Ariel Castro to plead not guilty to rape, kidnapping of three women for a decade

THE man accused of holding three young US women captive for around a decade in a house in Cleveland will plead innocent to charges of rape and kidnapping, one of his lawyers said.

"There will be a plea of not guilty," lawyer Jaye Schlachet said.

He would not say on what grounds Ariel Castro will plead not guilty in the case that has shocked America, urging the public to refrain from a rush to judgment.

"He's not a monster and he shouldn't be demonised by the media," the lawyer said.

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