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Luxury real estate brothers sentenced to 30 years in prison for yearslong sex-trafficking scheme

Luxury real estate brothers sentenced to 30 years in prison for yearslong sex-trafficking scheme

Luxury real estate brothers sentenced to 30 years in prison for yearslong sex-trafficking scheme

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 .


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.


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A 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.


Prosecutors had asked Caproni to sentence each brother to life in prison, while their attorneys sought the 15-year minimum.


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Eleven 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 at least 70 women, describing them as "serial rapists."


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During their four-week trial, 11 women testified against the brothers, including several who said they were minors at the time of the encounters.


The women described receiving gifts and being flown to parties and other destinations, where they said they were given drugs before being assaulted.


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In his closing argument, prosecutor Andrew Jones told jurors the brothers cultivated the image of wealthy party boys while preying on women.


"They used a consistent playbook to lure, isolate and rape their victims," Jones said. "They did it with callousness and a perverse sense of pride."


Throughout the trial, the brothers denied the sex-crime allegations. Their attorneys argued the encounters were consensual and accused prosecutors of overreach.


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The three brothers addressed the court before they were sentenced and continued to deny drugging or raping women, the AP reported.


"I am not here to discount what they have said," Oren Alexander said of the accusers who addressed the court.


He expressed regret for some of his past behavior toward women but insisted that he and his brothers had not committed the crimes for which they were convicted.


"My brothers and I have never drugged or raped

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