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Prosecutors seek life sentences for Alexander brothers convicted of sex trafficking

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Federal prosecutors in New York have asked a judge to sentence Oren, Alon and Tal Alexander to life in prison, according to a sentencing filing made Wednesday. The three brothers, former luxury real estate brokers, were convicted at trial earlier this year of sex trafficking and related charges. Prosecutors say at least 70 women were raped or sexually assaulted by at least one of them. Defense lawyers have recommended 15-year terms and say the brothers maintain their innocence. Sentencing is scheduled for later this month.

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  1. Federal prosecutors asked a New York judge to sentence the three Alexander brothers to life in prison, according to a sentencing filing.

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    ABC News, NBC News
    Right
    New York Post

  2. The brothers were convicted at trial earlier this year of sex trafficking and related charges.

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    Left
    ABC News, NBC News
    Right
    New York Post

  3. Prosecutors say at least 70 women were raped or sexually assaulted by at least one of the brothers.

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    ABC News
    Right
    New York Post

  4. Defense lawyers recommended 15-year prison terms for the brothers.

    One outletABC News· Left

  5. Defense lawyers say the brothers maintain their complete innocence of the charges.

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  1. Eleven accusers testified at the trial, according to the reporting.

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    NBC News
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    New York Post

  2. Sentencing is scheduled for later this month.

    One outletABC News· Left

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.

  • The brothers should receive a life sentence.

    Federal prosecutors seek life in prison, calling the crimes serial rapes. Defense lawyers recommend 15-year terms, the mandatory minimum for sex trafficking as reported by AP.

  • The brothers committed the sexual assaults and drugging charged.

    A jury convicted them on all 10 counts after trial. Defense lawyers say all three maintain their complete innocence of the charges.

How each side tells it

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Every side reports that federal prosecutors asked a New York judge for life sentences for the three Alexander brothers. Left-side reports add the defense’s 15-year request, while the Post leads with the brothers’ names and prosecutors’ “extraordinary magnitude” wording.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    Headlines lead with prosecutors’ request for life sentences and name the sex trafficking convictions in plain terms, with the defense’s position placed in the body of the reports.

    Prosecutors seeking life sentences for real estate brokers, brother convicted of sex trafficking
    NBC NewsLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    No coverage yet

    No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the right

    1 outlet

    The only right-side report is the New York Post’s own, which leads with the brothers’ names, the threat of life in prison and prosecutors’ phrase “sex crimes of extraordinary magnitude”.

    Luxury real-estate Alexander brothers face life in prison over ‘sex crimes of extraordinary magnitude’
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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    No loaded words in its own voice.

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    Has not covered this story.

  • Right1

    sick trio

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded modifier

    sick trioMore neutral: the three brothers

    Calling the three brothers “sick” is a moral judgement about them that the reported facts do not establish in the outlet’s own voice.

    …magnitude” – noting that more than 70 women reported being assaulted by the sick trio and nearly a dozen testified against them.

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From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • prosecutors’ sentencing request
  • sex trafficking convictions
  • defense’s 15-year recommendation
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  • NBC NewsLeft

    Prosecutors seeking life sentences for real estate brokers, brother convicted of sex trafficking

    Federal prosecutors in New York are seeking life sentences for two former luxury real estate brokers and their brother, who were convicted earlier this year of using their influence to drug and sexually abuse women over the course of several years, according to court documents.

    Read at NBC News (opens in a new tab)
  • ABC NewsLeftAssociated Press report

    Prosecutors urge life sentences for Alexander luxury real estate brokers in sex trafficking case

    Federal prosecutors say a New York judge should send two of the nation’s most successful luxury real estate brokers and their brother to prison for life for drugging and raping dozens of women over a two-decade stretch

    Read at ABC News (opens in a new tab)

From the center

0 outlets

No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • life sentence sought
  • prosecutors’ “extraordinary magnitude” wording
  • more than 70 women
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  • New York PostRight

    Luxury real-estate Alexander brothers face life in prison over ‘sex crimes of extraordinary magnitude’

    Prosecutors noted that more than 70 women reported being assaulted by the brothers and nearly a dozen testified against them.

    Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    ABC News, Oct 14, 4:53 PM EDT

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  • Right

    10 min later

    Its first report, Oct 14, 5:03 PM EDT

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  1. ABC NewsLeftOct 14, 4:53 PM EDT
  2. New York PostRightOct 14, 5:03 PM EDT
  3. NBC NewsLeftOct 14, 10:25 PM EDT

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