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A Connecticut woman accused of keeping her stepson prisoner in a “house of horrors” for 20 years is asking a judge to force him to reveal the new name he adopted after his escape from captivity, according to a new report.
Kimberly Sullivan, 57, allegedly kept her stepson locked in a storage closet for at least 22 hours a day, beginning when he was 11 years old in March 1996, according to court records. He is now 32.
She argued she has a constitutional right to confront her accuser, who is identified as “S” in court documents, according to a motion obtained by the New York Post.
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“The state’s position, stripped of its appeal to ‘victim’ protection, amounts to this: the accuser may assume a new identity, relocate to an undisclosed address, and the defendant charged with serious felonies arising from their decades-long relationship must be kept in the dark,” her attorney, Ioannis Kaloidis, argued in the court filing.
It’s appalling that they even had the audacity to request that.
Kimberly Sullivan was arrested after allegedly abusing her stepson in their Waterbury, Connecticut, home. (Jim Shannon/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP)
Kimberly Sullivan allegedly imprisoned her stepson in this home. (Waterbury Police Department via AP)
According to a police affidavit, S told investigators he had been living on two sandwiches and a bottle of water a day. He said he was given a second water bottle “for bathing.”
To escape his ordeal, he lit Sullivan’s house in Waterbury on fire in February, Fox News Digital reported previously. When police and firefighters rescued him from the burning building, he weighed just 68 pounds.
Kimberly Sullivan is taken into custody by the Waterbury Police Department on March 12. (Waterbury Police Department)
The defense motion reportedly has S’s biological mother fuming — demanding in a new interview that the court keep “that thing” Sullivan away from him.
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This image provided by the Waterbury Police Department shows the home where a Connecticut man told authorities his stepmother had held him captive for two decades since he was a boy. (Waterbury Police Department via AP)
“If you look at any domestic violence situation, you’re not going to let the person who is being the evil person around the one who needs to be protected,” the victim’s biological mother, Tracy Vallerand, told the Post.
“It’s appalling that they even had the audacity to request that.”
Tracy Vallerand, biological mother of the Waterbury man allegedly held captive by his stepmother, Kimberly Sullivan, for more than two decades, addresses the media outside state Superior Court in Waterbury following an appearance by Sullivan Wednesday, March 26, 2025, in Waterbury, Conn. (Associated Press)
Vallerand reportedly gave up custody of the child decades ago, leaving him with her ex, who died last year, and Sullivan.
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Sullivan is out on $300,000 bond.
She has pleaded not guilty to charges of assault, kidnapping, unlawful restraint, cruelty and reckless endangerment.
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Mostly clear tonight with temps falling into low 20s by the morning.
Mostly cloudy skies are expected Sunday afternoon with temps returning to the upper 30s to near 40.
Another cold blast into early next week–potentially colder than what we saw Friday morning. Low temperatures Monday night and into Tuesday morning will likely fall into the single digits and for some towns, closer to zero.
Evan Ipsaro scored 24 points to lift Miami of Ohio to a 93-61 win over the University of Maine in a non-conference men’s basketball game on Saturday in Oxford, Ohio.
Keelan Steel scored 14 points for Maine, which has lost 11 straight games to start the season. The Black Bears trailed 28-6 just over 10 minutes into the first half.
Eian Elmer added 16 points and six rebounds for the RedHawks (8-0).
The last time St. John’s Preparatory School and Xaverian Brothers met was on Thanksgiving Day, with the Hawks coming away with the win in the storied Massachusetts high school football rivalry.
Missing from that very game was 2028 four-star quarterback Christopher Vargas, who was on crutches last week and didn’t play. Over a week later, Vargas was back in action and it seemed like that might be the missing piece that could swing the pendulum in their favor.
It didn’t impact the game quite like folks or the Hawks may have thought as the result remained the same as Xaverian Brothers in dramatic fashion defeated St. John’s Preparatory School, 41-35, Saturday night at Gillette Stadium for the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA) Division I Super Bowl.
With the victory, Xaverian Brothers secured the three-peat in beating their rivals all in the process. It’s a rarity that two teams would face each other in back-to-back weeks, one being a regular season game and the very next week for a state championship. The Hawks notched their 11th state title in program history, which the game was the final one of the Massachusetts high school football season.
Hawks junior signal caller Will Wood finished the historic night throwing for 346 yards, which is third most in MIAA Super Bowl history.
For Massachusetts high school football fans looking to keep up with scores around the nation, staying updated on the action is now easier than ever with the Rivals High School Scoreboard. This comprehensive resource provides real-time updates and final scores from across the Old Colony State, ensuring you never miss a moment of the Friday night frenzy. From nail-biting finishes to dominant performances, the Rivals High School Scoreboard is your one-stop destination for tracking all the Massachusetts high school football excitement across the state.
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