Kate Whiteman Exposed the Alexander Brothers. Victims Now Credit Her

Her attorney, Evan Torgan, said the brothers pulled her into a limousine and took her to a Hamptons party mansion known as The Castle. "She was brought in through a garage and she was made to take her clothes off and put on a sarong," Torgan said.

"They made her put her phone away, they locked it away, they took her upstairs, and she was raped by both of the brothers," he said. "Those are the allegations in the complaint."

A decade-long fight

Whiteman returned to Australia afterward. Over the next decade she pursued justice and uncovered 70 other alleged victims.

She and others launched civil lawsuits in 2024. Those suits prompted an FBI investigation that led to the recent trial.

In October 2025, Whiteman died alone in a unit in Cowra, in central-west New South Wales. The state coroner found her death was not suspicious. Torgan believes a smear campaign by the brothers played a part.

The brothers ran a security business and bought and sold homes for clients including Kim Kardashian, Tommy Hilfiger and the Trump family. As accusations mounted, they ran a campaign to shame victims into silence.

At sentencing, they showed no remorse. They argued they grew up in a hook-up culture and may have hurt some people's feelings.

What comes next

Whiteman's family issued a statement after her death. "Tragically, Kate only lived half her life and half of that was devastated by what happened," it said. "Let's hope the sentences deter other men from thinking they can get away with doing what they like to women."

The brothers filed a notice of appeal on November 9, according to their spokesman, Juda Engelmayer. He said their appellate brief has not yet set out specific arguments. They could also ask US President Donald Trump for clemency.