Alexander brothers sentenced to 30 years each after sex-trafficking convictions

A New York judge has sentenced real-estate figures Tal and Oren Alexander and their brother Alon to 30 years in prison each after their convictions in a sex-trafficking case involving allegations that women were drugged and raped over many years. Judge Valerie Caproni imposed the sentences after hearing from 12 victims, including one woman who did not testify during the five-week trial. The BBC reported that Caproni told the brothers their conduct was “monstrous” and had caused devastation in the victims’ lives.

The judge also imposed additional 20-year terms for other crimes, but said those sentences would run concurrently. Prosecutors had sought life imprisonment, while the brothers’ lawyers requested 15-year terms and argued that their clients had become devoted fathers whose families would suffer during their absence. The women who addressed the court described lasting psychological harm.

The BBC reported that Maya Miller said she had lost her sense of safety after Tal Alexander raped her in 2014. Another accuser, identified by the pseudonym Isa Brooks, said she was 16 when Tal and Alon Alexander raped her and that she subsequently lost the ability to trust herself. The South China Morning Post reported that prosecutors said at least 70 women had been assaulted by one or more of the brothers over two decades.

The trial itself concerned crimes beginning in 2008, while prosecutors said the alleged pattern began when the men were in high school. According to the reports, prosecutors said the brothers used their wealth and access to luxury homes and travel to lure women to locations including the Hamptons, Aspen and the Bahamas. They were accused of putting drugs in drinks, restraining victims and ignoring their objections.

Defence lawyers argued that the sexual encounters were consensual and that the men were womanisers rather than abusers. The brothers addressed the court before sentencing and continued to deny the central allegations. The SCMP reported that Oren said they had never drugged or raped anyone or trafficked anyone for sex.

Tal also denied drugging or raping women, while Alon said he had changed and pointed to his family life. Caproni criticised the men for refusing to acknowledge wrongdoing, asking how someone who had never admitted the crimes could be rehabilitated. The BBC said the brothers showed little emotion during the victims’ statements, staring ahead or conferring with their lawyers.

Tal and Oren had built high-profile careers selling luxury property in New York and Miami, including work with Douglas Elliman, while Alon worked for the family’s private security company. The reports said the brothers later founded their own New York firm. Their convictions and sentences now mark the conclusion of a case built around allegations that their social status and wealth helped sustain the abuse.