07-26-2013, 04:20 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/26/justice/oh...?hpt=hp_t1
"An attorney for three women had told CNN that they were hoping for a plea deal because they do not want to take the stand at Castro's trial.
Castro was charged with 977 counts, including aggravated murder on suspicion of ending the pregnancy of one of his alleged captives. Under the deal, he agreed to plead guilty to 937 counts.
Russo told Castro that the deal would mean he would go to prison for life, plus at least 1,000 years
"
A good deal. These young women are trying to come to grips with their restored lives, interrupted in their childhood, after a decade of rape and torture and imprisonment. They do not need to be subject to a 'spirited defense' which would make them relive their lives, or somehow 'blame' them. The maniac is behind bars for all time, and is no longer a threat to society.
"An attorney for three women had told CNN that they were hoping for a plea deal because they do not want to take the stand at Castro's trial.
Castro was charged with 977 counts, including aggravated murder on suspicion of ending the pregnancy of one of his alleged captives. Under the deal, he agreed to plead guilty to 937 counts.
Russo told Castro that the deal would mean he would go to prison for life, plus at least 1,000 years
"
A good deal. These young women are trying to come to grips with their restored lives, interrupted in their childhood, after a decade of rape and torture and imprisonment. They do not need to be subject to a 'spirited defense' which would make them relive their lives, or somehow 'blame' them. The maniac is behind bars for all time, and is no longer a threat to society.