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Omar Kromah was one of a group of men who gang raped a young teen in a darkened bathroom, a judge ruled Tuesday.

Kromah, 24, showed no emotion as Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Jim Eamon convicted him of sexual assault and sexual interference for the crime committed in May 2014, in the southeast townhouse he was leasing.

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Despite the stress she was under while testifying during the trial this month, Eamon said the victim, now 18, was largely consistent and believable.

“Her narrative of a troubled 14-year-old teenager being abused does not seem outlandish,” he said. “There’s nothing to cause me to question her credibility.”

Eamon noted she feared for her safety and that of her family if she went to authorities about the assault, but she “did so anyway” and identified Kromah in a photo lineup.

As for Kromah’s arguments of innocence during the trial, “all he has is a denial,” said the justice.

Charges against another suspect in the case, Abas Ibrahim, were dropped after prosecutors determined he couldn’t be identified as one of the teen’s assailants who successively raped her in the bathroom.