A serial rapist was sentenced to 25 years to life on Wednesday for his crimes in Colorado Springs. He's the same man who was convicted of raping an Aurora woman and was sentenced to 48 years to life in prison in Arapahoe District Court back in August. The two sentences will be served concurrently as part of the plea deal with the District Attorney's Office.

Desmond Alvis Martin, 31, received his first sentence in Arapahoe District Court by Judge Phillip Douglass on Aug. 31. His second sentence came on Wednesday at the El Paso County Courthouse.

Martin chose not to speak in court on Wednesday.

"Rape is a violent and ugly crime, a crime of power. You degraded your victim to make yourself feel powerful,” Judge Douglass told Martin as he imposed the sentence back in August. “The only thing stopping you is that you are in custody.”

Martin was convicted of raping an Aurora woman in her home while he pointed a gun at her and filmed the crime. It was a similar pattern for the other five victims. He would find them through online advertisements. Then in some cases, would wear a mask while videotaping the attacks on his cell phone while holding a gun up to their faces. Some of those women testified during Martin’s trial in Arapahoe County but were not in court for the El Paso County sentencing.

“The victim never agreed to any of the things he did to her in her own bedroom,” Senior Deputy District Attorney Thomas Byrnes told the court in closing arguments during the Arapahoe County trial. “And he knew that.”

“The defendant contacted his victims through online ads for escort/prostitution services, knowing they would be less likely to talk to law enforcement,” said Senior Deputy District Attorney Cara Morlan, who prosecuted the case with Byrnes.

“But the defendant failed to account for the courage of these victims,” Byrnes told the court. “They didn’t let their fears keep them silent.”

“I am proud of our citizens for seeing through this rapist’s insulting and disingenuous claims that his victim consented to his assaultive behavior. There is one place in our state for such predators. The only question that remains is for how long will he be sentenced to be there?” said District Attorney George Brauchler. “Our office will continue to stand up for victims from every background. Nobody deserves to be raped.”

During Wednesday's sentencing, the judge said she did not see evidence that any of the incidents were consensual. She said the videos made it clear that in each case, the victim was terrorized and raped.

"When CSPD [Colorado Springs Police Department] uncovered these videos and we explained to them, 'You are believed. We know what happened to you. We can tell that this was not what you had ever consented to and that you were terrorized,' I think that they really appreciated what CSPD did for them," said Senior Deputy District Attorney Jennifer Viehman.

"I hope victims can see that they are believed, that this is going to be taken seriously and that the district attorney's office in both Colorado Springs and Arapahoe County take these types of crimes very seriously and we believe them," Viehman said.