Castro to plead not guilty to all charges of kidnap, rape
Craig Weintraub and Jay Schlachet told a US TV station that Ariel Castro has been portrayed as a “monster” in the media, and after meeting with him they do not see him that way.
Weintraub says it was unfair and offensive that “the media and the community want to demonise this man before they know the whole story”. Schlachet said that details of Castro’s innocence “will be disclosed as the case progresses”.
