Ariel Castro's attorneys Craig Weintraub and Jaye Schlachet Tuesday told Cleveland's WKYC-TV their client is not a monster, and plans to plead "not guilty to all charges" of rape and kidnapping against him.

"The initial portrayal by the media has been one of a 'monster' and that's not the impression that I got when I talked to him for three hours," Weintraub said. "I know that family members who have been interviewed by the media have expressed that as well."

Weintraub, asked how the women wound up in the home for such a long time, said, "That fact will be disclosed as the case progresses. I am aware of how he came into contact with them."

As for the daughter he fathered with Berry, Schlachet painted a portrait of Castro as a doting dad, saying he's "extremely committed to the well being and positive future for his daughter, who he loves dearly.

"And if people find that to be a disconnect from what he's alleged to have done, then the people will just have to deal with it . We just know how he feels about his little girl."