Read first statement of Conn. man allegedly held captive for 20 years

Photos amusement wrong of Connecticut location wherever antheral says helium was held hostage for 20 years

Photos amusement wrong of Connecticut location wherever antheral says helium was held hostage for 20 years 01:57

The Waterbury, Connecticut, antheral who said his stepmother held him captive for 2 decades has released his archetypal statement.

The antheral identifies himself successful the connection arsenic "S" successful bid to support his identity. 

• Read more: Man says helium was held captive successful country 20 years and acceptable occurrence to escape, but stepmother denies all

Read the afloat statement

Please telephone maine 'S.' This is not the sanction fixed to maine by my parents erstwhile I was born. I americium choosing a caller sanction for myself, and I volition usage that sanction arsenic I reclaim power implicit my beingness and my future. My sanction is my choice, and it is the archetypal of galore choices I volition marque for myself present that I americium free.

I americium a subsister of much than 20 years of captivity and home abuse. I was held captive successful my location from the clip I was taken retired of the 4th people astatine property 11 until 2 months agone astatine property 31 erstwhile I purposely acceptable the occurrence that helped acceptable maine free.

I americium speaking retired contiguous to statesman the process of reclaiming my beingness and to person my accidental successful however my communicative is told.

I americium overmuch amended and stronger than I was the time the archetypal responders carried maine retired of my home. I americium beyond grateful for the attraction I person received since then. To each the wellness attraction professionals who person helped and nurtured me, convey you. In summation to each of your care, I appreciated the accidental to person my archetypal ever day enactment to observe turning 32.

I besides privation to convey the archetypal responders, the instrumentality enforcement investigators and everyone who is moving to clasp those liable for my maltreatment accountable. Thank you to everyone astatine Safe Haven Waterbury and everyone who has fixed to the GoFundMe leafage that volition assistance screen immoderate of the overwhelming expenses I volition look successful the weeks, months and years to come.

I americium grateful to the conservator and my attorney, who volition assistance usher maine done the ineligible process ahead. They person been invaluable to me, and I americium grateful for their tireless support.

Much has already been said that tells portion of the communicative of the maltreatment I endured. Someday, possibly my full communicative volition beryllium told.

I inquire everyone progressive successful my communicative to afloat cooperate with the authorities who are helping maine question justness for these crimes. I besides inquire the nationalist and the media to respect those investigations and my privateness arsenic this process plays out. This isn't conscionable a story. It's my life.

Thank you each for your thoughts and messages, your enactment and your continued prayers arsenic I recover. Please guardant immoderate inquiries astir my recovery, requests for accusation oregon interviews, oregon the process up to David Guarino astatine Survivors Say, who has volunteered to service arsenic my spokesman.

Thank you.

Photos amusement shocking conditions wrong the home

The connection comes connected the heels of constabulary releasing dozens of photos showing the interior of the home. 

The disturbing photos amusement the location wherever the 32-year-old antheral said helium was held captive. The images besides seizure harm from the occurrence helium said helium acceptable successful bid to get free. 

An representation of 1 of the rooms wrong the Waterbury, Connecticut location that a antheral says helium was held hostage successful for 20 years by his stepmother. Waterbury Police Department

The photos amusement the filthy stairway starring up to the 2nd floor, wherever S says helium we has held locked successful a tiny country since the property of 11. 

An representation amusement filthy stairs starring to the 2nd floor, wherever the lad told investigators helium was locked successful a tiny country since helium was 11 years old. Waterbury Police Department

Stepmother faces aggregate charges, denies holding him captive

Kimberly Sullivan, 57, has pleaded not blameworthy to charges including kidnapping and felony assault. She was released pending proceedings but is required to deterioration electronic monitoring.

"I cognize everyone wants to crucify her. Everyone's already convicted her, but that's not however this works," her lawyer Ioannis Kaloidis said astatine the time. 

She's owed backmost successful tribunal adjacent week.

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