of his sentence, so i don t have any doubt that castro, perhaps down the line, can file an appeal, but any appeal would have zero chance of success. what about he s done. this case is over. what about appealing the judge s decision that he should be barred not only from having any contact with these three women that he kidnapped and raped and held captive for more than a decade but also with the 6-year-old daughter that he has with one of these women? yeah, lots of luck with that appeal. i mean, i just think, you know, this guy you know, even in the criminal justice system, where we see lots of people who do very bad things, the magnitude of the evil here is so great. but if down the line, when this child grows up and she wants to seek out her biological father, then, perhaps, they will see each other. but the odds of a court giving him any sort of visitation or right to see her or right to hear anything about her is also
knight. i am truly sorry for what happened. let s discuss what we just heard with cnn legal analyst jeffrey toobin and danny savalas. when you hear what he said, did any of what he said make any difference at all as far as the judge was concerned and the law was concerned? no, this was determined well in advanceit reminded me a lot of jerry sandusky, the combination of narcissism and self-pity, sort of an apology and sort of not. i m not a psychiatrist. i don t know what what was going on in his head. but a lot of the patterns of thought and behavior are similar between the two of them. he apparently wants to challenge the judge s decision that he should have no
and address him in tears. the death penalty would be so much easier. you don t deserve that. you deserve to see the life in prison. i can forgive you, but i will never forget. judge michael russo praised knight for her restraint when later she had to listen to castro say this these accusations that i would come home and beat her, beat them, those are totally wrong, your honor. because like i said before, i am not a violent person. i know what i did was wrong, but i m not a violent person. [ inaudible ] joining us now, psychiatrist who evaluated michelle knight and the other survivors of castro s abuse by watching video of their testimony. dr. frank ockberg is on the phone with us from michigan.