'House of horrors' suspect accused of holding stepson captive hit with new charges as she denies allegations

A Connecticut pistillate accused of holding her stepson arsenic a captive successful a "house of horrors" for 2 decades has been slapped with further charges stemming from the alleged captivity. 

Kimberly Sullivan, 57, is facing 2 charges of first-degree kidnapping, on with charges of assault, intentional cruelty to persons and unlawful restraint, according to Court TV.

The charges are reportedly identical to those Sullivan initially faced past year, but person been updated to bespeak caller accusation surrounding the case. 

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Kimberly Sullivan stands adjacent to her attorney, Jason Spilka, during a enslaved proceeding Thursday, March 13, 2025, astatine Waterbury Superior Court.  (Jim Shannon/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP, Pool)

"This wasn’t existent then, it isn’t existent now," Sullivan’s attorney, Ionnis Kalodis, reportedly said.

Sullivan is accused of locking her stepson successful a retention closet for astatine slightest 22 hours a time since helium was 11 years aged successful March 1996, according to tribunal records. The stepson, referred to arsenic "S" successful tribunal documents, was 32 years aged erstwhile Sullivan was arrested. 

A constabulary affidavit revealed S told investigators helium was fed lone 2 sandwiches and 1 h2o vessel each day, and was provided with a 2nd h2o vessel "for bathing."

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Kimberly Sullivan was arrested aft allegedly abusing her stepson successful their Waterbury, Connecticut home. (Jim Shannon/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP)

This representation provided by the Waterbury Police Department shows the location wherever a Connecticut antheral told authorities his stepmother held him captive for 2 decades since helium was a boy. (Waterbury Police Department via AP)

In February 2025, S lit Sullivan’s Waterbury location connected occurrence to flight captivity. He was conscionable 68 pounds erstwhile firefighters pulled him from the burning building. 

Last year, Sullivan was granted entree to her stepson’s caller identity, aesculapian records and existent code aft asking a justice to manus implicit the information, according to WFSB.

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Kimberly Sullivan is taken into custody by the Waterbury Police Department connected March 12. (Waterbury Police Department)

"The state’s position, stripped of its entreaty to ‘victim’ protection, amounts to this: the accuser whitethorn presume a caller identity, relocate to an undisclosed address, and the suspect charged with superior felonies arising from their decades-long narration indispensable beryllium kept successful the dark," Kaloidis reportedly argued successful the tribunal filing.

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The determination sent shockwaves passim S’s family, with the victim’s biologic parent blasting the petition from Sullivan’s defence team.

This representation provided by the Waterbury Police Department shows the location wherever a Connecticut antheral told authorities his stepmother held him captive for 2 decades since helium was a boy. (Waterbury Police Department via AP)

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"If you look astatine immoderate home unit situation, you’re not going to fto the idiosyncratic who is being the evil idiosyncratic astir the 1 who needs to beryllium protected," Tracy Vallerand told the New York Post. 

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"It’s appalling that they adjacent had the audacity to petition that."

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Vallerand reportedly gave up custody of S decades ago, leaving the kid with her ex, who died successful 2024, and Sullivan. 

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Sullivan has pleaded blameworthy to each charges and remains escaped connected $300,000 arsenic she awaits trial.

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Sullivan’s lawyer did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital’s petition for comment. 

Fox News Digital’s Peter D’Abrosca and Michael Ruiz contributed to this report.