Christine Gelineau1
Christine Gelineau certainly won’t be the recipient of the “Mother of the Year” award.
The Massachusetts native pleaded guilty to first degree assault and witness tampering after she burned her son’s penis and nipples off with a lighter.
According to the DailyMail, the 53-year-old – along with two other suspects – tortured her 19-year-old son by burning his penis, nipples and forcing him to eat human feces. The burns to his penis (which occurred when he was 18) have left him with permanent nerve damage.
The victim read a letter to his estranged mother as she was sentenced to nine to 30 years in prison.
‘Dear ex-Mother,’ he began, reading from a statement as the woman, Christine Gelineau, sat sobbing nearby in an orange prison jumpsuit. ‘What you did to me is unforgivable. You beat me, starved me, almost chopped my penis off, threw my clothes away, 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.’
Prosecutors believe that the abuse began when the son, who is mentally challenged, stopped receiving government assistance because he was no longer enrolled in school. Gelineau and her niece Amy Nason made the victim eat worms and drink urine on top of the constant beatings from his mother.
The allegations date back to March and April of this year, with the mother allegedly twisting her son’s ankles and strangling him with a scarf. After meeting with police in April, the victim claimed his injuries were self-inflicted and later recanted his story.
The victim is now living with family members and has returned back to school.