Omaha, NE - A 17th century painting of the Virgin Mary, stolen from Saint Cecilia's Cathedral in March of 2007, is worth an estimated $100,000.  Now, we know who stole the painting.  Even more disturbing, we know why.

39-year-old Aurelio Vallecillo-Sanchez was convicted on Friday of felony theft and first degree sexual assault.  Authorities say he stole the painting to help finance an abortion for a teen he raped.  Vallecillo-Sanchez sold the painting in Mexico for a reported $3,000, but the 14-year old didn't have an abortion.  She returned to Nebraska after giving birth.  Vallecillo-Sanchez will be sentenced in October.  He faces up to 70 years in prison.

Reported by Kerri Stowell, kstowell@action3news.com.