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Alexander brothers get 30-year prison sentences each
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A New York court sentenced brothers Tal Alexander, 40, and twins Oren and Alon Alexander, 39, to 30 years each for drugging and raping dozens of women. Judge Valerie Caproni called their conduct monstrous on Tuesday. Twelve victims addressed the court, including one who had not testified at the March trial. Prosecutors had sought life terms.
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What It Means For You
- Caproni also imposed 20-year terms on additional counts but ordered the sentences to run concurrently.
- Defense lawyers had sought 15-year terms, citing the brothers' roles as fathers.
- The brothers professed innocence in court statements on Tuesday.
What's Happening
- Eleven women testified at the five-week trial that the brothers drugged them before assaults, several said they were minors.
- Prosecutor Elizabeth Espinosa said the brothers lured women with promises of luxury to parties and homes.
- Maya Miller told the court Tal Alexander raped her in 2014, ending her sense of safety.
Charges Dating To 2008
- Prosecutors said the pattern began in high school though the trial covered crimes from 2008 onward.
- Victims described trips to Aspen and the Bahamas where assaults occurred after drugs were given.
- Tal Alexander threatened one woman who planned to come forward, citing knowledge of where her sister worked.
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