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| Cleveland abductee Amanda Berry steps out on stage with Nelly | Cleveland abductee Amanda Berry steps out on stage with Nelly |
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| One of three women held captive in a house in Cleveland for 10 years has appeared on stage with the rapper Nelly at her first public event since her rescue – a day after her abductor pleaded guilty. | One of three women held captive in a house in Cleveland for 10 years has appeared on stage with the rapper Nelly at her first public event since her rescue – a day after her abductor pleaded guilty. |
| Amanda Berry made a surprise appearance at a music festival in the Ohio city on Saturday night, walking on stage with her family and waving at the cheering crowd. | Amanda Berry made a surprise appearance at a music festival in the Ohio city on Saturday night, walking on stage with her family and waving at the cheering crowd. |
| Wearing sunglasses and dressed in jeans and a black T-shirt, Berry smiled broadly while acknowledging the applause, but did not address the audience. Nelly called Berry back to the stage after his set. | Wearing sunglasses and dressed in jeans and a black T-shirt, Berry smiled broadly while acknowledging the applause, but did not address the audience. Nelly called Berry back to the stage after his set. |
| A day earlier, Ariel Castro, 53, a former school bus driver, had pleaded guilty to 937 counts linked to the women's abductions in a deal that will send him to prison for life without parole, plus 1,000 years. | A day earlier, Ariel Castro, 53, a former school bus driver, had pleaded guilty to 937 counts linked to the women's abductions in a deal that will send him to prison for life without parole, plus 1,000 years. |
| Berry, now 27, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight disappeared between 2002 and 2004 when they were 14, 16 and 20 years old. They escaped in May when Berry kicked out part of a door and called to neighbours for help. | Berry, now 27, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight disappeared between 2002 and 2004 when they were 14, 16 and 20 years old. They escaped in May when Berry kicked out part of a door and called to neighbours for help. |
| Berry told a police dispatcher in a dramatic emergency call: "Help me. I'm Amanda Berry. I've been kidnapped, and I've been missing for 10 years, and I'm, I'm here, I'm free now." | Berry told a police dispatcher in a dramatic emergency call: "Help me. I'm Amanda Berry. I've been kidnapped, and I've been missing for 10 years, and I'm, I'm here, I'm free now." |
| Castro, who was arrested and jailed shortly afterward, was accused of repeatedly raping and beating the three. He also fathered a six-year-old daughter with Berry. | Castro, who was arrested and jailed shortly afterward, was accused of repeatedly raping and beating the three. He also fathered a six-year-old daughter with Berry. |
| Castro was accused of restraining the women, sometimes chaining them to a pole in a basement, to a bedroom heater or inside a van. The indictment included two counts of aggravated murder alleging that he punched and starved one of the women until she miscarried. | Castro was accused of restraining the women, sometimes chaining them to a pole in a basement, to a bedroom heater or inside a van. The indictment included two counts of aggravated murder alleging that he punched and starved one of the women until she miscarried. |
| The women did not attend the court but said in a statement they were relieved by the conviction and looking forward to the end of the legal proceedings. | The women did not attend the court but said in a statement they were relieved by the conviction and looking forward to the end of the legal proceedings. |
| The women said they had accepted rides from Castro, who had remained friends with DeJesus's family and attended vigils over the years marking her disappearance. | The women said they had accepted rides from Castro, who had remained friends with DeJesus's family and attended vigils over the years marking her disappearance. |
| Earlier this month the three women offered thanks on YouTube for the emotional and financial backing they have received since going "through hell and back". | Earlier this month the three women offered thanks on YouTube for the emotional and financial backing they have received since going "through hell and back". |
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