WATERBURY, Conn. (WFSB) - A key legal dispute is unfolding in the case of Kimberly Sullivan, the Waterbury woman accused of imprisoning and torturing her stepson for more than two decades.

On Friday, attorneys returned to Waterbury Superior Court for a hearing that could shape the direction of the prosecution.

At the center of the courtroom dispute are the medical records of the victim, who investigators say was rescued after allegedly being subjected to years of abuse.

Prosecutors say Sullivan held her stepson captive in horrific conditions inside a home in Waterbury, leading him to suffer severe physical and emotional trauma.

Police said the victim weighed just 68 pounds when he was found, after reportedly setting his bedroom on fire in a desperate attempt to escape.

Now, defense a

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