mr. ariel castro and mr. ariel castro alone that conducted this scheme against them. >> yes. nt and choose from one of five lexus hybrids that's right for you, including the lexus es and ct hybrids. ♪ this is the pursuit of perfection. all your important legal matters in just minutes. protect your family... and launch your dreams. at legalzoom.com we put the law on your side. >>> hello, everyone, i'm john berman in for ashleigh banfield today. we're live in cleveland watching the sentencing hearing for ariel castro. it is a dramatic, somewhat peculiar hearing, revealing new disturbing details about this man's near ten-year reign of terror over the three women he held captive. we are hearing things really we've never heard before. he used 99 feet of chains. he placed motorcycle helmets on his captives. he played games with these women where he put a loaded gun to their head. as i said, very disturbing details. let's get back to the testimony right away here. we're hearing from deputy david jacobs, one of the law enforcement officials who interviewed ariel castro in the days af

mr. ariel castro and mr. ariel castro alone that conducted this scheme against them? >> yes. >> now, why would he do what de? did he tell you why he was abducting young women off the streets of cleveland >> de. we initially talked about how he did it which i explained a little bit earlier. then we got into why he did it and his response was to purely satisfy his sexual needs. the circumstances surrounding him taking the girls was explicit to us it was to satisfy his sexual needs. >> did he tell you whether or not he knew what he was doing and these acts were wrong? >> absolutely. during the interview he said, you know, other than the fact that i'm the criminal. i knew what i did was wrong. he said that more than once. >> did he explain why he had an obsession? >> he did. we talked about the gun for a short period of time. if my recollection is correct he got the gun from his father who had passed away and it was part of his collection or in his possession. he actually in his own words he said i used -- i showed the gun to the girls as a form of control. >> and are you

mr. ariel castro and mr. ariel castro alone that conducted this scheme against them. >> yes. >> now, why did he do what he did? be did he tell you why he was abducting young women off the streets of cleveland? >> he did. we initially talked about how he did it, which i explained a little bit earlier, and then we got into why he did it. and his response was to purely satisfy his sexual needs. the circumstances surrounding him taking the girls was that it was to satisfy his sexual needs. >> did he tell you whether or not he knew what he was doing in these acts was wrong? >> absolutely. he -- during the interview he said, you know, other than the fact that i'm a criminal, i knew what i did was wrong, he said that more than once. >> did he explain why he had -- [inaudible] >> he did. we talked about the gun for a short period of time. if my recollection is correct, he got the gun from his father who had passed away, and it was part of his collection or his possession. he actually in his own words, he said i used,

mr. castro, ariel castro. i don't have to call him anymore. ariel castro winking sort of at the judge after enjoying eye contact with everybody in the room. he talks to the court about the sex with the three victims was consensual, he said, that they asked for it. it's that gross. let's watch him. >> most of the sex that went on in the house practically all of it was consensual. these allegations about being forceful on them, that is totally wrong. because there was times that they would even ask me for sex, many times. and i learned that these girls are not virgins from their testimony to me. they had multiple partners before me. >> marc klaas, i guess that resounded to you. they asked for it, as if tied up or chained up in a basement for a decade, getting only your food from this guy, the only food you got, scared to death he is going to come down and beat you, rape you again or kill your kid or whatever, or drive you to a miscarriage or whatever he's going to do next to you, that's called nonviolent by his terms, and that's called asking fo

mr. castro is right about one thing. he is a sick man. is ariel castro a sick man or just an evil one? >> well, i think he himself seems confused about that. i think society is as well. he has some sort of a sexual disorder. he certainly describes the fact that he feels driven by a force that he doesn't fully understand. >> reporter: but if he's so sick, how did he go undetected all those years? >> i think what all of us are concerned about is he is a very good liar. >> reporter: being mentally ill

mr. castro directly in the courtroom. >> ariel castro, i remember all the times that you came home talking about what everybody else did wrong and act like you wasn't doing the same thing. you said at least i didn't kill you. you took 11 years of my life away, and now i have got it back. i spent 11 years in hell. now your hell is just beginning. what does god think of you hypocritically going to church every sunday, coming home to torture us. the death penalty would be so much easier. you don't deserve that. you deserve to spend life in prison. >> so all this is in her memory, susan, all the memory of those sunday mornings when she talked about days leading to months leading to years leading to eternity, the sense of timelessness, that she was never going to get out the of there. and all the time watching this hypocritical captor of hers, this dungeon keeper, going to church every week for appearances, and being aware of that, that this guy is getting away with it. >> yeah, it's really and truly a remarkable tale of courage, that she stood in that courtroom -- mote victims can't be in the

mr. castro is right about one thing. he is a sick man. is ariel castro a sick man or just an evil one? has some sort of a sexual disorder. he certainly describes the fact that he feels driven by a force that he doesn't fully understand. >> reporter: but if he's so sick, how did he go undetected all those years? >> i think what all of us are concerned about is he is a very good liar. >> reporter: being mentally ill does not mean he is not legally responsible. legal insanity is a high bar used in 1% of cases and experts say not applicable here. a relative of gina dejesus also spoke -- >> to ariel castro -- [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: looking ariel castro straight in the eye, "may god have mercy on your soul." cynthia mcfadden, abc news, new york. >> it's mind-boggling to me to hear that it was consensual sex when these women are chained up. >> yeah. >> where does your mind go from chains to consensual? that's crazy. >> it was just disturbing all the way around. great to see one of his victims come forward and so bravely face him down in court. and we saw that moment. she s

mr. castro and ms. knight is that ms. knight was well prepared by the prosecutors and probably her lawyer. >> let's watch him in action now. arielere. ariel castro winking sort of at the judge after enjoying eye contact with everybody in the room, he talks about to the court about the sex with the three victims was consensual he said, that they asked for it. it's that gross. let's watch him. >> most of the sex that went on in the house practically all of it was consensual. there's allegations about being forceful on them, that is totally wrong. because there was times that they would even can ask me for sex. many times. and i learn add that these girls were not virgins from their testimony to me. they are multiple participants before me. >> marc klaas, i guess that resounded to you, they asked for it. as if tied up or chained in a basement for a decade, getting only your food from this guy, the only food you got, scared to death he's going to beat you or rape you or kill your kid or whatever or drive you to a miscarriage or whatever, that's called nonviolent by his terms and that's called asking for it? >> you know, i mean the o

ariel castro. you can see him right there in the orange sitting at the defense table and about 25 feet away from mr. castro right now, not in this frame, but in that room, and we have seen her is michelle knight, one of the women who survived the captivity, nearly ten years in that house that was a prison. it was a torture chamber. 99 feet of chains he used over the years to restrain these women. he rigged alarms on doors to make sure they couldn't escape. he put helmets on them and just after they captured -- he captured them. michelle knight is in that room. we expect what's called an impact statement from her coming up in just a little bit. what an impact she has made already simply by walking into that room with her head held high and this is the first time she has laid eyes on ariel castro in american since she was freed along with gina dejesus and amanda berry. i am joined by jeffrey toobin. this is an amazing picture we're seeing right now. >> it is an amazing picture and i am not trying to get people to turn off the coverage but i find it almost unwatchable, the degree of evil on display in

mr. castro and ms. knight is miss knight was well prepared by the prosecutors and her lawyers. >> let's watch mr. ariel- i don't have to call him that anymore. he winks and talks about the sex with the three victims that it was consensual. that they asked for it. it's that gross. let's watch it. >> most of the sex that went on in the house, probably all of it was consensual. these allegations about being forceful on them, that is totally wrong. there were times they asked me for sex, many times. and i learned these girls were not virgins from their testimony to me. they had multiple partners before me. >> mark klass, i guess that resounded to you. they asked for it, as if tied up or chained in basement for a decade, getting only your food from this guy, the only food you got, scared to death he's going to come down and beat you or rape you again or kill your kid or whatever or drive you to a miscarriage, whatever he's going to do next to you, that's called nonviolent by his terms and that's called asking for it. >> the only good of allowing him to give this testimony is it gave us a window into exactly

ariel castro. >> we will reference that as state's exhibit 12. now, does mr. lk about his conduct in that document? >> he does. >> does he describe himself through his own choice of words as i am a sexual predator? >> yes. >> in his own words. i am a sexual predator. so writes ariel castro. much more on this coming up, including reaction from the local community. >>> first, big news for nsa leaker edward snowden today. he is on the move. he left the moscow airport this morning. where is he headed? we're live in moscow after the break. the new guy is loaded with protein! i'll believe it when i--- [ both ] oooooh... [ female announcer ] as you get older, protein is an important part of staying active and strong. ensure high protein... fifty percent of your daily value of protein. low fat and five grams of sugars. [ major nutrition ] ensure! nutrition in charge! low fat and five grams of sugars. i don'without goingcisions to angie's list first. with angie's list, i know who to call, and i know the results will be fantastic! find out why more than two million membe

ariel castro. >> i'm going to represent state's exhibit 12. now, does mr.about his conduct in that document? >> he does. >> does he describe himself through his own choice of words as i am the sexual predator? >> yes. >> does he describe his victimization of the women in this case? >> to some degree, yes. >> seeing that slide just before you right now, is that an enhancement of the actual page where it says "i am a sexual predator"? >> yes. >> now, before you the photograph of a full faced motorcycle helmet. how many motorcycles did you know mr. castro to own >> multiple motorcycles. >> how many helmets? >> there were also multiple helmets. >> fair to say many more helmets than there were motorcycles at the time of the investigation of the scene? >> fair to say, yes. >> this item here, this light brown wig, does that bear significance to the investigation >> yes. >> in what man center >> the investigation shows that on a limited number of times that some of the survivors were allowed outside, they were instructed to wear a wig ear multiple other elements of

ariel castro. >> i'm going to reference that as state's exhibit 12. now, does mr. s conduct in that document? >> he does. >> does he describe himself through his own choice of words as "i am a sexual predator." >> yes. >> does he describe his victimization of the women in this case? >> to some degree, yes. >> let's back up. seeing that slide before you right now, is that the actual page where it says "i am a sexual predator." >> yes. >> now, before you is a photograph of a full-face motorcycle helmet. how many motorcycles did you know mr. castro to own? >> multiple motorcycles. >> how many helmets? >> there were also multiple helmets. >> fair to say many more helmets than there were motorcycles at the time of this investigation of the scene? >> fair to say, yes. >> this slide here, this light brown wig. is that evidence in the investigation? >> yes. >> what manner? >> the investigation showed that the limited number of times that some of the survivors were allowed outside, they were instructed to wear a wig. or a wig and multiple other elements of disguise. >> now,

mr. thomas, step up, assistant prosecutor. >> tom, the thing that was telling about what the true nature of ariel castro is that when we had him sign the deed for the property a few days back after the pleas, he broke down in tears and told ours representative that he was thinking that it was wrong that that property be torn down and that he was so sorry to lose that property because of the many happy memories that he had there with gina, michelle, and amanda. that's how he viewed the world. that's how distorted and twisted he is. >> all right. >> showing the chains and the helmets used in sex acts was gratuitous and unnecessary. do you feel that you had to -- >> i think it was important for the court to know that the restraints weren't just psychological, it was also physical and it was also daily. they were chained multiple times multiple places only really released from the chains to be allowed to be taken down to the bathroom when he saw fit, rechained as well as the other twist ties and other bondage items that were used. i think it was important for the court to hear about the extent that ariel castro went through to kee

ariel castro was still bold enough to interrupt the judge several times. this exchange was over the aggravated murder charge. [ inaudible ] >> -- fetus. that never happened. >> mryour attorneys and made a decision to plead guilty to count 1 as indicted, correct? >> yes, i did, and i did not kill anyone. i am not a murderer. >> reporter: the only victim to appear, michelle knight, who said she spent "11 years in hell." >> days never got shorter. days turned into nights, nights turned into days, years turned into eternity. >> reporter: knight has told police she was pregnant at least five times but was starved and punched until she eventually miscarried. dna tests have confirmed castro was the father of amanda berry's young daughter. when we were in cleveland at the time of the women's rescue, a source familiar with the investigation told cnn that when berry went into labor, castro ordered michelle knight to deliver the child. the baby was delivered in a plastic tub or pool to contain the mess. and the source says once the child was born there were moments of horror and panic. the child stopped breathe aepg, according to the source. everyone screamed, and ariel c

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mr. chairman. appreciate you joining us here on "new day." >>> back here at home now ariel castro, your hell is justrom michelle knight at his sentencing. knight was taken first, you may remember. she was also held the longest. cnn pamela brown is live in cleveland for us. good morning, pamela. >> good morning to you, chris. it was very emotional when michelle knight went up to give her impact statement. you could have heard a pin drop in that courtroom. she showed resolve as she boldly faced her tormentor and as she spoke, an emotionalless ariel castro looked on. >> i could forgive you, but i'll never forget. >> despite her cheerful statement, ariel castro was defiant, almost rebellious in court. >> i have an addiction. just like an alcoholic has an addiction. >> even claimed he never beat, raped or tortured the three women he held captive for a decade. >> most of the sex in that went on in that house practically all of it was consensual. these allegations about being forceful on them -- >> the graphic evidence paints a horrible picture. rusty chains, windows boarded, a gun, castro says he would sh