PORTLAND, Ore. -- A fourth woman has gone public to testify against the release of convicted serial rapist Richard Gillmore.

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Rapist Richard Gillmore during the parole hearing.

Renee Smith says she was just 17 when Gillmore raped her at her home in 1980.

Smith called it the most horrible day of her life. And she says it has affected her ever since.

The 45-year-old Smith says she decided to break her silence -- like three other victims -- because she does not believe Gillmore should be released from prison.

Gillmore was known as the "jogger rapist". He admitted to raping eight women from 1979 through 1981, but he wasn't prosecuted for his crimes because the statute of limitations at the time was only three years.

He is eligible for parole and has been fighting to be released from prison despite the impassioned protests of his rape victims.

During a recent parole hearing, Gillmore claimed stalking and raping women was a "habit" and that he committed his crimes to fulfill an "emotional need."

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The state parole board is expected to make a decision by the end of this summer. The board approved releasing Gillmore last December, but one of his victims sued because the parole board didn't follow proper procedures, and a judge ordered a new hearing.