
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.
BDSM LIFESTYLE
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.