WATERBURY, Conn. — The organic mom of the Connecticut Home of Horrors sufferer mentioned it was “nauseating” coming nose to nose together with his allegedly evil stepmom — as she revealed she has but to be reunited together with her son.
Tracy Vallerand was in court docket Friday — the second time this week — as Kimberly Sullivan pleaded not responsible to allegedly locking up and torturing her 32-year-old stepson for greater than 20 years.
“[Wednesday] was the first time I laid eyes on her and it was nauseating,” Vallerand informed The Submit of Sullivan’s first court docket date earlier this week in Waterbury. “They have the right to plead not guilty. But the evidence will prove that’s not the case.”
The stoic mom, who hasn’t seen her son since he was plucked out of college at 10 and vanished, vowed to attend each court docket listening to.
“I need to see justice done for my son. If he can’t be here, I will,” she mentioned.
Vallerand mentioned her son is being stored in an “undisclosed location” and that police informed her he wouldn’t have entry to anybody whereas the investigation into his decades-long alleged abuse continued.
She mentioned she gave up the boy due to “personal issues,” believing she was giving him a greater life with Sullivan and his dad.
Vallerand had no clue Sullivan would go on to allegedly lock the boy away in a small room inside their filthy Waterbury dwelling for greater than 20 years — leaving him so hungry and thirsty, he’d drink out of the bathroom.
The sufferer, now 32, was simply 68 kilos when he was rescued by firefighters Feb. 17 after setting a fireplace inside the house in a determined bid to lastly escape Sullivan’s clutches.
“I wanted my freedom,” he informed authorities.
Vallerand, who lives in Meriden simply 15 miles from Waterbury, mentioned she and her household tried in useless to seek out the boy — together with her ex-brother-in-law even hiring a non-public investigator.
“My daughter and myself were searching for him. The only thing you could find was a birth record. There was no death record so I had no reason to believe that,” Vallerand mentioned.
Vallerand pointed her finger at Sullivan, saying: “The entire family was denied access to him” due to her.
“All parents are supposed to provide and nurture and help them become decent humans – not lock them in a room for life.”
Vallerand watched on Friday as Sullivan was allowed to stay free on bail, professing her innocence regardless of a choose calling the accusations “arguably the most troubling that I have seen in my time as a judge.” The organic mother bolted from the courtroom as proceedings wrapped up.
Later Friday, the allegedly depraved stepmother was noticed by The Submit on an outdoor porch having fun with the solar — sporting a bucket hat and sun shades and scrolling by way of her telephone.
Prosecutors had tried to get her thrown in jail, saying that her sufferer, who has not been publicly recognized, resides in fixed “fear.”
Disturbing particulars of the real-life horror story have been revealed earlier this month in court docket papers, which alleged the sufferer was stored in an 8-by-9 foot “back storage space” that was bolted shut from the skin. He informed cops in a prolonged interview that he was given simply two sandwiches a day to eat and needed to relieve himself in water bottles and on prime of newspapers.
The surprising horror story was revealed final month when he overtly set the locked 8-by-9-foot room on hearth, forcing Sullivan to name 911 and resulting in his rescue.
By the point he was rescued, the sufferer hadn’t showered correctly in two years or had a haircut in three, authorities mentioned.
Prosecutors mentioned when he was lastly rescued, he was emaciated and “akin to a survivor of Auschwitz’s death camp.”
Sullivan, who posted $300,000 bail quickly after her arrest, has repeatedly denied the sick allegations.
“I understand the whole world wants to convict Ms Sullivan and the whole world has,” her legal professional, Ioannis Kaloidis, mentioned in court docket on Friday as he argued towards tightening her bail circumstances.
“But this is the only place, the only room, we have to protect her rights.”
“She is presumed innocent,” he continued, including that “by adding conditions the court is sending the message that she has done something wrong.”
