of which he s accused of using vacuum cords, chains and gates to retain the girls in his basement. and with the design caused the unlawful termination of michelle wright s unborn baby. and this contains half the time the girls were held, meaning more charges are likely. meaning the prosecutor s office is playing a balancing act. what maucks this case unusual, as much as prosecutors want to throw the book at castro, they also have to consider the needs of the victims who may not want to testify. who may not want to relive this appearance. reporter: an attorney representing the victims tells cnn the survivors continue to have confidence in the prosecutor s office and sincerely hope for a swift and just results. donations continue to pour into the courage fend set up to help the women now at $1 million. since returning home a month ago, the women continue to heal privately. one family said said they re
michelle knight. this video for our affiliate woio shows a disco ball and silver garland hanging in astro s front room. this morning castro is making his second court appearance facing an astounding 329 charges including aggravated murder. the vast number of charges is the prosecutoprosecutor s way o signaling this is a very important and heinous case. his defense attorney told cnn castro will plead not guilty to all of the charges, accused of using vacuum cords, chains and tape to restrain the girls in his basement and did cause the unlawful termination of michelle knight s unborn baby but the indictment covers half the time the women were held. legal experts say the prosecutor s office is playing a balancing act.