A lawyer for Kimberly Sullivan, a Waterbury, Connecticut woman, faces a string of charges for allegedly abusing her step-son for 20 years, and his client denied being in charge of the abuse in an interview with Fox News Digital.
Referring to the bodycam footage released last week by the Waterbury Police Department, Ioannis Caloyd said he disagreed completely with how his client was portrayed.
“I've seen the photos, I've seen the video,” Kaloidis said. “I don't agree with the characterization of those photos and videos. They've been considered the worst thing anyone has seen in 20 years. I don't think so.
“Her face is smeared across television, the news, the internet and social media. Her life is on the verge of overturning. She has a huge target on her back. She has essentially become the number one enemy.
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The image provided by the Waterbury Police Department shows a home where a Connecticut man told authorities that his stepmother had taken him prisoner for 20 years since he was a boy. (Waterbury Police Station via AP)
Kimberly Sullivan is said to have imprisoned her son-in-law in the house. (Waterbury Police Station via AP)
The allegations have been revealed after authorities responded to a home fire in Waterbury on February 17th.
In the house they said they had found a 32-year-old man in a debilitating state. He said he wanted his freedom and deliberately set the fire on fire.
Watch: Police question Kimberly Sullivan at the scene of the fire
“This was an extreme shock for her,” Kaloydos told Fox News Digital. “She lived a relatively quiet life.”
“Her side of the story is very easy,” he added. “She did not harm him, she didn't let him rest, she didn't imprison him.”
Kimberly Sullivan was arrested for allegedly abused her son-in-law at a Waterbury home in Connecticut. (Jim Shannon/Hurst Connecticut Media via AP)
“The malnourished man was captured by his stepmother for decades and escaped, setting the house on fire and running away: “I wanted my own freedom.”
According to Sullivan's arrest warrant, her son-in-law, who was identified as “male victim 1,” said he 8ft x 9ft storage closet without windows There is no air conditioning or heat and no bathroom access for 20 years. He is said to have been kept in a closet 22-24 hours a day.
The man told police he was allowed two sandwiches and two small water bottles every day. He said he used water bottles and newspapers to dispose of the waste. The man weighed less than 70 pounds when the first responder found him after the fire.
After the investigation, Sullivan was Arrested on March 12th He was then charged with first-degree attacks, second-degree lures, first-degree illegal suppression, cruelty to others, and first-degree reckless danger.
Kimberly Sullivan will be taken into custody by the Waterbury Police Department on March 12th. (Waterbury Police Station)
Kimberly Sullivan is standing next to attorney Jason Spilka during a bond hearing at Waterbury Superior Court on Thursday, March 13, 2025. (via Jim Shannon/Hearst Connecticut Media, AP, pool)
She was released from prison on a $300,000 bond.
The Caloid has admitted that he has always known what has happened in the house over the past 20 years, but he says he has denied Sullivan jailing her step-son.
The photo provided by the Waterbury Police Department shows Kimberly Sullivan, who was charged on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, showing the indictment and cruelty that he allegedly held his 32-year-old son-in-law for more than 20 years. (Waterbury Police Station via AP)
“She realizes that given these allegations, the rest of her life is in line,” he said. “She hopes that she will be proven through the process.”
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Kimberly Sullivan's son-in-law told police he had to use water bottles to get the waste. (Waterbury Police Station via AP)
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“The allegations can be told to you that this individual allegedly was imprisoned in that house until Tuesday,” Kaloyd said. “And my clients are firmly denial that there was incarceration. As far as history goes, I think it's a good place to release additional information, so there's a lot that I'd expect to come out in the course of the trial.”
