House of horrors stepmom Kimberly Sullivan is RELEASED from jail despite her decades of depravity

A stepmother who allegedly imprisoned and starving her stepson for 20 years has been released from jail. Sullivan is said to have held her stepson captive since he was in the fourth grade in an 8-foot-by-9-foot room with no heat or air conditioning. Kimberly Sullivan, 56, posted $300,000 bail on Thursday and was released from custody after appearing in Waterbury Superior Court, Connecticut Authorities say the man, who is now 32, was held captive for over 20 years inside this home He weighed only 69 pounds, 31 kilograms, while standing at 5 feet, 9 inches, according to authorities. Sullivan subjected the man to 'prolonged abuse, starvation, severe neglect, and inhumane treatment' officials said He told authorities he was given two cups of water a day, but was sometimes forced to drink out of the toilet. Prosecutors said he was 'akin to a survivor of Auschwitz's death camp' at the time he was rescued from the home The alleged victim's elementary school principal Tom Pannone, seen here, told DailyMail.com he repeatedly contacted officials Police say Sullivan held her stepson captive since he was in the fourth grade in an 8-foot-by-9-foot room with no heat or air conditioning 'So this is when he was like five years old, and the red flags were flying at that age and reports were made.