Los Angeles/New Delhi, Sep 1 - Indian-born fashion designer Anand Jon, convicted of sexually assaulting several girls and young women, has been sentenced to 59 years in prison by a Los Angeles court.

The designer, who appeared on the reality television show 'America's Next Top Model', was Nov 16 convicted of 16 charges, including rape and sexual assault.

According to prosecutors, he enticed the girls, mostly aspiring models, with the promise of modelling jobs and forced them into sex, the Los Angeles Times reported.

The sentence Monday came two weeks after the designer's sister Sanjana Jon pleaded with the Indian government to extradite her brother for a fair trial because 'being an Indian in the US, I know we won't get justice'.

Jon, who dressed celebrities like Janet Jackson and Paris Hilton, was arrested in the US in 2007 on charges of raping more than a dozen models. He has been in jail for the last 30 months.

Jon, acting as his own attorney, presented a lengthy argument in the court and urged a new trial, citing the inadequate defence by his former attorneys.

However, Judge David Wesley denied his motion and handed down the hefty sentence while his victims wept in the jury box.

Wesley sentenced him to the maximum sentence for all but two of those counts, saying he showed no remorse for his actions and posed a danger to other young women, said the report.