The stepson of a Connecticut woman told detectives he had been held captive for two decades, beginning at the age of 11. Although his former principal and elementary school reportedly told authorities about the now-grown man's alleged mistreatment,

A Connecticut woman was arrested Wednesday after allegedly holding her stepson captive for 20 years, according to police. Waterbury police said they arrested 56-year-old Kimberly Sullivan after an investigation into abuse claims her 32-year-old stepson made to firefighters at her home last month.

The woman accused of holding her stepson captive in their ‘house of horrors’ for 20 years has issued a firm response against the allegations. Kimberly Sullivan was arrested earlier this week after a 32-year-old man started a fire to escape and get ‘freedom’.