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Man faces 329 charges in Cleveland abductions

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A man accused of holding three women captive in his run-down home in Cleveland for a decade and fathering a child with one of them has been indicted on 329 charges including murder, kidnapping, and rape, prosecutors said.

A Cuyahoga County grand jury returned the indictment Friday against Ariel Castro .

Castro, 52, is accused of kidnapping Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight and holding them captive along with a 6-year-old girl he fathered with Berry.

Castro's attorneys have said he would plead not guilty to any indictment.