A McLean County jury Wednesday found former Bloomington police officer Jeff Pelo guilty on all 35 counts of the rapes of four women and the stalking of another women.

Inside the courtroom, Pelo broke down sobbing while the guilty verdicts were being read just after Noon.

Pelo's wife was escorted from the courtroom under heavy security.

Jurors started deliberating Pelo's case Monday afternoon.

Pelo had pleaded not guilty to 35 counts in the rapes of four women and the stalking of a fifth woman.

The verdict came in just before noon.

It's been a long road for everyone involved in this trial, especially the victims.

Sarah Kalmes and her family celebrated in the lobby of the McLean County Law and Justice center this afternoon.

The victim said, "I can't even process how good this feels right now."

Pelo was convicted of raping her and three other women and stalking a fifth.

The Kalmes family says it has been a long journey and now they can finally begin to heal.

Her mother, Carole Kalmes, said, "The thing most important to me is these victims have been validated."

"The unnamed victims and I know there's more out there that didn't report...and all the future victims that won't be because of this jury, so we are forever grateful to them."

This morning as Judge Robert Freitag delivered guilty verdicts on all of the 35 counts, Rickielee Pelo shouted in anger that her husband didn't do it.

She said, "My emotions got the better of me."

And courtroom police surrounded her and she was removed from the courtroom.

Her sobbing children followed her out.

A second rape victim, Andrea Lawhun, says she is glad her attacker is behind bars, but she feels sorry for his family.

"That was very upsetting to me, because not only did he affect us, women he didn't know personally, but his wife and his children he's known for a very long time."

Assistant State's Attorney Mark Messman was the lead prosecutor in this trial. He says it took a lot of manpower but he's glad to the right man is behind bars.

"For myself it just motivated me all the more just because someone abusing their position, a position I hold dear."

Sarah says her attack occurred just six weeks before her wedding.

And since her 2005 assault, she has had to slowly put her life back together up the pieces.

"You have to take it one day at a time. One day you're thinking about picking out flowers for a wedding, and the next day you're trying to figure out how you're going to get through the next minute and next hour."

Rickielee Pelo says she plans to fight this verdict to prove her husband's innocence.

"I know my husband did not do this, I've know that from day one and I stand behind my decision."

Pelo's attorney Michael Rosenblat says he plans to file an appeal.

Pelo's sentencing hearing is scheduled for Tuesday August 12.

The Pelo verdict today is the culmination of two years of investigation.

In June 2006, Police arrested Pelo for stalking.

The following month Pelo was charged with raping four women in separate incidents between December 2002 and January 2005.

Then in August a McLean County Grand Jury indicted Pelo on 35 counts including 28 charges of aggravated criminal sexual assault related to the four rapes.

After several delays, last month the Pelo trial began. At that point, Pelo had been held in jail longer than anyone else who ever awaited trial in McLean County.