Mother pleads guilty to molesting son for 'master'

Ottawa Sun, By TONY BLAIS, May 2 , 2006

EDMONTON -- A 38-year-old Edmonton woman admitted yesterday she sent sexual pictures of herself and her young son to her Ottawa "master" in an online chat room specializing in bondage.

The woman, who has cerebral palsy and uses a motorized wheelchair, pleaded guilty to one count of sexual interference with a person under 14 and one count of transmitting child pornography.

The woman can't be named under a court-ordered publication ban issued to protect the identity of her son, aged eight.

According to court documents, the unlawful sexual touching and the distribution of the child pornography happened between Jan. 1, 2001 and April 5, 2004.

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A psychological assessment of the woman reveals she first met her "master," Thomas Brian Feehan, 56, of Ottawa, in an Internet chat room for people interested in the bondage-domination-sadomasochistic lifestyle.
Ottawa police charged Feehan with possession of child pornography after seizing a computer hard drive from his home on Sept. 30, 2004.

The woman told the psychologist the chat room seemed to be a place "for someone like me to feel like I belonged" and being submissive made her feel she had some worth.

She said Feehan began to "train" her in the role of a "good submissive girl."

Over time, Feehan began directing her to engage in sexual activities with sex toys on a webcam.

The exchange progressed to him sending her child porn and her sending him nude pictures of her son touching himself.

A Court of Queen's Bench sentencing hearing is slated for June 1 and the woman, who no longer has custody of her son, remains free on bail.