A Lawrence man convicted of raping two women and burglarizing four homes in a single night was sentenced Monday to serve 34 years in prison.

Ryan Miller, 36, was arrested Nov. 7, 2015, and originally faced 15 criminal charges. On July 18 he pleaded no contest to one felony count of aggravated criminal sodomy, one felony count of rape and five felony counts of aggravated burglary.

Before he was sentenced, one of Miller’s victims stood to address the court in an emotionally charged moment. The Journal-World does not name victims of sex crimes.

Ryan A. Miller, pictured after his arrest on Nov. 7, 2015.

The woman spoke of how she awoke in the dead of night to find Miller assaulting another woman in the home.

The woman, who was also attacked by Miller, spoke quickly, but kept her composure. She read from a notebook, turning its pages quickly as she spoke.

That night Miller “chose to be a rapist, not just a thief,” she said. Now, she carries a knife and pepper spray wherever she goes and obsesses over whether or not she is safe in her own home.

Miller’s actions will affect his victims for the rest of their lives, she said.

Defense Attorney Branden Smith said the night Miller was arrested he took methamphetamine for the first time, which resulted in “a bad night for everyone.”

However, District Attorney Charles Branson countered that the drug “did nothing but free him of his inhibitions.”

Douglas County District Judge Kay Huff sentenced Miller to serve 34 years in prison for the felony aggravated criminal sodomy and rape charges. For each of the felony aggravated burglary charges, Miller was sentenced to serve 32 months in prison, though that sentence — a total of more than 13 years — will be served concurrently with the larger sentence.

The evening of Nov. 7 Miller broke into four homes along the 800 blocks of Alabama, Maine and Missouri Streets. At the time he was armed with a weapon, which police later identified as a BB gun.

Inside a Maine Street home, Miller brandished his weapon at several college students and their friends, one witness testified during a preliminary hearing.

He then broke into a Missouri Street home, but quickly left after a resident called out after having heard a noise, another witness testified.

In a second Missouri Street home, Miller sexually assaulted two women. He was found in the home’s basement, hiding, after the two women fled the home, police said.

Two detectives testified that Miller said he broke into the homes because he needed money to buy drugs and to retrieve an impounded car.

Before he was sentenced Miller apologized to his victims.

“I’m disgusted and ashamed of myself,” he said. “May God forgive me.”

Once released from prison, Miller will be subjected to post-release supervision for the rest of his life.