Connecticut house of horrors stepmom denies child abuse accusations that came as ‘extreme shock’: attorney

The lawyer for Kimberly Sullivan, the Waterbury, Connecticut pistillate facing a litany of charges for allegedly abusing her stepson for 20 years, denied that his lawsuit is liable for immoderate maltreatment successful an interrogation with Fox News Digital. 

Referring to bodycam footage released by the Waterbury Police Department past week, Ioannis Kaloidis said helium wholly disagrees with however his lawsuit has been portrayed. 

"I person seen the photos, I person seen the videos," Kaloidis said. "I disagree with the characterization of those photos and videos. They've been made retired to beryllium the worst that anyone has seen successful 20 years. I bash not spot that arsenic the case.

"Her look has been plastered each implicit the TV, the news, the internet, societal media. Her beingness has been turned upside down. She has a elephantine people connected her back. She has fundamentally go nationalist force fig one. It is simply a tremendous value that she is carrying. It is simply a tremendous upheaval to her full life." 

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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)

Kimberly Sullivan allegedly imprisoned her stepson successful this home. (Waterbury Police Department via AP)

The allegations came to airy aft authorities responded to a location occurrence successful Waterbury connected Feb. 17.

Inside the home, they said they recovered a 32-year-old antheral successful an emaciated state, aboriginal identified arsenic Sullivan's stepson. He said helium intentionally acceptable the occurrence due to the fact that helium wanted his freedom. 

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"This has been an utmost daze to her," Kaloidis told Fox News Digita. "She lived a comparatively quiescent life." 

"Her broadside of the communicative is rather simple," helium added. "She did not harm him, she did not restain him, she did not imprison him."

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

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According to an apprehension warrant for Sullivan, her stepson, identified arsenic "Male Victim 1," said helium was held successful a windowless 8-foot by 9-foot retention closet with nary aerial conditioning oregon vigor and without entree to a bath for 20 years. He was allegedly kept wrong the closet 22-24 hours per day.

The antheral told constabulary helium was allowed 2 sandwiches and 2 tiny h2o bottles each day, 1 of which helium would usage for bathing. He said helium disposed of his discarded utilizing h2o bottles and newspaper. The antheral weighed little than 70 pounds erstwhile archetypal responders recovered him aft the fire.

After an investigation, Sullivan was arrested connected March 12 and charged with first-degree assault, second-degree kidnapping, first-degree unlawful restraint, cruelty to persons and first-degree reckless endangerment.

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

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

She has been released from jailhouse connected $300,000 bond. 

While Kaloidis conceded that helium does not cognize what happened wrong the location astatine each times during the past 20 years, helium said that Sullivan denies imprisoning her stepson.

This photograph provided by the Waterbury Police Department shows Kimberly Sullivan who was charged Wednesday, March 12, 2025, with kidnapping and cruelty for allegedly holding her 32-year-old stepson captive for much than 20 years.  (Waterbury Police Department via AP)

"She recognizes that fixed these allegations, the remainder of her beingness is connected the line," helium said. "She’s hopeful that done the process she volition beryllium vindicated."

MAN DESCRIBES SHOCKING LIVING CONDITIONS HE ENDURED DURING 20-YEAR HOME CAPTIVITY: 'UNIMAGINABLE'

Kimberly Sullivan's stepson told constabulary helium had to usage h2o bottles to bathe and dispose of his waste. (Waterbury Police Department via AP)

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"I tin archer you that the allegations were that this idiosyncratic claims to person been imprisoned successful that location up until the time of the fire," Kaloidis said. "And my lawsuit adamantly denies that determination was immoderate imprisonment. As for the full history, there's a batch that I expect volition travel retired implicit the people of the trial, hopefully, due to the fact that I deliberation that's the due spot for the merchandise of immoderate further information."