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Ariel Castro appeared in Cleveland Municipal Court Thursday morning and was ordered held on $8 million bond. Judge Lauren Moore calculated bail at $2 million per victim, including the little girl.
The 52-year old is charged with kidnapping Gina DeJesus, Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry and a six-year-old girl whom Berry gave birth to while she was being held captive. He is also charged with raping DeJesus, Knight and Berry.
Castro held two of the women captive in his Cleveland for a more than a decade. The other woman was held for close to a decade
Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus
Ariel's brothers Pedro Castro, 54, and Onil Castro, 50, were released from custody. The two had been arrested after the women were freed on Monday. Investigator don't believe they had anything to do with the kidnappings.
Ariel has not yet entered a formal plea.
Source: The Washington Post
Kidnapping suspect Ariel Castro arraigned in court
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