Wiseman, who presided over the two-day bench trial, will sentence Arriola on Nov. 10, 2011.
Arriola, 20, is facing a sentence of up to five years in prison along with the possibility of registering as a sex offender for the rest of his life, the prosecution said.
Kurt B. King, a co-defendant, testified that he and Arriola pulled the victim out of a car and then drove her to a cemetery where the men took turns having sex with her on Dec. 4, 2009.
Last Dec., jurors found King not guilty of kidnapping and raping a woman at the Tinian cemetery during a trial at the Tinian courthouse.
“We must remember that a young woman was brutalized and violated in the worst possible way. There is no happy ending here. The Office of the Attorney General will continue to vigorously prosecute those who take advantage of the weak and vulnerable,” Assistant Attorney General Russel Lorfing, the prosecutor, said in a statement.
Lorfing described defense counsel Joseph N. Camacho an “amazing attorney who zealously advocates for his clients.”
Chief Prosecutor Michael Ernest praised his staff when he was told about the outcome, adding: “Our office has prepared for this trial for over a year and the conviction is a reflection of the hard work of many.”
