FILE - In this May 9, 2013 file photo, Ariel Castro appears in Cleveland Municipal court alongside defense attorney Kathleen DeMetz, right, in Cleveland. Cuyahoga County prosecutor Tim McGinty has said he's weighing capital charges against Castro, alleged to have imprisoned three women in his house for a decade while beating and sexually assaulting them. (AP)
CLEVELAND (AP) -- A Cleveland man has pleaded not guilty to holding three women captive in his home for a decade and raping them.
Fifty-two-year-old Ariel Castro was arraigned Wednesday on an indictment charging him with murder, kidnapping and rape in more than 300 counts.
The murder charge involves Castro's allegedly starving and punching a pregnant woman in captivity until she miscarried.
A Cuyahoga County grand jury returned the indictment Friday against the former Cleveland school bus driver, who was fired last fall.
His $8 million dollar bond was continued.
