New Haven , Connecticut ( CNN ) -- Joshua Komisarjevsky , the second man to be tried in connection with a deadly 2007 Connecticut home invasion , was found guilty on all counts during the second day of deliberations Thursday in a case that drew worldwide attention and sparked broader discussions about safety in the home . Komisarjevsky was convicted of 17 charges , including three counts of murder , four counts of kidnapping , and charges of burglary , arson and assault . He could receive the death penalty . On Tuesday , the jurors heard lawyers ' final pleas in the case as prosecutors cast Komisarjevsky , 31 , as the instigator of the attack , while the defense insisted `` he did not want anyone to die . '' The trial has gone on for a little over three weeks , during which time jurors heard emotional testimony detailing the deaths of Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her daughters -- 17-year-old Hayley Petit and 11-year-old Michaela Petit . Steven Hayes , the first defendant to stand trial , was sentenced to death in December 2010 after a jury convicted him on 16 of 17 charges . Prosecutors had argued that Hayes and Komisarjevsky went into the Petit home , beat and tied up Dr. William Petit , raped and strangled his wife , molested one of their daughters , and set the house on fire before attempting to flee . The two daughters , who were both tied to their beds , died of smoke inhalation , though William Petit managed to escape . Before assaulting and killing Hawke-Petit , Hayes forced her to go to a bank and withdraw $ 15,000 from an account after finding evidence the account held between $ 20,000 and $ 30,000 , authorities said . As the verdict was read , the victims ' family members wept openly . Petit called Thursday 's verdict `` a relief , '' describing Komisarjevsky as `` a lying sociopathic personality . '' `` I personally felt this case was a case about sexual predation , '' he said . `` There is just a huge plague of violence against women in this country . '' He added that he wondered what it would have been like `` if I had two sons , instead of two daughters . '' Standing sullen-faced before reporters in front of a New Haven courthouse , Petit said there are only `` occasional moments of peace . '' `` It 's not clear to me that time heals all wounds ... but you form some scars . '' Petit also reminded reporters that the case had not reached its conclusion . `` We still have the penalty phase to go through , '' he said . The sentencing phase of the trial is set for 10 a.m. October 24 .
Petit calls the verdict `` a relief , '' describing Komisarjevsky as `` a lying sociopathic personality '' `` I personally felt this case was a case about sexual predation , '' Petit says . Sentencing phase of the trial is set for 10 a.m. EDT on Oct. 24 . As the verdict is read , the victims ' family members weep openly .