Mother jailed for 30 years for burning her son's penis and nipples

 
A mother was sentenced to 30 years in state prison after she was pleaded guilty to first-degree assault and witness tampering, on charges of burning her son's penis and nipples off with a lighter, according to an article published in the Daily Mail.         

The 19-year-old son was repeatedly tortured and then forced to lie that his wounds were self-inflicted.                           

He described in detail how she brutally abused him in the family home during the sentencing hearing in Merrimack County Superior Court, in New Hampshire, US.                                      

In a statement he read during the hearing addressing his mother, Christine Gelineau, he said: “Dear ex-Mother, what you did to me is unforgivable. You beat me, starved me, almost chopped my penis off, threw my clothes away, and wouldn't let me bathe. You almost killed me by having me take three (antidepressants) and two muscle-relaxers.”        

“Now that I know you're a complete criminal and only wanted me dead so you could go back to your old life. You won't be able to attend my graduation or see me go on to college, so I wish you goodbye. I hope you realize you have lost everything you had,” he continued.             

According to an affidavit in the case, Gelineau had admitted that she burned the tip of her son's penis, but she explained that she did so only after he threatened to have sex with her.          

In response, she said she put gloves on because she thought her son was ‘dirty,’ grabbed and twisted his penis and then held a lighter to it for several seconds, as he screamed in pain.