Attorneys for 177 kidnapped women have `` confidence and faith '' in prosecution . Indictment lists use of chains , tape , vacuum cord against women . Ariel Castro also faces 177 counts of rape , 139 counts of kidnapping , three aggravated murder charge . Michelle Knight was suspect 's main 'punching bag ' The victims were earlier identified by police as Michelle Knight , abducted at age 21 in August 2002 ; Amanda Berry , abducted at age 16 in April 2003 and who has a 6-year-old daughter by Castro ; and Georgina `` Gina '' DeJesus , who was 14 when kidnapped in 2004 . A prosecutor 's committee will later consider whether seeking death penalty is appropriate .
Attorneys for 177 kidnapped women have `` confidence and faith '' in prosecution . Indictment lists use of chains , tape , vacuum cord against women . Ariel Castro also faces 177 counts of rape , 139 counts of kidnapping , three aggravated murder charge . A prosecutor 's committee will later consider whether seeking death penalty is appropriate .