A mother has been jailed for having sex
with her 12-year-old son - while her
partner watched and directed her over
a webcam. The woman wore headphones as she
abused the boy in her bedroom as her
lover viewed online from abroad. The boy told police how he could hear
his 39-year-old mother being told what
to do as she gave him a 'sex lesson'. The offence came to light when the
woman 'blurted out' that she had
abused the older of her two sons while
speaking to a domestic abuse charity
about her partner. A court heard that her 'highly
destructive' partner had so far escaped
justice. The woman, who cannot be named to
protect her son, was jailed for three
years and three months at Bristol
Crown Court. Judge Michael Longman told her: 'Your
behaviour towards your son was
contrary to human instincts and basic
decency. 'It occurred after you met a man who
clearly was controlling and over-
bearing; a man who, it is also clear,
should be prosecuted himself but is
outside the jurisdiction and beyond the
reach of this investigation. 'Even though he was at a distance from
you, he continued to exert that
influence, but you continued to behave
towards your son in a way which,
despite that pressure, your own
instincts should have prevented.' The court heard that the boy was just
11 or 12 when the abuse took place. It came to light when his mother made
a complaint at Next Link Domestic
Abuse Services in Bristol. Her confession was passed on to Avon
and Somerset police and she was taken
in for questioning, and the boy was
interviewed. Prosecuting, Mark Hollier said: 'In a very
ordinary voice, he described an incident
to the police officers about how his
mother had given him a sex lesson in
the main bedroom of the family home
and this was observed by [the partner] via a webcam and computer link.' The mother - who cried through much
of the hearing - denied 'volunteering' to
have sex with her son. She was charged with engaging in
penetrative sexual activity with a boy
under 13 which she admitted. The court heard that her two sons were
taken into care by social services and
are now living with a foster family. The abusive partner is still abroad and
police are liaising with authorities in
that country - which can't be named for
legal reasons - to bring him to justice. Defending, Fiona Elder, said it was an
'extremely unusual' case and the
mother was acting on instructions from
her 'highly destructive' partner. She added: 'She's absolutely devastated
by the loss of the children and what she
has done.' A psychiatric report found the woman
had a personality disorder which made
her susceptible to being in abusive
relationships and would become
dependent on abusive partners. Judge Longman imposed a Sexual
Offences Prevention Order and ordered
the woman to sign the Sex Offenders'
Register indefinitely.
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