Alexander brothers each sentenced to 30 years for sex trafficking

The case against Alon, Oren and Tal Alexander concerned a sex trafficking conspiracy that lasted more than a decade. The brothers were convicted earlier this year, according to NYTimes.com Home Page (U.S.).

The brothers exploited their wealth, proximity to celebrities and access to luxury real estate to help them drug and rape women, according to an Associated Press report carried by Top Stories. CBS Top Stories reported that the convictions involved the drugging and rape of dozens of women.

At the sentencing proceedings in New York on October 27, at least 11 victims spoke before the brothers learned their punishment, according to NYTimes.com Home Page (U.S.). Women described the trauma they had suffered.

The two sides sought sharply different sentences. Federal prosecutors asked for the maximum punishment, life in prison, while the brothers requested 15 years, ABCNews.com reported.

The judge condemned the brothers' conduct before announcing their sentences. "I don't refer to people as monsters because even rapists can change, but your conduct was monstrous," the judge said, according to the New York Post.

Each brother received 30 years in prison on October 27, TMZ reported. The sentences followed their federal sex trafficking convictions.

The sentencing has now taken place, replacing the earlier expectation of lengthy prison terms with a specific punishment: 30 years for each brother. BBC News - World News also confirmed the sentences, reporting that the brothers had been found guilty of drugging and raping several women over decades.

The terms imposed were longer than the 15 years the brothers requested, but short of the life sentences federal prosecutors sought, according to ABCNews.com.