3 women glad to be home after decade in captivity

Three women rescued from a house in Ohio a decade after they disappeared said today that they are happy to be home and pleaded for privacy so they can heal and reconnect with their family.
An attorney for the women also said they are extremely grateful for the support of family, law enforcement and the community.
The three women remain in seclusion and released their first statements since they were found on May 6 after one of them escaped and called police.
Ariel Castro is suspected of imprisoning the women inside his house for nine years or more, allowing them outside only a few moments, and raping them. A DNA test also confirmed that Castro fathered a 6-year-old girl who one of the women gave birth to in the house. The girl escaped the house with the woman.

Castro is being held on USD 8 million bond. The 52-year-old former school bus driver was charged with four counts of kidnapping and three counts of rape.
The women, now in their 20s and 30s, vanished separately between 2002 and 2004. At the time, they were 14, 16 and 20 years old.

Attorney Jim Wooley read statements attributed to all three women.
The woman who was the first to disappear and the last of the three released from the hospital said, "Thank you to everyone for your support and good wishes. I am healthy, happy and safe and will reach out to family, friends and supporters in good time."

The another one added: "Thank you so much for everything you're doing and continue to do. I am so happy to be home with my family."
And the third woman, who was the youngest of the three, said: "I am so happy to be home, and I want to thank everybody for all your prayers. I just want time now to be with my family.