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For the others that will be remembered. michelle knight was the only victim to appear many person, bringing the proceedings to an emotional halt. she had suffered the most and the longest in captivity from castro, which is why her words meant so much. >> you took 11 years of my life away, and i have got it back. i spent 11 years in hell. now your hell is just beginning. >> reporter: small in stature, her strength seemed to fill the entire courtroom. knight said fellow captive dejesus was her tea...

Castro. its rare to hear someone justify their crimes. today in court, on live television, we saw just that. >> all of the sex practically >> a lot of harmony going on in that home, thats what he said. were going to look closer at whatever inside someones mind makes them say something like that. but first, pamela brown with todays sentencing hearing. >> reporter: a resolute michelle knight confronted her former tormenter head-on for the first time since escaping captivity.

Also tonight, you probably know who this tony bennett is, but theres another tony bennett who should be way more famous than he already is. thanks to an outrageous story of apparent corruption that you need to know about. plus, mitch mcconnell has long lived by the old adage, slow and steady wins the race, but news out of kentucky should make the republican senate leader, too slow and very, very unsteady. we begin tonight with a story that i honestly and frankly did not think would be toppin...

Tormenter head-on for the first time since escaping captivity. >> you took 11 years of my life away. and i have got it back. i spent 11 years in hell. now your hell is just beginning. i will overcome all this that happened. but you will face hell for eternity. >> reporter: when it was ariel castros turn, he refused to take responsibility for what he did. but at one point he did attempt to apologize. >> i am truly sorry to michelle and amanda and the dejesus family. you guys know all the harmony ...

Believes its their right to control them all the time. and this is such a bizarre case. i mean, his point about consensual sex, there is no way to mix 90 pounds of chains and captivity for 11 years and consensual sex. those are completely preposterous. >> i want to play the one moment when there was a tiny, slight pin prick of empathy in me as i watched this awful statement was him talking about himself, saying that he had been a victim of sexual abuse, himself. take a listen. >> ive stated befo...

Hearing to begin, lets head to cleveland and cnns pamela brown. pamela, can you set the scene for us? >> well, carol, it is a packed courtroom. packed to the brim. our martin savidge is in the room right now as his sentencing is about to get under way any moment now and this is what we know so far. were told by amanda berry and gina dejesus attorney that they will not attend the hearing but represented in the hearing and michelle knight could be making an impact statement. she could be doing tha...

His vehicle and his house. once there, over the years, he exposed them to significant degradation and violence which has already been described. he forced control in the most intimate and private functions of their lives which include food, bathing and toileting. very a complete and comprehensive captivity. >> now you next topic throughout the period of captivity ariel castro engaged in constant duplicity of family and neighbors in order to maintain control. why was that significant to you? >> t...

[inaudible] during the period of captivity. i interviewed people who interviewed the victims. i didnt interview them directly out of respect for the privacy wishes of them and their attorneys -- [inaudible] i reviewed the examination be of mr. castro, i reviewed his examination, i met with his daughter and had a face to face interview with her. i did what i thought was necessary and sufficient the develop a sense of what these survivors went through and what they face in the future. >> and, doct...

Details on how castro kept his victims in a sustained state of fear and how he terrorized them and keep some normalcy through the use of their diaries. prosecutors filed a sentencing memorandum wednesday, detailing how ariel castro kidnapped amanda berry, gina dejesus. he let the three women keep a diary during captivity. they described the abuse and dreams of escaping and being reunited with family. >> my addiction to pornography and my sexual problem has really taken a toll on my mind. >> repo...

There was physical evidence to support their reported period of captivity. >> and do you recall the date and time you saw these patients? >> may 6, 2013. >> without getting into specific detail, were there narratives or documentation given to you with regard to what sort of sexual assault the women underwent? >> yes. they related information regarding the sexual assaults to us and also to the sexual assault nurse examiner. >> and in a very general description, of what nature were those assaults?...