Mark Strong Sr., of Thomastan, Maine was convicted of 12 counts for promoting prostitution and one count of conspiracy for his role in a sex operation with his mistress Alexis Wright's Zumba studio in the quiet Kennebunk town on Thursday.
The day included court testimony that Arias was kept away from her dead lover Travis Alexander's Mormon friends, and that their affair was kept by secret by him.
Five men accused of gang-raping and murdering a 23-year-old student in New Delhi in December will be formally charged in court on Saturday, which will set the stage for the beginning of their trial.
