One by one, they spoke of the psychological trauma they suffered after the Alexander brothers raped them, and their desire for the shame they had felt to fall on the accused. Many asked the judge to impose the maximum sentence of life in prison for each brother. Maya Miller told the court that after Tal Alexander raped her in 2014, she lost all sense of security. “I carry a quiet funeral inside me for the person I could have become if this had never happened to me,” he said. Another victim, using the pseudonym Isa Brooks, said that after being raped by Tal and Alon Alexander when she was 16, she lost the ability to trust herself. “I had no idea how much danger I was in until it was too late,” he said. Another woman said that when she planned to report her rape, Tal Alexander threatened her, saying he knew where her sister worked. Elizabeth Espinosa said the brothers deserved the maximum punishment for their crimes, saying the events “paint a truly devastating picture.” “For years, they perfected their methods of luring women with the promise of luxury,” he said, adding that they were “completely indifferent to the path of suffering they left behind them.” During the women’s speeches, the three Alexander brothers showed little emotion. They looked ahead or consulted with their attorneys, who said they had advised their clients not to look at the victims so they could not be misinterpreted. The brothers’ lawyers pushed for a 15-year sentence, arguing that they had become devoted fathers whose families would suffer in their absence. The three men addressed the court and continued to profess their innocence. “We had a work hard, play hard mentality,” Tal Alexander said, adding that he saw how his behavior “hurt.” feelings of the people.” But their statements did not calm Caproni, who chastised them for refusing to admit their crimes. “How can someone who never acknowledged the mistakes he made be rehabilitated?” he asked. At the end of the hearing, he sentenced each of them to 30 years in prison for certain crimes. He also sentenced each of them to 20 years in prison for additional crimes, but said the men would serve their sentences at the same time.
