Original sentence: About his general treatment of his basement family, he stated "I am not the beast the media depicts me as", and explained that he brought presents and toys into the bunker and often watched television with the children and ate meals with Elisabeth and the children
Edited sentence: About his general treatment of his basement family, he complained "I am not the beast the media depicts me as", and explained that he brought presents and toys into the bunker and often watched television with the children and ate meals with Elisabeth and the children