"The trio, who have collectively been accused of rape and sexual assault by over 60 women, have been awaiting sentencing in Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center since March 9, when a jury found them guilty on 10 counts of sex trafficking, sexual assault, and inducing women to travel for sex. They were initially set to be sentenced by U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni on Aug. 6. However, the federal judge issued an order this week pushing the sentencing back to Oct. 6, adding that, absent extraordinary cause, it wouldn't be moved again."
"Nearly a dozen women testified at the Alexanders' roughly six-week trial, telling the jury in graphic detail how the Alexanders worked together to purchase them flights and offer them enticing experiences in the Hamptons, New York City and around the globe, then slipped drugs in their drinks or forcefully pinned them down to rape them, sometimes drawing blood. Their defense attorneys argued that the women were lying or simply regretful of their choice to have sex with the brothers, and that, while some of the conduct may have been rape, it wasn't technically sex trafficking, arguments the jury disagreed with in their verdict."
"Though Caproni didn't include a reason for pushing the sentencing in her order, it comes as some of the Alexanders' attorneys juggle a few other high-profile cases. Oren Alexander attorney Marc Agnifilio is representing alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter Luigi Mangione in both his state and federal cases, which are expected to go to trial on Sept. 8 and Oct. 5, just a day before the Alexanders are now set to be sentenced, respectively."
Alon, Oren, and Tal Alexander will wait until October to learn whether they will receive life sentences. They have been held at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center since March 9, when a jury found them guilty on 10 counts involving sex trafficking, sexual assault, and inducing women to travel for sex. The sentencing was originally scheduled for August 6 but was pushed to October 6 by a federal judge, with no further changes expected absent extraordinary cause. Nearly a dozen women testified that the brothers used wealth and influence to arrange flights and enticing trips, then drugged drinks or pinned them down to rape them, sometimes causing injuries. The defense argued the women were lying or regretted consensual sex, and that some conduct did not meet the legal definition of sex trafficking, but the jury rejected those arguments.
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