreck the girl I once was," one woman, who used a pseudonym, told the court, the AP reported.Prosecutors alleged in a court filing that the brothers raped or sexually assaulted at least 70 women, describing them as "serial rapists."Real estate brokers Oren and Tal Alexander and their brother, Alon, who were found guilty of repeatedly drugging, sexually assaulting, and raping dozens of fem...