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Covington woman convicted of repeatedly raping child with boyfriend

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A St. Tammany Parish jury found 39-year-old Sandra Gaines of Covington guilty for repeatedly raping a child under the age of 13 with another adult over a period of several years.

Gaines was found guilty on two counts of aggravated rape and three counts of sexual battery. She faces a mandatory life sentence.


Gaines boyfriend, Cardell Flowers, is already serving life, having been convicted in June 2015.

"The victim, now 18, testified during Gaines’ trial this week that the pair began touching her sexually when she was about 5 years old and that the abuse progressed and continued for several years through 2012," said District Attorney Warren Montgomery's office. "The victim testified that she was repeatedly raped during that time."