Two-week sentence for mom who asked son for naked massage

A Regina judge has sentenced a Regina mom to 14 days in custody followed by probation for receiving a naked massage from her then eight-year-old son.

In May, Henning found the woman guilty of invitation to sexual touching. but had reserved his decision in the case.

On Monday, Judge Bruce Henning handed down the sentence.

The woman, represented by her father, asked if the sentence could be served in her home with an electronic monitor.

Henning said it was not an option in this case.

“I still have an obligation to impose a sentence that is required by law,” he told the pair.

The mother also asked to see her son, whom she had not seen in three years.

However, the Crown asked Henning to impose a no-contact order between the mother and son.

When Henning handed down the sentence he told the 33-yearold mother the in-custody portion of her sentence could be served on weekends. Once that portion of her sentence was served, she would be placed on probation for a period of one year and three months.

As part of the probation sentence, the mother is required to keep the peace, report to her parole officer, live in an approved residence, take part in counselling as directed by her parole officer and contact with her son is limited to court orders and during counselling sessions, if required.

She is also required to provide a DNA sample to police and will be placed on the sex-offender registry for 10 years.

Last year during the trial, the court heard testimony including evidence from the boy who said that his mother asked him to give her a massage, a request he was reluctant to carry out. He finally complied when she threatened him with a lengthy grounding and the two went into a bedroom where she removed all her clothes.

He massaged her on the bed — both back and front — for a period of time while she made mediocre attempts to cover herself with her hands or an arm over her breasts and a cellphone over her genitals. While the boy did not touch those areas on his mother’s body, he told the court he nonetheless felt “disgusted, grossed out and wanted to go back to his dad’s place,” Henning said.

Court also heard testimony from a neighbour whom the mother summoned at one point to take photos. Henning said that man’s testimony backed up portions of the child’s evidence.

The incident came to light when the boy reported the incident to his father.

The woman indicated in court that she plans to appeal the decision because it will interfere with her budding acting, modelling and singing career being that she would not be able to travel with a criminal record.