Prosecutors filed new charges Thursday against Kimberly Sullivan, the woman accused of holding her stepson captive for 20 years, following her appearance in state Superior Court.

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Thursday also marks one year since Sullivan was first arrested by Waterbury police.

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Prosecutors replaced a second-degree kidnapping charge with two counts of first-degree kidnapping, a class A felony that carries a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison for each charge.

The new charges come before prosecutors and Sullivan’s defense attorney begin discussing possible plea agreements on the next court date of April 30, according to Judge Corinne Klatt. The judge excused Sullivan from appearing for the next court date.

The remaining charges of first-degree assault, unlawful restraint, cruelty to persons and reckless endangerment did not change.

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Sullivan’s attorney, Ioannis Kaloidis, said following the hearing that the new charges don’t change much for his client since it is similar to what is already alleged.

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Sullivan, 57, has been free on $300,000 since the day after her arrest, which came after police said her stepson, now 32 years old, set fire to their Blake Street home in a desperate bid for freedom using a lighter, hand sanitizer and paper.

Police said the man was extremely emaciated, his hair matted and unkempt and he was dirty and his teeth appeared to be rotted, according to a warrant for Sullivan’s arrest.

Sullivan denied ever locking the victim inside his room, according to the warrant, and said his door was not locked and that he had free rein of the house.

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Kaloidis, said his client “vehemently” denies the allegations.

Also at the hearing, the judge discussed the logistics of providing voluminous copies of medical records to each of the attorneys, suggesting copies be scanned onto a thumb drive instead of making paper copies.

The victim in the case remains hospitalized but it is not known where.

A month after Sullivan’s arrest, the victim, in his first public statement since the case began, said, “Please call me ‘S.’ This is not the name given to me by my parents when I was born. I am choosing a new name for myself, and I will use that name as I reclaim control over my life and my future.”

It’s unclear if ‘S’ has since changed his name legally as probate records in Waterbury indicate the case is now sealed.

A conservator recently filed a claim with state Office of the Claims Commissioner listing the state Department of Children and Families as the agency the claim is against, citing personal injury and duty of care.