A 39-year-old North Carolina woman has been convicted of felony charges in connection with prostituting a 12-year-old girl who was repeatedly raped over two years and who became pregnant and contracted a sexually transmitted disease. Flora Riano Gonzalez, of Winston-Salem, was found guilty of sexual servitude, felony child abuse involving prostitution and felony child abuse involving sexual acts. She was found not guilty of human trafficking. Prosecutor Kia Chavious said Gonzalez approached the girl when she was 12 and forced her into prostitution, repeatedly setting up opportunities for men to rape the child from January 2011 to January 2014. The girl became pregnant and contracted a sexually transmitted disease, prosecutors said. The Winston-Salem Journal reported that investigators said the first man to rape the child was Armando Graciano, the owner of a laundromat. Graciano has been charged with felonious restraint, two counts of indecent liberties with a child, statutory rape, human trafficking and sexual servitude. His charges are pending. Chavious said Graciano arranged the sexual assaults and paid Gonzalez with money that men paid for sex. When the girl became pregnant, Gonzalez went to Winston-Salem police to report that the girl had been sexually assaulted, the Journal reported. Gonzalez coached the girl on what to say to police to ensure that Gonzalez would not be implicated, Chavious said. Chavious said that Gonzalez reported the sexual assault so that the girl could get a free abortion, according to the Journal report. The Journal reported that police became suspicious after talking to a man described as a family friend who admitted that he had raped the girl while Gonzalez was nearby. Gonzalez also provided police with the names and phone numbers of men who might also have raped the girl, the report said Gonzalez's attorney, Lisa Costner, said Gonzalez was not involved in prostituting the girl and questioned the victim's credibility. Gonzalez will be sentenced later today.To get breaking news alerts and watch WYFF News 4 live download the WYFF News 4 app here.

A 39-year-old North Carolina woman has been convicted of felony charges in connection with prostituting a 12-year-old girl who was repeatedly raped over two years and who became pregnant and contracted a sexually transmitted disease.

Flora Riano Gonzalez, of Winston-Salem, was found guilty of sexual servitude, felony child abuse involving prostitution and felony child abuse involving sexual acts. She was found not guilty of human trafficking.


Prosecutor Kia Chavious said Gonzalez approached the girl when she was 12 and forced her into prostitution, repeatedly setting up opportunities for men to rape the child from January 2011 to January 2014. The girl became pregnant and contracted a sexually transmitted disease, prosecutors said.

The Winston-Salem Journal reported that investigators said the first man to rape the child was Armando Graciano, the owner of a laundromat. Graciano has been charged with felonious restraint, two counts of indecent liberties with a child, statutory rape, human trafficking and sexual servitude. His charges are pending.

Chavious said Graciano arranged the sexual assaults and paid Gonzalez with money that men paid for sex.

When the girl became pregnant, Gonzalez went to Winston-Salem police to report that the girl had been sexually assaulted, the Journal reported. Gonzalez coached the girl on what to say to police to ensure that Gonzalez would not be implicated, Chavious said. Chavious said that Gonzalez reported the sexual assault so that the girl could get a free abortion, according to the Journal report.

The Journal reported that police became suspicious after talking to a man described as a family friend who admitted that he had raped the girl while Gonzalez was nearby. Gonzalez also provided police with the names and phone numbers of men who might also have raped the girl, the report said

Gonzalez's attorney, Lisa Costner, said Gonzalez was not involved in prostituting the girl and questioned the victim's credibility.

Gonzalez will be sentenced later today.

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