Cleveland, Ohio kidnapper and rapist Ariel Castro will hear his sentencing in court today and all the action can be watched via the live stream below. 

Castro pleaded guilty on July 26 to 937 counts of kidnapping, rape, assault and other charges, in a plea deal that sends him to prison for life without parole plus 1,000 years. He abducted the three women - Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michele Knight - in Cleveland between 2002 and 2004 when they were 14 to 20 years old. They escaped his home on May 6 and Castro was arrested that day.

The sentencing will begin at 9 am ET and conclude by 1 p.m. Castro is expected to speak in court.

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Castro last week accepted a plea bargain that called for life in prison without the chance of parole, plus 1,000 years. Castro agreed to work with the FBI to tell them all of the  information they want for the case and subsequent evidence, according to BostInno. As part of the bargain Castro has also given up his home, which will be demolished.

Among those who could address Cuyahoga Common Pleas Judge Michael Russo at the sentencing are the three victims or their appointed representatives. They could also choose to make written or video-recorded statements, or not appear in court at all. 

Castro is expected to address the court Thursday, which according to WKYC "His sister says it will be a lengthy statement that will show another side of him."

Cuyahoga County prosecutor Tim McGinty said experts at Castro's sentencing will explain to the court how the 53-year-old former bus driver manipulated three women to keep them captive for nearly a decade, Fox News reported. 

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