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| Ariel Castro faces rape and kidnap charges in Ohio case | Ariel Castro faces rape and kidnap charges in Ohio case |
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| The owner of the Ohio house from which three women were rescued this week a decade after they went missing has been charged with kidnapping and rape, US prosecutors have said. | |
| Ariel Castro, 52, will appear in court on Thursday. His brothers Pedro, 54, and Onil, 50, will not be charged. | Ariel Castro, 52, will appear in court on Thursday. His brothers Pedro, 54, and Onil, 50, will not be charged. |
| Amanda Berry, 27, Gina DeJesus, 23, and Michelle Knight, 32, were found in the Cleveland house on Monday. | Amanda Berry, 27, Gina DeJesus, 23, and Michelle Knight, 32, were found in the Cleveland house on Monday. |
| Cleveland's police chief has said the women were bound with ropes and chains. | Cleveland's police chief has said the women were bound with ropes and chains. |
| Brothers 'not involved' | |
| In a news conference on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said Mr Castro would be charged with four counts of kidnapping, covering the three victims and Ms Berry's six-year-old daughter Jocelyn, alleged to have been born in captivity. | In a news conference on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said Mr Castro would be charged with four counts of kidnapping, covering the three victims and Ms Berry's six-year-old daughter Jocelyn, alleged to have been born in captivity. |
| Mr Castro was also charged with one count of rape against each woman. | Mr Castro was also charged with one count of rape against each woman. |
| Police told a news briefing in the city that more than 200 pieces of evidence had been taken from the home where the three women were held captive. | Police told a news briefing in the city that more than 200 pieces of evidence had been taken from the home where the three women were held captive. |
| Police said interviews with the women had yielded enough information to charge Ariel Castro. | Police said interviews with the women had yielded enough information to charge Ariel Castro. |
| But prosecutor Victor Perez said nothing led police to believe his brothers, Pedro and Onil Castro, "were involved or had any knowledge" of the alleged crimes. They were arrested along with Ariel Castro. | But prosecutor Victor Perez said nothing led police to believe his brothers, Pedro and Onil Castro, "were involved or had any knowledge" of the alleged crimes. They were arrested along with Ariel Castro. |
| Also on Wednesday, a source told the BBC that while in captivity one of the women became pregnant many times and suffered multiple miscarriages. | Also on Wednesday, a source told the BBC that while in captivity one of the women became pregnant many times and suffered multiple miscarriages. |
| Another woman became pregnant and was so badly beaten she lost the baby, the source added. | Another woman became pregnant and was so badly beaten she lost the baby, the source added. |
| The source also said one woman was forced to help Ms Berry deliver her daughter Jocelyn and was threatened with death if the child did not survive. | The source also said one woman was forced to help Ms Berry deliver her daughter Jocelyn and was threatened with death if the child did not survive. |
| Meanwhile, on Wednesday hundreds of people gathered around the DeJesus family home, cheering as 23-year-old Gina DeJesus was brought from hospital. | Meanwhile, on Wednesday hundreds of people gathered around the DeJesus family home, cheering as 23-year-old Gina DeJesus was brought from hospital. |
| Ms DeJesus, wearing a bright yellow hooded shirt, was escorted into her home by a woman with her arm around her. | Ms DeJesus, wearing a bright yellow hooded shirt, was escorted into her home by a woman with her arm around her. |
| 'House always locked' | 'House always locked' |
| In a news conference outside the house later, members of her family appealed to neighbours to help find a fourth missing girl, Ashley Summers, who has not been seen since 2007 when she was 14 years old. | In a news conference outside the house later, members of her family appealed to neighbours to help find a fourth missing girl, Ashley Summers, who has not been seen since 2007 when she was 14 years old. |
| "There are not enough words to say or express the joy that we feel for the return of our family member Gina, and now Amanda Berry, her daughter and Michelle Knight who is our family also," said Sandra Ruiz, Ms DeJesus' aunt. | "There are not enough words to say or express the joy that we feel for the return of our family member Gina, and now Amanda Berry, her daughter and Michelle Knight who is our family also," said Sandra Ruiz, Ms DeJesus' aunt. |
| She praised the FBI and Cleveland police for their long-time support, and asked neighbours not to retaliate against the Castro family. | She praised the FBI and Cleveland police for their long-time support, and asked neighbours not to retaliate against the Castro family. |
| Felix DeJesus, Ms DeJesus' father, said people needed to watch out for children in their neighbourhood, exhorting the community to "fix" the problem. | Felix DeJesus, Ms DeJesus' father, said people needed to watch out for children in their neighbourhood, exhorting the community to "fix" the problem. |
| Ms Berry arrived at her sister's home shortly before midday on Wednesday, along with her daughter Jocelyn. | Ms Berry arrived at her sister's home shortly before midday on Wednesday, along with her daughter Jocelyn. |
| She disappeared in 2003 aged 16, but escaped on Monday with the help of a neighbour who heard her screaming and kicking a door while her alleged captor was out of the house. | She disappeared in 2003 aged 16, but escaped on Monday with the help of a neighbour who heard her screaming and kicking a door while her alleged captor was out of the house. |
| When police arrived they also found Ms DeJesus and Ms Knight in the house. | When police arrived they also found Ms DeJesus and Ms Knight in the house. |
| Ms DeJesus had gone missing aged 14 in 2004, while Ms Knight had disappeared in 2002, aged 20. | Ms DeJesus had gone missing aged 14 in 2004, while Ms Knight had disappeared in 2002, aged 20. |
| Ariel Castro reportedly fled the neighbourhood and was arrested at a nearby McDonald's restaurant, according to local media. | Ariel Castro reportedly fled the neighbourhood and was arrested at a nearby McDonald's restaurant, according to local media. |
| His son, Anthony Castro, told London's Daily Mail newspaper that his father would not let him inside on his last visit to Seymour Avenue. | His son, Anthony Castro, told London's Daily Mail newspaper that his father would not let him inside on his last visit to Seymour Avenue. |
| "The house was always locked," he said. "There were places we could never go. There were locks on the basement. Locks on the attic. Locks on the garage." | "The house was always locked," he said. "There were places we could never go. There were locks on the basement. Locks on the attic. Locks on the garage." |
| In other developments: | In other developments: |