ng that not a single woman has accused him of wrongdoing in the eight years he's been committed to his wife:  Over time, that became my life: work, home, children, parents, community. 

Victims describe a lasting dread

The accusers who spoke in court - and another whose statement was read by a prosecutor - were among at least 70 women who prosecutors say were assaulted by one or more of the brothers over the last two decades in posh locales including the Hamptons on Long Island and in Aspen, Colorado.

Lindsey Acree, an artist and gallery owner, testified that she was raped by Tal Alexander and another man at a Hamptons home in 2011 after taking a drink that she said left her feeling paralyzed. Scrapping her prepared remarks, she told Caproni that a life sentence wouldn't begin to do justice for the women whose lives were irreparably harmed.

 This has wasted my damn time. It's wasted your time. It's wasted everyone in this room's time,  Acree told the judge. Turning to the brothers, she said:  For why? For you. Because you did some really messed up stuff. 

 The biggest thing is why? Why did you do this?  Acree asked.  I don't understand the cruelty. I don't understand the hatred towards women. 

Another woman who testified that Tal Alexander raped her in August 2014 said she carried  a quiet funeral in me for the person I might have become had this not happened to me. 

 Every second that Tal raped me in that shower felt like an eternity of terror,  said the woman, who used a pseudonym.

Another woman speaking about her rape in the Hamptons, said:  What looked like a beautiful place became for me a mansion of horror, a mansion of dark secrets. 

Prosecutors had sought life prison sentences while the brothers' lawyers had requested the 15-year mandatory minimum.

Stars of the New York real estate scene

Oren and Tal Alexander were once nicknamed real estate's  A Team  for their ultra-high-end sales and celebrity clientele. After smashing sales records at industry powerhouse Douglas Elliman, the brothers started their own firm. Alon Alexander ran their family's private security company.

The brothers projected an exclusive lifestyle of yachts, private jets and waterfront mansions in Miami, but prosecutors said they began sexually assaulting women as early as 2001 or 2002, when they were in high school, and over time developed a pattern of drugging and raping women whom they enticed to join them on luxury getaways.

In remarks before the sentence was announced, Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Espinosa told the judge that the brothers'  callousness, carelessness, cruelty  in repeatedly drugging and raping women over many years warranted a life prison term, especially since all their victims would be serving life sentences of pain.

 Women overcame all the forces telling them this was their fault, they should stay quiet, that no one would believe them,  the prosecutor said.  Despite that pain, so many came forward, and 11 women testified at trial. 

Alon Alexander's lawyer, Howard Srebnick, called a life sentence a  death in prison sentence. 

In court papers, defense lawyers said the brothers apologize to the women they insulted or offended for conduct they admit was  insensitive toward the feelings of certain women at certain times.  They also maintained their innocence.

The trio were arrested in 2024 and have been held without bail ever since.

The judge, Caproni, has said she believes the brothers should not be incarcerated at the same prison because they were a bad influence on one another. The brothers' lawyers plan to argue that they belong together, even behind bars.