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           Suspect in Ohio Triple Kidnapping Case to Appear in Court

   by VOA News

   The former Ohio school bus driver accused of holding three women
   captive in his home for a decade will make his first appearance before
   a judge Thursday.
   Prosecutors in Cleveland, Ohio have charged Ariel Castro, 52, with
   three counts of kidnapping and rape involving Amanda Berry, Gina
   DeJesus and Michelle Knight.  Castro is also facing a fourth charge of
   kidnapping involving Berry's six-year-old daughter, who was born during
   the ordeal.  Police are conducting a genetic test to determine who
   fathered the child.
   Bound with ropes, chains
   ''All three women were kidnapped between 2002 and 2004 when they were
   teenagers or in their early 20s.  Authorities say Castro kept the women
   bound in different rooms with ropes and chains, and only allowed them
   outside twice - to go to the garage on the property.
   News reports say at least one of the women was impregnated several
   times and suffered miscarriages.
   The women finally escaped on Monday after Berry's screams alerted a
   neighbor who kicked in the front door of Castro's house while he was
   away.  DeJesus and Berry were reunited with their families Wednesday
   after a brief hospital stay.  The third victim, Michelle Knight, is
   still in a local hospital.
   The arrest
   ''Ariel Castro was later arrested along with his two brothers, Onil and
   Pedro.  But police say there is no evidence the two brothers were
   involved in the kidnappings.
   Castro was accused in 2005 by his late ex-wife of repeatedly abusing
   her, causing a number a serious injuries, and frequently abducting
   their two daughters.
   Cleveland residents and local authorities have expressed shock that the
   three women were held captive for such a long time without being
   discovered.
   Photo Gallery: Missing Women Found in Cleveland
   ''
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