The man charged with kidnapping, raping and beating three Cleveland, Ohio, women agreed to a plea deal on Friday that would actually spare the women the agony of reliving the horrific details of their years in captivity and torture during a jury trial.
According to the agreement, Ariel Castro, 53, would serve life without parole, plus 1,000 years, and be spared the death penalty.
Judge Michael Russo asked Castro in numerous ways if he understood that, based on the plea deal, he would never get out of prison and was waiving his rights to a jury trial and he responded:
“Yes, your honor.”
And added:
“I knew I was pretty much going to get the book thrown at me.”
Yahoo! News reports:
Castro’s home and his savings of more than $22,000 will be forfeited to the state of Ohio, according to the plea agreement. Castro told the judge that he thought there was more cash, and Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Tim McGinty responded that the state would be going over the house very carefully.
“If there’s anything else, we plan to keep it,” McGinty said, adding that Castro’s home will be razed “very soon.”
Well, thankfully justice is being served.
