A man has been charged in Ohio with kidnap and rape after police revealed his three alleged victims had only been let out of the house twice in 10 years.
Ariel Castro, 52, was held after Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight, as well as Miss Berry's six-year-old daughter, were freed from the house in Cleveland.
He has been charged with four counts of kidnapping and three of rape. The rape charges do not relate to the child.
The women are believed to have only been allowed to leave the home briefly on two occasions, both times to go "into the garage in disguise", deputy police chief Ed Tomba told a news conference.
"They were in that home. They don't believe they've been outside of the home for the last 10 years.
A police officer outside Ariel Castro's home in Cleveland "They were not in one room, but they did know each other and they did know each other was there."
He refused to comment on reports that the women had become pregnant on several occasions and had lost the babies.
Castro's two brothers - Pedro, 54, and Onil, 50 - were also detained on Monday but are not expected to be charged in connection with the kidnapping.
"There is nothing that leads us to believe that they were involved or had any knowledge of this," Mr Tomba said. "We found no facts to link them to the crime."
Tomba refused to discuss specifics of evidence discovered in the home, but earlier, city police chief Michael McGrath had said the women were "bound and there were chains and ropes in the hall".
People embrace outside Gina DeJesus' home after she was freed Miss Berry, Miss DeJesus, and Miss Knight were aged 16, 14 and 20 respectively when they went missing around a decade ago.
All three were rescued when Miss Berry, now 27, alerted a neighbour who helped them escape.
Miss Berry and Miss DeJesus, 23, have been welcomed back at their homes with balloons and banners, while crowds cheered as they were reunited with their families.
Sandra Ruiz, an aunt of Miss DeJesus, said there were "not enough words to express the joy we feel at the return of our family member, Gina".
Miss Berry's sister, Beth Serrano, thanked the public for their "support and courage over the years".
Miss Knight is yet to appear in public. The 32-year-old is understood to be in a good condition at a local hospital.
Following criticism of the police handling of the case, Mr McGrath said he was "absolutely" sure officers did everything they could to find the women and disputed claims from neighbours that officials had been called to the property previously when suspicions were raised.
Ariel Castro is expected to appear in court later.
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