Alexander brothers sentenced to 30 years in federal sex trafficking case – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

Alexander brothers sentenced to 30 years in federal sex trafficking case  ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

Federal prosecutors asked the judge for the maximum sentence — life in prison — while the brothers asked for 15 years. The jury found Alon, Oren and Tal Alexander guilty on all counts. The Alexander brothers were each sentenced to 30 years in prison on Tuesday, after being found guilty on all counts in their federal sex trafficking trial in New York City. The former real estate titans, Oren and Alon Alexander, 39-year-old twins, along with their brother, Tal Alexander, 40, were accused by prosecutors of a "decade-long sex trafficking and sexual abuse scheme." The three brothers will have to participate in sex offender treatment programs in prison, the judge said.

In addition to their prison terms, the brothers were each sentenced to 10 years of supervised release. Oren and Alon Alexander were also ordered to pay $300,000 each in fines, and Tal Alexander was ordered to pay $350,000 in fines, as well as restitution, which will be determined by attorneys from both sides. Oren Alexander, who was also convicted of sexually exploiting a minor by distributing homemade child sex abuse material of a 17-year-old girl in 2009, was ordered to pay an additional $50,000 immediately. Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Espinosa asked the judge for the maximum sentence — life in prison — for all three brothers, arguing that the