A 32-year-old story has new details Connecticutian His father and stepmother were allegedly captured in a single room for 20 years.
Kimberly Sullivan, 56, was arrested nearly a month later in Waterbury Police and firefighters On February 17, the man lit a fire inside the house.
The 32-year-old said he had been captured at home since he was 11 years old.
“I want my freedom,” he told the first responders.
Police detained Kimberly Sullivan on Wednesday, facing kidnapping and cruel charges, allegedly captive her 32-year-old stepson for more than 20 years. (Watbury Police Department via AP)
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According to a statement from the department, the Waterbury Police Department’s Critical Crime Division and the Waterbury State Attorney’s Office conducted an extensive investigation and found the man suffered prolonged abuse, hunger, serious neglect and inhuman treatment.
The man was locked in a room for nearly 24 hours a day, with no heat or air conditioning, according to the Associated Press.
He got it too Two sandwiches and two bottles of water The report says he is metering out soap-free water every day.
Kim Sullivan, accused of neglect, stood with her attorney Ioannis Kaloidis during a declaration Wednesday at the Waterbury Superior Court in Waterbury, Connecticut. (Jim Shannon/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP, swimming pool)
The Associated Press reported that when he was found, the man weighed only 69 pounds and was 5-foot-9. He couldn’t get into the bathroom and he leaked the waste through the straw that caused the window.
Police noted that the man is still hungry go to school, The report says that food is often stolen and eats from the garbage. When he eats, his teeth break due to lack of dental care.
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Sullivan was arrested and charged with assault on the first degree, kidnapping on the second degree, illegal restraint on the first degree, cruelty against people and recklessness in the first degree.
Kimberly Sullivan has been accused of kidnapping and cruelty for allegedly capturing her 32-year-old stepson for more than 20 years. (Watbury Police Department via AP)
Her bond was set at $300,000 and was later released by the Connecticut Department of Corrections.
Waterbury Police Chief Fernando Spagnolo said the man suffered “heartbreaking and unimaginable” pain, noting that the man has since been diagnosed with PTSD and depression.
When authorities investigated how the man fell in a crack as a child, Spagnolo told AP police that in 2005 had only two interactions with his family.
Police responded to reports of a residence at 2 Blake Street, Waterbury, Connecticut. (Google Maps)
One phone call is a welfare check prompted by a classmate’s report. The report said a family filed a harassment complaint with school officials, asking them to report harassment complaints to state welfare officials.
Officials pointed out that there was no concern, the pasta told the Associated Press.
Connecticut Department of Children and Family (DCF) The report said it is continuing to look for records of agent participation. However, unconfirmed reports of neglect or abuse were deleted five years after the investigation.
Kim Sullivan stood between her attorneys Jason Spilka and Ioannis Kaloidis during an arraignment at the Waterbury Superior Court in Waterbury, Connecticut on Wednesday. (Jim Shannon/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP, swimming pool)
“We are shocked and saddened by the victims,” the department said in a statement to the Associated Press. “In this period of recovery, the now adult victims have shown incredible strength and resilience, and our hearts have been given to him.”
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Tom Pannone, former principal of the deactivated Barnard Elementary School in Waterbury, told NBC Connecticut administrators that reported the abuse to police, “There is nothing to be damned.”
The Waterbury Police Department, Waterbury Public Schools and the Connecticut DCF did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Fox News numbers on Thursday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
