By MAMAMIA TEAM
Overnight, Ariel Castro – the man who kidnapped three women in Cleveland and kept them locked in his house for 11 years – was sentenced to life in jail plus 1000 years.
After the judge’s sentence was delivered, 52-year-old Castro was given the opportunity to address the courtroom and his victims.
In the 16 minutes that followed, Castro provided an utterly bizarre and deluded explanation of how his victims met their fate.
He claimed that he is “not a monster” and that sex between him and his three victims – Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry and Gina de Jesus – was “consensual.”
His comments are so outrageous that they are almost laughable, if it weren’t for the perverted and depraved horrors he subjected his victims to.
Warning: The footage is disturbing and could be triggering for those who have had experience with abuse.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiOfE14D1_0
At 1:04 Castro says “I’m not a monster. I’m sick.”
At 1:53 Castro talks about being addicted to porn “to the point that it makes me impulsive.”
At 2:01 Castro maintains “I’m not trying to make excuses here.”
At 3.09 Castro claims “I never had a record until I met my children’s mother… What she’s saying that I was a wife beater, that is wrong because this happened because I couldn’t get her to quiet down.
Top Comments
As someone who is interested in why people ( men usually) commit crimes like this it was good to get some insight into how he sees it. his lawyer has obviously told him to say it was a sickness.
And as for all the 'kill him' 'don't let him speak' 'judges don't sentence long enough' comments how will we ever know why they do it if we don't let them speak, our Aussie justice system is vastly superior to that of the Us - although we still lock up too many non violent offenders.
As someone who is interested in why people ( men usually) commit crimes like this it was good to get some insight into how he sees it. his lawyer has obviously told him to say it was a sickness, how is he going to survive without making it understandable to the rest of us?