A Connecticut woman accused of keeping her stepson prisoner in a ‘house of horrors’ for 20 years is now at the center of a heated legal dispute over the right to confront an accuser, according to a new report. Kimberly Sullivan, 57, has filed a motion demanding that the court reveal her stepson’s new identity, arguing that her constitutional right to face his accusations is being undermined by the state’s stance of protecting the accuser’s anonymity.
The case, which has drawn national attention, involves the alleged decades-long enslavement of Sullivan’s stepson, now 32. Court records indicate he was locked in a storage closet for over 22 hours daily since March 1996, when he was 11 years old. The motion, obtained by the New York Post, highlights Sullivan’s argument that the state’s refusal to disclose the accuser’s identity compromises her legal rights, suggesting that the accuser can live under a new name and undisclosed address while she faces serious charges.
The defense team, led by attorney Ioannis Kaloidis, contends that the state’s position reflects a prioritization of the accuser’s privacy over the rights of the accused.