BLOOMINGTON - Sarah Gliege thought she was going to die during the January 2005 rape by former police officer Jeff Pelo. She imagined her family getting the news of her death. | Video | Photo gallery

The aftermath of the sexual assault included the end of a pregnancy that Gliege and then-fiancée Terry Gliege planned to see through to the end.

Gleige and her sister, Laura Kalmes, were among those who read victim impact statements Tuesday at Pelo's sentencing hearing. Gliege and two of Pelo's other rape victims and the stalking victim have allowed their names to be disclosed.

The 440 years handed down for the series of rapes and the stalking will help the healing process, said the victims, but scars remain for the women and their family members.

"Make no mistake: Jeff Pelo raped and violated every person who cared for me," Gliege said in her 20-minute statement to the court.

The dramatic change from an independent young woman to someone who is fearful, tense and anxious was caused by Pelo, she said.

Gliege testified in court that she told Pelo during the assault that she had recently learned she was pregnant. In her statement for the sentencing, she acknowledged that the pregnancy's end was part of the damage caused by Pelo.

"I have no doubt that Jeff Pelo entered my home with the intent to kill me," said Gliege. She said she talked Pelo out of further violence by engaging him in conversation.

The experience of surviving a sexual assault has led Gliege to a career in a field related to assault victims. She said she and her husband will return from Chicago to Bloomington, where she will work with child assault victims.

Gliege's sister Laura Kalmes shared the sorrow the family has endured since her sister's rape.

"He did this to all of us," she said.

Victim Kristi Mills told Freitag she also feared death during the assault by Pelo in 2003.

She said she has trouble sleeping and has been diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder.

The mother of Pelo's first rape victim, in 2002, recounted how her daughter turned to drugs as a way of coping with the assault. The victim who is referred to in court documents as A.M., was placed on probation for two drug-related offenses and now has problems finding jobs because of a felony record, her mother testified.

Stalking victim Jonelle Galuska recalled Pelo's attendance at a meeting of residents concerned about unsolved crimes. Pelo was stopped at least twice outside Galuska's home before he was arrested for attempted residential burglary and stalking.

"He may not have killed me but he robbed my life in so many ways," Galuska said in a statement read on her behalf.

Like the other women, Galsuka said she has developed a habit of checking locks on doors and has purchased a weapon since Pelo started following her in 2005.

"There's no excuse for his behavior," said Galuska.