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Alexander brothers, ex-luxury real estate brokers, sentenced to 30 years in prison for sex trafficking
Federal prosecutors had sought life terms after 11 women testified that the brothers drugged and raped victims over years.
On Tuesday, District Judge Valerie Caproni sentenced brothers Oren, Alon, and Tal Alexander to 30 years in federal prison, seven months after their conviction on sex trafficking charges.
During trial, 11 women testified the brothers lured and drugged them, while prosecutors in the Southern District noted more than 70 women came forward with abuse allegations overall.
District Judge Valerie Caproni characterized the brothers as "sadistic, misogynistic, sexual predators," while victim Katie Moore stated the men "cannot even look us in the eye as we speak today."
Attorneys for the brothers requested the mandatory minimum of 15 years in prison, while Tal Alexander expressed regret, stating, "I wish I showed more maturity. I cannot undo moments when I was immature and careless."
Prosecutor Elizabeth Espinosa stated the brothers honed methods to "humiliate and degrade" victims and bragged to friends afterward. Caproni declined to impose life sentences, saying she did not believe the men were entirely "beyond redemption.
Alon, Tal and Oren Alexander lived a life of luxury. Now the three brothers have been sentenced to 30 years in prison each for sex crimes, writes CNN. – My impression of the defendants is that they were very much like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, says Judge Valerie Caproni.