Tal Alexander, 40, and his twin brothers Oren and Alon Alexander, 39, have each been sentenced to more than 30 years in prison for drugging and raping dozens of women. The trio, who worked for estate agency Douglas Elliman in New York and Miami, were found guilty in March of using their wealth and social status to lure women into abuse.
Crimes spanning over a decade
The brothers would drug and sexually assault women at parties or in luxury homes, with clients including Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, and Lindsay Lohan. Prosecutors alleged they slipped drugs into victims' drinks and 'physically restrained and held down their victims during the rapes and sexual assaults'. The trial covered crimes dating back to 2008, with an alleged pattern of abuse beginning in school.
Eleven victims came forward in court, many requesting life imprisonment for each brother. Some were minors at the time of the assaults, having been given gifts and holidays to luxury locations like Aspen or the Bahamas.
Victims speak out
One woman, Maya Miller, told the court that after Tal raped her in 2014, she lost all sense of safety and now carries a 'quiet funeral within me for the person I might've become if this never happened to me'. Another, using the pseudonym Isa Brooks, was raped by Tal and Alon at 16 years old. 'I had no idea the danger I was in till it was too late', she shared.
During the trial, one woman said Tal threatened her before she came forward, telling her he knew where her sister worked. The brothers denied any wrongdoing, with Tal stating they had a 'work-hard, play-hard mentality', though he acknowledged how their behaviour had 'hurt people's feelings'.
Judge and prosecution respond
Judge Valerie Caproni called their behaviour 'monstrous', telling the brothers they had 'wreaked havoc' on the women's lives. She asked: 'How can someone who never acknowledged the wrongs they did be rehabilitated?' Prosecutor Elizabeth Espinosa pushed for the maximum punishment, saying: 'For years, they honed their methods of luring women with the promise of luxury. [They were] completely unmoved by the path of suffering they left behind them.'
The Alexanders' lawyers argued for 15 years behind bars, lamenting the impact on their families. They will also serve a 20-year sentence for additional crimes, but this will run concurrently with the 30-year sentence. When the judge handed down the ruling, all three brothers reportedly stared straight ahead and showed no emotion, as they had done throughout the trial.
