Hursh had pleaded guilty to a related charge of possession of a firearm after a felony conviction, for which he received a 10-year sentence that will run concurrently with his other sentences. He will appear before District Judge William LaFortune for a sentencing hearing July 8.

The first woman, who said she was attacked in the summer of 2017, testified May 8. The second woman spoke the next day about an altercation with Hursh in late 2016.

Two other women, whose allegations were not the basis of any charges against Hursh at this trial, described incidents they said occurred in the late 1990s. Prosecutors said their accounts demonstrated Hursh’s intent of victimizing vulnerable, often transient women who typically were addicted to methamphetamine.

The first woman, who said she had been “couch surfing,” or staying with different people, alleged that Hursh pointed a gun at her in a parking lot and ordered her to get in his van. She told the jury he held her hostage in his residence for about two months before she managed to escape when the two went to a convenience store in August 2017.

She was visibly emotional for the duration of her testimony and at one point told Hursh’s attorney, Brian Boeheim, “It’s just really hard for me to be in this courtroom” and talk about what happened.