NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office is praising a young girl for testifying against the man who raped her. Orleans District Attorney Jason Williams spoke with reporters on Tuesday afternoon and announced that Kevin Gamez-maro-diaga was found guilty of first-degree rape and indecent behavior with a juvenile under the age of 13. Slidell man changes plea to guilty in 2017 child sexual assault case "The evidence presented in court revealed a disturbing pattern of predatory behavior. This young victim courageously testified that he assaulted her on multiple occasions," said Williams. The rapes happened between June and December of 2022. It took the jury 90 minutes to reach a verdict, and Gamez-maro-diaga will be sentenced to mandatory life in prison in January. Stay up to date with the latest news, weather and sports by downloading the WGNO app on the Apple or Google Play stores and by subscribing to the WGNO newsletter. Latest Posts Vyctorius Miller scores 19 to help LSU beat Charleston Southern 77-68 Tulane football remains in College Football Playoff mix Tulane takes down Bethune-Cookman 72-57 Councilman Oliver Thomas looking to make second lines safer moving forward Luka Doncic returns from injury to score 26 points as Mavericks top the Pelicans 132-91