Castro, who faced 977 charges in one of the most horrific sex crimes in years, abducted and imprisoned Michelle Knight, 32, Amanda Berry, 27, and Georgina Gina DeJesus, 23, separately over a two-year period starting in 2002.

He repeatedly raped the women, one of whom became pregnant and gave birth to a daughter, now 6.

Castro had kept the three bound for periods of time in chains or ropes and forced them to endure beatings, sexual assault and food deprivation, Cuyahoga Country prosecutors said.

The former school bus driver, 53, pled guilty to 937 charges relating to kidnapping and rape in exchange for life in prison without any possibility of parole plus 1,000 years behind bars to avoid the death penalty.

Two of the charges he faced at trial, which was to have begun on Aug.

I do understand that, your honor, Castro told the judge when asked if he understood he would spend the rest of his life behind bars.

And then, according to the AP, he added, I knew I was pretty much going to get the book thrown at me.

My addiction to pornography and my sexual problem has really taken a toll on my mind.

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