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American police are praising1 the bravery2 of three women3 who were found alive4 this week after 10
American police are praising1 the bravery2 of three women3 who were found alive4 this week after 10
years
of captivity5.
The three kidnap6 victims7 were recovered8 late Monday from
a house in Cleveland, Ohio. They were discovered9 after neighbors heard10 shouts11
for
help from Amanda Berry. One neighbor kicked12 through13
a door to help her and her daughter14 escape and call15 the police.
“Help me! I am Amanda Berry. I need police. I have been kidnapped and I have been missing for 10 years16, and I am here. I am free now.”
Police found17 the other young women, Gina De Jesus and Michelle Knight, inside18 the house.
Government lawyers19 have brought20 charges21 against22 the owner of the building23. Fifty-two year-old Ariel Castro is facing24 criminal charges on four
“Help me! I am Amanda Berry. I need police. I have been kidnapped and I have been missing for 10 years16, and I am here. I am free now.”
Police found17 the other young women, Gina De Jesus and Michelle Knight, inside18 the house.
Government lawyers19 have brought20 charges21 against22 the owner of the building23. Fifty-two year-old Ariel Castro is facing24 criminal charges on four
kidnappings and three charges of rape25.
The kidnapping charges are for each of26 the three women and
the six-year old girl who was born27 while28 Amanda Berry was held captive29.
An Ohio official says genetic tests showed30 that the child’s father31 was Ariel Castro.
Prosecutors32 said Thursday they may ask33 a
Prosecutors32 said Thursday they may ask33 a
court34 to sentence35 Mr. Castro to death36.
Police have said he starved37 and beat38 one woman to forcefully end39 her pregnancies40.
Officials say he could face41 hundreds42 of charges for each act of sexual violence.
The families of the three women say they are thankful43 to have them back44. They praised them as strong45 women to have survived46 10 years of captivity and abuse.
Amanda Berry was reported missing in 2003 at the age of 1647. Fourteen-year-old Gina DeJesus disappeared48 a year later on herway home49 from school. Michele Knight was about 20 years old50 when she disappeared in 2002.
Police say Ariel Castro kept51 the young women in different rooms52 and tied52 them with ropes53 and chains55.
On Thursday, a judge56 ordered the suspect held in jail57. The judge set bail58 at eight million dollars. The large amount59 is evidence of the severity60 of the crimes. It will effectively61 prevent62 Ariel Castro from being released63 before his trial64 begins.
Experts65 say cases involving kidnap victims who are found alive years after they went missing are rare66.
Robert Lowery leads67 the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children68. He says about 100 children are kidnapped by sex criminals every year.
Mr. Lowery is a retired police officer69. He tells parents70 not to live in fear71, but to empower72 children.
“And if someone tries to grab73 them we really
The families of the three women say they are thankful43 to have them back44. They praised them as strong45 women to have survived46 10 years of captivity and abuse.
Amanda Berry was reported missing in 2003 at the age of 1647. Fourteen-year-old Gina DeJesus disappeared48 a year later on herway home49 from school. Michele Knight was about 20 years old50 when she disappeared in 2002.
Police say Ariel Castro kept51 the young women in different rooms52 and tied52 them with ropes53 and chains55.
On Thursday, a judge56 ordered the suspect held in jail57. The judge set bail58 at eight million dollars. The large amount59 is evidence of the severity60 of the crimes. It will effectively61 prevent62 Ariel Castro from being released63 before his trial64 begins.
Experts65 say cases involving kidnap victims who are found alive years after they went missing are rare66.
Robert Lowery leads67 the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children68. He says about 100 children are kidnapped by sex criminals every year.
Mr. Lowery is a retired police officer69. He tells parents70 not to live in fear71, but to empower72 children.
“And if someone tries to grab73 them we really
Encourage74 parents to tell their children,
‘Fight back75, kick, scream76, bring77 as much
attention to that situation as you can because,
it's the assertive78 children that
we find that are escaping from the clutches79 of these kind of80 offenders.”
David Finkelhor leads the Crimes against Children
David Finkelhor leads the Crimes against Children
Research Center.
He says there are effective treatments81 for victims of sex
crimes. He says survivors82 need to build good relationships83 after sexual abuse.
He also says research suggests different rates84 of sex crimes in different cultures.
“It may be related to85 cultural factors and the sense of entitlement86 that men feel, the way in which87 masculinity is defined,whether88 sexual prowess89 is defined as important.”
And he says most cultures need reforms to meet the needs90 of sexually abused people.
“There is a tremendous need for training91 and legal reforms and judicial reforms and support groups for victims.”
And that’s In the News. I’m Steve Ember.
He also says research suggests different rates84 of sex crimes in different cultures.
“It may be related to85 cultural factors and the sense of entitlement86 that men feel, the way in which87 masculinity is defined,whether88 sexual prowess89 is defined as important.”
And he says most cultures need reforms to meet the needs90 of sexually abused people.
“There is a tremendous need for training91 and legal reforms and judicial reforms and support groups for victims.”
And that’s In the News. I’m Steve Ember.
Vocabulary
1. praising = elogiando
2. bravery =bravura, coragem
3. women = mulheres
4. who were found alive = que foram encontradas vivas
5. captivity = cativeiro
6. kidnap = sequestrado(a)
7. victims = vítimas
8. recovered = recuperadas
9. discovered = descobertas
10. heard = ouviram
11. shouts = gritos
12. kicked = chutou
13. through = através
14. daughter = filha
15. call = chamar
16. I have been missing for 10 years = eu estou desaparecida há 10 anos
17. found = achou, encontrou
18. inside = do lado de dentro
19. lawyers = advogados
20. brought = trouxeram
21. charges = acusações
22. against = contra
23. owner of the building = proprietario do prédio
24. facing = enfrentando
25. rape = estupro
26. each of = cada uma das
27. was born = nasceu
28. while = enquanto
29. was held captive = era mantida cativa
30. showed = mostraram
31. the child’s father = o pai da criança
32. Prosecutors = promotores
33. may ask = podem pedir
34. court = tribunal
35. sentence = sentenciar
36. death = morte
37. starved = deixou passar fome
38. beat = espancou
39. forcefully end = terminar à força
40. pregnancies = gravidezes
41. could face = poderia enfrentar
42. hundreds = centenas
43. thankful = grato(a)
44. have them back = tê-las de volta
45. strong = forte
46. survived = sobreviveram
47. at the age of 16 = na idade de 16
48. disappeared = desapareceu
49. way home = a caminho de casa
50. was about 20 years old = tinha aproximadamente 20 anos de idade
51. kept = manteve
52. rooms = cômodos, quartos
53. tied = amarrou
54. ropes = cordas
55. chains = correntes
56. judge = juiz
57. held in jail = mantido na cadeia
58. set bail = estabeleceu fiança
59. large amount = grande quantia
60. severity = gravidade
61. effectively = efetivamente
62. prevent (from) = impedir (de)
63. from being released = de ser solto
64. trial = julgamento
65. Experts = especialistas
66. Rare = raro
67. leads = lidera
68. Missing and Exploited Children = crianças desaparecidas e exploradas
69. retired police officer = policial aposentado
70. parents = pais
71. not to live in fear = não viver com medo
72. empower = delegar, autorizar
73. grab = agarrar
74. encourage = encorajar
75. Fight back = reagir
76. Scream = gritar
77. bring (attention) = chamar (atenção)
78. assertive = agressivo(a)
79. clutches = garras
80. kind of = tipos de
81. treatments = tratamentos
82. survivors = sobreviventes
83. relationships = relacionamentos
84. rates = classificação
85. It may be related to = pode estar relacionado a
86. entitlement = direito, justice
87. the way in which = a forma na qual
88. whether = se (ou não)
89. prowess = valor
90. meet the needs = satisfazer as necessidades
91. training = treinamento
