A Haitian man was convicted Friday of raping a teenage girl at a Rockland hotel that was acting as a migrant shelter in March 2024, court records show.

Cory Alvarez was found guilty of a single count of aggravated rape of a child, 10-year age difference, after a jury trial in Plymouth Superior Court. Jury deliberations began in the case on Thursday, and a verdict was returned Friday morning, records show.

Sentencing for Alvarez is set for Sept. 30. The charge he was convicted of carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years.

“The jury has spoken, and we thank them for their time and due diligence in finding Cory Alvarez guilty,” said Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz in a statement released following the verdict. “This difficult case has always been about going forward t

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