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Ariel Castro sentencing

Ariel Castro (C), 53, speaks towards one of his victims Michelle Knight while seated between attorneys Craig Weintraub (L) and Jaye Schlachet in the courtroom in Cleveland, Ohio August 1, 2013.

Ariel Castro (C), 53, breaks down while talking about the child that he fathered with Amada Berry as he addresses the court while seated between attorneys Craig Weintraub (L) and Jaye Schlachet in the courtroom in Cleveland, Ohio August 1, 2013.

Michelle Knight speaks during the sentencing phase for Ariel Castro Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, in Cleveland. Three months after an Ohio woman kicked out part of a door to end nearly a decade of captivity, Castro, a onetime school bus driver faces sentencing for kidnapping three women and subjecting them to years of sexual and physical abuse. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Michelle Knight, a victim, speaks during the sentencing phase for Ariel Castro, right, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, in Cleveland. Castro faces sentencing for kidnapping three women and subjecting them to years of sexual and physical abuse. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Michelle Knight, one of the three kidnapped women, reads her statements during the sentencing of her accused kidnapper Ariel Castro at a court hearing in Cleveland, Ohio August 1, 2013. Three women imprisoned for a decade in a Cleveland home spoke of their abuse in person, via video or through representatives on Thursday at a court hearing where their abductor is expected to be formally sentenced to life in prison. REUTERS/Aaron Josefczyk

Michelle Knight, one of the three kidnapped women, reacts as she attends the sentencing of accused kidnapper Ariel Castro at a court hearing in Cleveland, Ohio August 1, 2013. Witnesses testified in graphic terms on Thursday how Castro abducted three women and imprisoned them for a decade in his home, where he sometimes kept them in chains, isolated from each other and without regular meals. REUTERS/Aaron Josefczyk

Michelle Knight, one of the three kidnapped women, smiles as she appears in court for the sentencing of accused kidnapper Ariel Castro in Cleveland, Ohio August 1, 2013. Witnesses testified in graphic terms on Thursday how Castro abducted three women and imprisoned them for a decade in his home, where he sometimes kept them in chains, isolated from each other and without regular meals. REUTERS/Aaron Josefczyk

Michele Knight, one of the three kidnapped women, pauses to wipe away tears as she reads her statements during the sentencing of her accused kidnapper Ariel Castro at a court hearing in Cleveland, Ohio August 1, 2013. Three women imprisoned for a decade in a Cleveland home spoke of their abuse in person, via video or through representatives on Thursday at a court hearing where their abductor is expected to be formally sentenced to life in prison. REUTERS/Aaron Josefczyk

Michele Knight, one of the three kidnapped women, reads her statements during the sentencing of her accused kidnapper Ariel Castro at a court hearing in Cleveland, Ohio August 1, 2013. Three women imprisoned for a decade in a Cleveland home spoke of their abuse in person, via video or through representatives on Thursday at a court hearing where their abductor is expected to be formally sentenced to life in prison. REUTERS/Aaron Josefczyk

Ariel Castro enters the courtroom during the sentencing phase Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, in Cleveland. Three months after an Ohio woman kicked out part of a door to end nearly a decade of captivity, Castro, a onetime school bus driver faces sentencing for kidnapping three women and subjecting them to years of sexual and physical abuse. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Ariel Castro rubs his nose in the courtroom during the sentencing phase Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, in Cleveland. Three months after an Ohio woman kicked out part of a door to end nearly a decade of captivity, Castro, a onetime school bus driver faces sentencing for kidnapping three women and subjecting them to years of sexual and physical abuse. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Ariel Castro (R), 53, listens to his attorney Craig Weintraub during Castro's sentencing on kidnapping, rape and murder in Cleveland, Ohio August 1, 2013. REUTERS/Aaron Josefczyk (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW)

Ariel Castro (C), 53, sits as his attorneys Craig Weintraub (L) and Jaye Schlachet (R) review documents during Castro's sentencing on Kidnapping, rape and murder in Cleveland, Ohio August 1, 2013. REUTERS/Aaron Josefczyk (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW)

Ariel Castro (C), 53, sits as his attorney Craig Weintraub (L) talks to the judge along side attorney Jaye Schlachet (R) in the courtroom in Cleveland, Ohio August 1, 2013. REUTERS/Aaron Josefczyk (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW)

Ariel Castro sits in the courtroom during the sentencing phase Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, in Cleveland. Three months after an Ohio woman kicked out part of a door to end nearly a decade of captivity, Castro, a onetime school bus driver faces sentencing for kidnapping three women and subjecting them to years of sexual and physical abuse. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Ariel Castro (C), 53, sits between his attorneys Jaye Schlachet (R) and Craig Weintraub (L) in the courtroom with a model of Castro's home in Cleveland, Ohio August 1, 2013. REUTERS/Aaron Josefczyk (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW)

Sheriff's deputies set in place a model of the house on Seymour Ave. where Ariel Castro held three women Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, in Cleveland. Three months after an Ohio woman kicked out part of a door to end nearly a decade of captivity, Castro, a onetime school bus driver faces sentencing for kidnapping three women and subjecting them to years of sexual and physical abuse. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

A model of the home of Ariel Castro is displayed in the court room during the sentencing of Castro on charges including rape, kidnapping and murder in Cleveland, Ohio August 1, 2013. REUTERS/Aaron Josefczyk (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Ariel Castro attorney Craig Weintraub holds an emergency room photo of Michele Knight that was taken on the day of her escape during Castro's sentencing on kidnapping, rape and murder in Cleveland, Ohio August 1, 2013. REUTERS/Aaron Josefczyk (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW)

Chains found in an upstairs bedroom at the Seymour Ave. house are shown on a television monitor during the sentencing phase of Ariel Castro Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, in Cleveland. Three months after an Ohio woman kicked out part of a door to end nearly a decade of captivity, Castro, a onetime school bus driver faces sentencing for kidnapping three women and subjecting them to years of sexual and physical abuse. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

FILE - File images from the video provided by Hennes Paynter Communications shows from left: Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight. The three women held captive in a Cleveland home for a decade broke their public silence in a 3-minute, 30-second video posted on YouTube at midnight Monday July 8, 2013. The sentencing Thursday Aug. 1, 2013 could take up to four hours, court officials said, with Ariel Castro, his attorneys, his victims and prosecutors getting a chance to speak. The legal team representing the women�s interests declined to comment in advance on whether they would testify or send statements to the court. (AP Photo/Hennes Paynter Communications)

Jessica Rodriguez, 19, left, with her dog "Lady" and Caitlin Coyne, also 19, walk past the house where Ariel Castro kept three women captive for a decade, on Friday, July 26, 2013, in Cleveland. Coyne and Rodriguez welcomed the news that Castro was convicted Friday as part of a plea deal sending him to prison for life. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins)

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Ariel Castro (C), 53, speaks towards one of his victims Michelle Knight while seated between attorneys Craig Weintraub (L) and Jaye Schlachet in the courtroom in Cleveland, Ohio August 1, 2013.

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