Alexander brothers each sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for sex trafficking

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Alon, Tal and Oren Alexander – three brothers who once lived at the height of wealth and society in New York and Miami – were each sentenced to 30 years in federal prison Tuesday for sex trafficking and other crimes after facing several of their victims during an emotional, hourslong hearing.

“These men spent years treating woman and girls as though our lives, body, voices, humanity meant nothing,” a victim using the pseudonym Katie Moore said in court. “But we are not disposable and they are not untouchable.”

Moore was one of twelve women who delivered statements Tuesday in a federal courtroom in Manhattan packed with victims and their supporters for the sentencing of the three brothers, who were convicted earlier this year of sex trafficking, conspiracy to commit sex trafficking and other charges.

The sentencing marks a dramatic fall from grace for the three men: Tal and Oren were top luxury real estate brokers, while Alon, Oren’s twin, was an executive at their family’s security company.

During the five-week trial, prosecutors laid out evidence demonstrating the brothers’ yearslong pattern of using their wealth and social status to lure women to luxury locations before using drugs or force to rape and sexually assault them – many of whom were unconscious or several incapacitated.

Eleven women testified at trial about being sexually assaulted by one or more of the men, though prosecutors said more than 70 women had reported their accounts to investigators.

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Once high-powered and influential brothers set to be sentenced for sex trafficking

Federal district judge Valerie Caproni likened the three brothers to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. In letters to the court, the men’s supporters described them as gentlemen, while the women who testified credibly at trial described “sadistic, misogynistic sexual predators,” she said.

“Either all of those women are in the wrong line of work because they should all be actresses, or they were telling the truth and they were raped and drugged. And I credit latter,” the judge said before handing down the sentences.

The brothers, wearing beige prison outfits, each addressed the court Tuesday and acknowledged being ashamed of their behavior but vehemently maintained they never drugged or raped anyone.

“I want to set the record straight – my brothers and I have never drugged and raped anyone. Have never trafficked anyone for sex. Have never conspired to harm anyone,” Oren Alexander said Tuesday, as several victims shook their heads.

All three men were also convicted of inducement to travel for unlawful sexual activity. Alon and Tal Alexander were also convicted of sex trafficking a minor. The twins were convicted of additional sex abuse counts, and the jury also found Oren Alexander guilty of sexual exploitation of a minor.

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阿隆、塔尔和奥伦·亚历山大三兄弟曾生活在纽约和迈阿密的上流社会，周二，他们在长达数小时、情绪激动的听证会上与几名受害者对峙后，因性交易和其他罪行被判处 30 年联邦监禁。

“这些男人多年来对待妇女和女孩，仿佛我们的生命、身体、声音和人性都毫无价值，”一位化名凯蒂·摩尔的受害者在法庭上说道。“但我们并非可有可无，他们也并非不可触碰。”

周二，在曼哈顿联邦法庭上，摩尔是十二名发表声明的女性之一。法庭里挤满了受害者及其支持者，他们正在为今年早些时候被判犯有性交易、串谋进行性交易和其他罪行的三兄弟的量刑作证。

这次判决标志着这三名男子的人生轨迹发生了戏剧性的转变：塔尔和奥伦曾是顶级豪华房地产经纪人，而奥伦的双胞胎兄弟阿隆则是他们家族安保公司的高管。

在为期五周的审判中，检方列举了证据，证明这对兄弟多年来一直利用他们的财富和社会地位，将女性引诱到豪华场所，然后使用毒品或暴力强奸和性侵犯她们——其中许多女性当时处于昏迷状态，还有一些女性丧失了行动能力。

11 名女性在庭审中作证称曾遭到一名或多名涉案男子的性侵犯，但检察官表示，已有 70 多名女性向调查人员报告了她们的遭遇。

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曾经权势滔天、影响力巨大的兄弟俩即将因性交易罪被判刑

联邦地区法官瓦莱丽·卡普罗尼将这三兄弟比作杰基尔博士和海德先生。她说，在给法庭的信中，他们的支持者称他们为绅士，而那些在审判中作证可信的女性则称他们是“虐待狂、厌女的性侵犯者”。

“要么这些女性都选错了职业，她们都应该去当演员；要么她们说的是实话，她们遭到了强奸和下药。我倾向于后者，”法官在宣判前说道。

周二，两兄弟身穿米色囚服，分别在法庭上发言，承认对自己的行为感到羞愧，但坚决坚称他们从未给任何人下药或强奸任何人。

“我想澄清事实——我和我的兄弟们从未给任何人下药强奸，从未贩卖任何人从事性交易，也从未密谋伤害任何人，”奥伦·亚历山大周二说道，几名受害者纷纷摇头。

这三名男子还被判犯有诱使他人旅行从事非法性活动的罪行。阿隆·亚历山大和塔尔·亚历山大还被判犯有性贩卖未成年人罪。这对双胞胎被判犯有其他性虐待罪，陪审团还认定奥伦·亚历山大犯有性剥削未成年人罪。

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