CLEVELAND -- The brothers of the accused Cleveland kidnapping and rape suspect are now speaking out. The brothers were cleared of any charges a few days after their mug shots were broadcast around the world.
Pedro and Onil Castro were released from custody but they worry that many people will always believe they helped Ariel Castro maintain his hell house.
"I was a very liked person, individual," Onil said. "I've never had any enemies. No reason for anybody to think that I would ever do something like that. It's a shock to all my friends."
Pedro says that if he knew, he would have reported it, whether it was his brother or not.
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CLEVELAND (AP) -- An Ohio prosecutor says he may seek the death penalty against the man accused of imprisoning three women at his home for about a decade for forcing them to suffer miscarriages.
Cuyahoga County prosecutor Thomas McGinty says Ohio law calls for the death penalty for the "most depraved criminals who commit aggravated murder during the course of a kidnapping." He says aggravated murder charges could be filed related to pregnancies terminated by force.
Ariel Castro is being held on $8 million bail. The 52-year-old former school bus driver was under a suicide watch in jail, where he was being held on kidnapping and rape charges.
Authorities say he held three women inside his home for about a decade.
McGinty suggests the charges could number in the hundreds, if not thousands.
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Pedro and Onil Castro were released from custody but they worry that many people will always believe they helped Ariel Castro maintain his hell house.
"I was a very liked person, individual," Onil said. "I've never had any enemies. No reason for anybody to think that I would ever do something like that. It's a shock to all my friends."
Pedro says that if he knew, he would have reported it, whether it was his brother or not.
Previous coverage:
CLEVELAND (AP) -- An Ohio prosecutor says he may seek the death penalty against the man accused of imprisoning three women at his home for about a decade for forcing them to suffer miscarriages.
Cuyahoga County prosecutor Thomas McGinty says Ohio law calls for the death penalty for the "most depraved criminals who commit aggravated murder during the course of a kidnapping." He says aggravated murder charges could be filed related to pregnancies terminated by force.
Ariel Castro is being held on $8 million bail. The 52-year-old former school bus driver was under a suicide watch in jail, where he was being held on kidnapping and rape charges.
Authorities say he held three women inside his home for about a decade.
McGinty suggests the charges could number in the hundreds, if not thousands.
AP-WF-05-09-13 2020GMT
Ariel Castro Charged With Kidnapping and Rape in Cleveland Missing Women Case
DNA Evidence Proves Castro is Father of 6-Year-Old Girl