Three brothers once prominent in the New York real estate scene were sentenced Tuesday to 30 years in prison for exploiting their wealth and access to luxury locations to drug and rape dozens of women.
U.S. District Judge Valerie E. Caproni handed down the sentences to Tal, Oren, and Alon Alexander, who were convicted in March of sex trafficking. The judge described their conduct as "monstrous" and stated their claims of rehabilitation, made after they married and had children, "rings hollow."
Eleven accusers spoke in court during the sentencing hearing, recounting how the assaults had stolen their innocence and left them with lasting trauma. One woman, who used a pseudonym, told the court, "It took one night, only a few hours, one invitation to completely wreck the girl I once was."
Prosecutors stated that the assaults occurred over two decades in affluent locations, including the Hamptons and Aspen, Colorado, and involved at least 70 women. Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Espinosa argued for life sentences, citing the brothers' "callousness, carelessness, cruelty."
During the sentencing, Oren Alexander acknowledged the women's accounts but denied that he and his brothers had ever drugged, raped, or trafficked anyone. Tal Alexander also denied the allegations and requested to be imprisoned in the same facility as his brothers to facilitate visits from their parents. Alon Alexander stated he had evolved and that no women had accused him of wrongdoing in the eight years since he became committed to his wife.
Defense lawyers had requested the mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years. In court filings, they stated the brothers apologized for conduct they admitted was "insensitive toward the feelings of certain women at certain times" but maintained their innocence.
The Alexander brothers, known for their high-end real estate sales and celebrity clientele, projected an image of luxury. However, prosecutors alleged they began their pattern of drugging and raping women as early as 2001 or 2002, when they were in high school. The trio was arrested in 2024 and have been held without bail since.
Judge Caproni indicated she believes the brothers should not be incarcerated together, citing concerns about their negative influence on one another. Their lawyers intend to argue for them to be held in the same prison.