Photos: Arraignment of Cleveland, Ohio, man in kidnap, rape of Amanda Berry, 2 other women
A man suspected of keeping three women captive inside his decrepit house for a decade was arraigned Thursday on kidnapping and rape charges. He is accused of holding them under conditions so oppressive they were allowed outside for only a few moments in disguise and never saw a chance to escape until this week. Ariel Castro was arraigned in court Thursday and is charged in the kidnappings and rapes. His two brothers also appeared in court but were freed without being charged. Investigators said the women apparently were bound with ropes and chains, and were subjected to prolonged sexual and psychological abuse and suffered miscarriages. See photos of the suspect, happy families and police investigating.
Ariel Castro
Ariel Castro and public defender Kathleen DeMetz, left, wait for his arraignment at Cleveland Municipal Court in Cleveland, Ohio, Thursday, May 9, 2013, in Cleveland. Castro was charged with four counts of kidnapping and three counts of rape. Ariel Castro was charged while his brothers, Pedro and Onil Castro, were held but faced no immediate charges. (AP Photo/David Duprey)
Ariel Castro, Pedro Castro, Kathleen DeMetz, Pedro Castro
Defense attorney Kathleen DeMetz, second from right, talks with Pedro Castro as Onil Castro, left, watches and Ariel Castro, right, looks down, in Cleveland Municipal court Thursday, May 9, 2013, in Cleveland. Ariel Castro was charged with four counts of kidnapping and three counts of rape. Pedro and Onil Castro, were held but faced no immediate charges. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Onil Castro
Onil Castro, left, appears in Cleveland Municipal court with defense attorney Kathleen DeMetz Thursday, May 9, 2013, in Cleveland. Castro was held but faced no immediate charges. Ariel Castro was charged with four counts of kidnapping and three counts of rape. Onil and Pedro Castro, were held but faced no immediate charges.(AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Pedro Castro, Onil Castro, Kathleen DeMetz
Pedro Castro, left, and Onil Castro, back right, Ariel Castro's Castro's older brothers who've been in custody since Monday, appear in Cleveland Municipal court Thursday, May 9, 2013, in Cleveland. Prosecutors brought no charges against the brothers, citing a lack of evidence. Ariel Castro was arraigned Thursday on charges of rape and kidnapping after three women missing for about a decade and one of their young daughters were found alive at his home earlier in the week. Attorney Kathleen DeMetz is at right. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Missing Women Found
This undated photo released by the Cleveland Police Department shows Ariel Castro, a 52-year-old former school bus driver suspected of keeping three women captive inside his decrepit house for a decade. He was charged Wednesday, May 8, 2013 with four counts of kidnapping — covering the captives and the daughter born to one of them — and three counts of rape, against all three women. (AP Photo/Cleveland Police Department)
Gina DeJesus
Gina DeJesus gives a thumbs-up as she is escorted toward her home Wednesday, May 8, 2013, in Cleveland. The three women held captive for about a decade at a run-down Cleveland house were apparently bound with ropes and chains, police said Wednesday, while charges were expected by the end of the day against the three brothers under arrest. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Felix DeJesus
Felix DeJesus pumps his fist after bringing home his daughter, Gina, Wednesday, May 8, 2013, in Cleveland. The three women held captive for about a decade at a run-down Cleveland house were apparently bound with ropes and chains, police said Wednesday, while charges were expected by the end of the day against the three brothers under arrest. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
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Spectators watch as Gina DeJesus arrives home Wednesday, May 8, 2013, in Cleveland. The three women held captive for about a decade at a run-down Cleveland house were apparently bound with ropes and chains, police said Wednesday, while charges were expected by the end of the day against the three brothers under arrest. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Curtis Berry
Curtis Berry watches televised coverage of the rescue of his niece, Amanda Berry, on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, in Elizabethton, Tenn. Amanda Berry is one of three women who were rescued from a Cleveland home on Monday after they went missing separately about a decade ago, when they were in their teens or early 20s. (AP Photo/Patrick Murphey-Racey)
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Neighborhood residents crowd the streets for the arrival of Gina DeJesus Wednesday, May 8, 2013, in Cleveland. DeJesus was one of three women held captive for about a decade at a run-down Cleveland house. Kidnapping and rape charges were filed Wednesday against the man arrested after the women missing were found alive at his home. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Nancy Ruiz
Nancy Ruiz, mother of Gina, speaks to the media after bringing her daughter home Wednesday, May 8, 2013, in Cleveland. DeJesus was one of three women held captive for about a decade at a run-down Cleveland house. Kidnapping and rape charges were filed Wednesday against the man arrested after the missing women were found alive at his home. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Missing Women Found
Commander K. Sultzer, left, hugs Nancy Ruiz, mother of Gina DeJesus, Wednesday, May 8, 2013, in Cleveland. DeJesus and two other women held captive for about a decade at a run-down Cleveland house were apparently bound with ropes and chains, police said Wednesday, while charges were expected by the end of the day against the three brothers under arrest.(AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Missing Women Found
A member of the FBI evidence response team carries out a bag after searching a house near the home where three women were held Wednesday, May 8, 2013, in Cleveland. Amanda Berry, 27, Michelle Knight, 32, and Gina DeJesus, about 23, had apparently been held captive in the house nearby since their teens or early 20s, police said. (AP Photo/Roadell Hickman)
Missing Women Found
Members of the FBI evidence response team carries out a bag after searching a house near the home where three women were held Wednesday, May 8, 2013, in Cleveland. Amanda Berry, 27, Michelle Knight, 32, and Gina DeJesus, about 23, had apparently been held captive in the house nearby since their teens or early 20s, police said. (AP Photo/Roadell Hickman)
Christina Milton, Amanda Berry
Christina Milton, 8, left, shows a piece of artwork she made from a photo of her cousin, Amanda Berry, that she cut out of a missing person poster in Elizabethton, Tenn., on Wednesday, May 8, 2013. Another cousin, Haley Berry, 9, looks over her shoulder. Amanda Berry is one of three women who were rescued from a Cleveland home on Monday after they went missing separately about a decade ago, when they were in their teens or early 20s. (AP Photo/Patrick Murphey-Racey)
Hannah Berry, Harley Berry
Hannah Berry, 8, right, works on a piece of artwork made from a photo of her cousin, Amanda Berry, that she cut out of a missing person poster, in Elizabethton, Tenn., on Wednesday, May 8, 2013. Another cousin, Harley Berry, 9, is at left. Amanda Berry is one of three women who were rescued from a Cleveland home on Monday after they went missing separately about a decade ago, when they were in their teens or early 20s. (AP Photo/Patrick Murphey-Racey)
Hannah Berry, Harley Berry, Christina Milton, Curtis Berry
Curtis Berry, second from right, watches a televised report of the rescue of his niece, Amanda Berry, in Elizabethton, Tenn., on Wednesday, May 8, 2013. Amanda Berry is one of three women who were rescued from a Cleveland home on Monday after they went missing separately about a decade ago, when they were in their teens or early 20s. Amanda Berry's cousins, Christina Milton, 8, left; Harley Berry, 9, third from right; and Hannah Berry, 8, right; also watch. (AP Photo/Patrick Murphey-Racey)
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Tania Acevedo, center, hugs her children, Michael Rosado Jr., and Mia Acevedo as she stands with other people during a prayer vigil near the home where three women were found in Cleveland, Wednesday, May 8, 2013. Charges were expected by the end of the day against the owner of the house where the women were discovered, Ariel Castro, 52, and brothers Onil, 50, and Pedro, 54. (AP Photo/David Duprey)
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Ada Averyhart prays during a prayer vigil near the home where three women were held captive for a decade, in Cleveland, Ohio, Wednesday, May 8, 2013. Charges were expected by the end of the day against the owner of the house where the women were discovered, Ariel Castro, 52, and brothers Onil, 50, and Pedro, 54. (AP Photo/David Duprey)
Missing Women Found
Ada Averyhart prays during a prayer vigil near the home where three women held captive for a decade, in Cleveland, Ohio, Wednesday, May 8, 2013. Charges were expected by the end of the day against the owner of the house where the women were discovered, Ariel Castro, 52, and brothers Onil, 50, and Pedro, 54. (AP Photo/David Duprey)
Missing Women Found
Neighbors and friends of Amanda Berry wait for her arrival at her sister's home, Wednesday, May 8, 2013, in Cleveland. Berry, 27, Michelle Knight, 32, and Gina DeJesus, around 23 years old, had apparently been held captive in the house since their teens or early 20s, police said. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Missing Women Found
People hug after Gina DeJesus returned home Wednesday, May 8, 2013, in Cleveland. The three women held captive for about a decade at a run-down Cleveland house were apparently bound with ropes and chains, police said Wednesday, while charges were expected by the end of the day against the three brothers under arrest. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Missing Women Found
Khalid Samad leads a prayer vigil near the home where three women were found in Cleveland, Ohio, Wednesday, May 8, 2013. A 911 call led police to a house near downtown Cleveland where the women, who disappeared over several years, were found. (AP Photo/David Duprey)
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