WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE!!????

Mother sentenced for webcasting sex acts with toddler

An Ontario woman has been sentenced to 3½ years in prison for webcasting sexual assaults on her two-year-old son, in a crime the judge called "an abhorrent breach of trust."

The woman from Lakeshore, Ont., near Windsor, cannot be identified to protect her child.

Ontario Court Justice Guy DeMarco handed down the sentence after taking two days to consider the details of a case in which the evidence presented wove a graphic tale of sexual abuse and exploitation.

The woman had pleaded guilty to five of 12 charges, including sexual assault, making child pornography and possessing child pornography. An earlier charge of bestiality was dropped.

The Crown and defence had submitted a joint request, asking that the woman be sentenced to 18 months in an Ontario jail, rather than a federal penitentiary, followed by a three-year probation term.

DeMarco instead sentenced her to 3½ years less 18 months for time served, leaving her with a provincial jail sentence of two years less a day.

The woman cannot use a cellphone, computer, or be alone in the company of children or go to any public place where children might be during her probation.

She will be placed on the national sex offender registry, and must remain under the care of a psychiatrist, while completing psycho-sexual counselling.

During his sentencing, DeMarco spoke directly to the young mother. "Society expects that a mother will protect her child no matter what from harm. Not only did you not protect your child, but you hurt him and broke the trust," said DeMarco.

The woman was arrested in April 2009, after a man she had met a few weeks earlier on the internet contacted police about her web activities.

Windsor police arrested her and seized her computers and cellphone, which the Ontario Provincial Police e-crimes unit in Orillia investigated.

Officers found images and video in which the woman engaged in live sex acts both with herself and her toddler. In other instances, the woman involved her pet pit bull in the acts, and in many of the cases the child is seen walking around in the background and using sexualized language with his mother. The videos were broadcast live to the man who eventually turned the woman in to police.

In his sentencing, DeMarco said the most important part of the woman's sentence was to protect the public.

"It must be made clear to the community that such behaviour will not be tolerated," he said.

'She appears to show no emotion whatsoever'

Defence attorney Robert Dipietro told CBC News he will not appeal the sentence. "You can't quarrel with what Justice DeMarco has done today, let's put it that way," he said.

However, DiPietro said the judge recognized there were mitigating factors in the case, including the woman's past history as a victim of abuse, though he noted "there's no indication that she suffered any sexual abuse."

"She has a very disturbed set of thoughts about sexual activities, so she obviously needs some help in addressing those issues," said DiPietro.

The woman's lawyer said he's not sure the mother fully grasps what she's done. "She appears to show no emotion whatsoever, but that's just part of her personality … she's fit to stand trial, but I don't know if she understands the seriousness and consequences of her actions."

DiPietro expects his client will serve, at most, another eight months' in jail before she is released on probation, but he said she will never see her little boy again.

"The foster parent indicated the child plays regularly, sings and is really doing well," DiPietro told CBC News.

"I hope that the child doesn't have a recollection of any of these things, and he can go on and be a healthy young boy and grow into a healthy young man."

And she only got 3 1/2 years? Woah.

What a disgusting fuck. Ew.

3 1/2 years? That's it? What kind of screwed up system is it that allows such a person to get off on such a crime with just a slap on the wrist? I understand that she isn't the one who committed the sex acts themselves, but she stood by and watched as her precious boy's innocence was taken away and then posted it on the internet for the ENTIRE WORLD to see. 3 1/2 years is a PATHETIC excuse for a sentence!

people people that so called mother amd those who watched it ought to be taken out back of the court house after the quilty verdict is read/announced she............. SHOT

I *think* that likely the boy should not remember. I hope he does not. This made my stomach turn. I would of kept her there longer.

People can actually remember a traumatic experience that happened to them even as young as two years old when they are adults. It generally takes something to trigger that memory, but the memory is there and CAN be released. It usually happens when someone reaches their 30's. I don't know why it happens that way, but that's how it tends to happen. It doesn't ALWAYS, but it is possible.

It depends on how it is dealt with...my memories were released when I was 16 and being sexually assulted, so instead of one assult it was like two. I pray for this little boy, I hope he gets help now, I had counseling right after it happened when I was three, and it helped, but obviously nothing erases those memories.

It's awful to think about it. I hope he does, I hope the rest of his life from now on is AS healthy as it could possibly be.

He might - people prob doesn't know till they get older 2 get those bad memories (based off experience and what ppl said) I hope he doesn't remmeber

It is possible for him to remember. My fiancee was molested by her real dad when she was just a little kid, around 3 years old. She didn't know until she was engaging in sexual activity with her ex then she suddenly had a flashback, out of the blue. It was horrible.

I really hope he doesn't remember. :-( That's horrible. I can't believe the mother only got 3 1/2 years.

""It must be made clear to the community that such behaviour will not be tolerated," he said."

Yeah, well, then maybe more than a 3 1/2 year slap on the wrist should've been given as her time. It's astounding to me that someone could do something like this to their own CHILD and only get 3 1/2 years for it. Only, at most, 8 more months in jail. Are you freaking KIDDING me!? People will scoff at that sentence!

I am just appalled at what light of a sentence this mother got. She needed life in prison to think about her actions and the trauma her son is going to have to deal with later in life!

Sick - just 3 and half years?! *rme* lame

well great. that's probably on the net forever now. so even if he doesn't remember it i'm sure some ass will eventually show him what a sick fuck his mother was. even if you didn't remember you'd find out that's why you never knew your mum.

honestly. some people need to be forcibly sterilised.

I'm disgusted to live in the same province as this lady.

Don't blame you. I just moved back to BC after being in Ontario (Onterrible to some people, lol). This is why I'm glad I moved back.

Aww boo...I liked living in Ontario when I was there.

I want to live in BC, although I've heard it's ridiculously expensive.

Anything is better than Ontario!

This made me throw up in my mouth. She needs WAY more than 3 years. That poor darling boy. He's going to grow up with some problems. I feel bad for him.

I wish they would use the death penalty on fuckers like this.

Agreed! Poor thing :(.

This is also why you should be able to sterlize some people.

People are so disgusting.

3 1/2 years??? The child protection laws in Ontario is a little too lenient.