A man accused of abducting three woman and holding them captive at his Ohio home for a decade pleaded guilty to multiple charges on Friday, as part of a plea deal that spared him from a death sentence.
Ariel Castro – charged with 977 counts over the kidnap, rape and brutal treatment of Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight – agreed a deal with prosecutors under which he will serve life without parole, plus 1,000 years.
The judge asked him the 53-year-old if he understood that he would die in prison and there would never be a possibility he would be released from prison.
He replied: 'I do understand that and I said because of the sex crimes I knew I would have the book thrown at me.
'There are some things I do not comprehend because of my sexual problems throughout the years. But I trust my lawyers and I understand my rights and the sentence.'
He said he read and signed the plea deal and understood it though 'my addiction to pornography and my sexual problem has taken a toll on my mind' that sometimes caused problems with comprehension.
Offering some form of an explanation for his despicable crimes, he said: 'I was a victim as a child and it just kept going.'
The judge cut him off and told him to save his story for his sentencing hearing.
SOURCE:dailymail and internet.
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