"Man faces 329 charges in Cleveland abductions" by Ann Sanner | Associated Press, June 08, 2013
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A man accused of holding three women captive in his run-down home in Cleveland for a decade and fathering a child with one of them has been indicted on 329 charges including murder, kidnapping, and rape, prosecutors said.
A Cuyahoga County grand jury returned the indictment Friday against Ariel Castro .
Castro, 52, is accused of kidnapping Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight and holding them captive along with a 6-year-old girl he fathered with Berry.
Castro’s attorneys have said he would plead not guilty to any indictment.
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UPDATE:
"A man accused of holding three women captive in his home for about a decade pleaded not guilty Wednesday to hundreds of rape and kidnapping charges, and the defense hinted at avoiding a trial with a plea deal if the death penalty were ruled out....
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"A mentally disabled woman and her young child were enslaved for more than a year, sometimes denied food, and threatened with a pet python and pit bulls, and the woman was beaten and forced to get pain medication for her captors, authorities said Tuesday in announcing federal charges against three suspects....
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