Castro had for over a decade, held three women, captive in his home at Cleveland. His victims were said to have been sexually and physically abused during their captivity.
“A person can only die in prison once,” Judge Michael Russo told Castro while handing down a sentence of life in prison plus 1,000 years. The judge called the sentence “commensurate with the harm you’ve done.”
Though the lengthy sentencing process is still ongoing, Russo has already sentenced kidnapper Castro to hundreds of years in prison, mostly in eight- to 10-year consecutive blocks. Russo said Castro “will never be released from incarceration during the period of his remaining natural life for any reason.”
Castro took issue with the aggravated murder charge related to the allegation that his abuse terminated the pregnancy of one of his victims, saying there was no evidence the incident occurred. Russo reminded him that he pleaded guilty, and Castro said he did so only to save his victims further psychological trauma.
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