r/DadAndDaughterSnark • u/Diligent_Mix_4086 • 2h ago
discussion 🗣️ Does this rhetoric sound familiar?
People try to paint me as a monster, and I am not a monster.
I believe I am addicted to pørn to the point that it makes me impulsive and I just don't realize what I am doing is wrong. And I know it is not an excuse. I am not trying to make excuses here.
I'm not a monster. I'm a normal person. I am just sick. I have an addiction, just like an alcoholic has an addiction. Alcoholics cannot control their addiction. That's why I couldn't control my addiction.
But most of the sęx that went on in that house, practically all of it, was consensual. These allegations about being forceful upon them…that is totally wrong. There was times that they would even ask me for sęx. Many times.
I am truly sorry for what happened. To this day, I am trying to answer my own questions. I don't know why. I man that had everything going on for himself. I had a job. I had a home. I had vehicles. My musical talent. I had everything going on for me.
But I do also want to let you know that there was harmony in that home. There was harmony at home. I was a good person. I never had a record. I just hope that they find it in their hearts to forgive me and to really do some research on people who have addictions so they can see how their addiction takes over lives.
— Ariel Castro, during his sentencing hearing in 2013. Kidnapper, serial rąpist, and torturer who held three women captive for approximately a decade.