Sullivan—who was also rescued from the fire—was charged with assault in the first degree, kidnapping in the second degree, unlawful restraint in the first degree, cruelty to persons and reckless endangerment in the first degree. Her bond was set at $300,000 and is scheduled to be in court March 26.
Sullivan’s attorney Ioannis Kaloidis asserted his client’s innocence, denying all the allegations brought against her.
“That is absolutely not true,” Kaloidis told NBC Connecticut. “He was not locked in a room. She did not restrain him in any way. She provided food, she provided shelter. She is blown away by these allegations.”
“We think as the evidence comes out, you’ll see that she’s not the villain she’s being made out to be,” he continued. “Absolutely not.”
Meanwhile, the victim’s half-sister shared insight into their family’s years-long search for her younger brother.
“I’ve always known he’s existed,” she told NBC Connecticut. “I’ve always loved him, and I’ve always been trying to find him. I’ve been looking for him for over a decade. I wanted to wait until he was 18. I’m almost 35 now. There was nothing…no social media, no court records.”
(E! News and NBC Connecticut are part of the NBCUniversal family.)
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