Mom Sentenced For Taking Nearly-Naked Photos Of Daughter As Punishment

[The Straight Story]

Mom Sentenced For Taking Nearly-Naked Photos Of Daughter As Punishment

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A local mother accused of abusing her daughter as a form of discipline was sentenced on Thursday.

At one time, Jennifer Henderson-Thomas was accused of beating her 15-year-old daughter, forcing her to eat dog food, strip naked and pose for Polaroid pictures. But in court, those allegations were cleared up, NBC 4's Tacoma Newsome reported.

There was no mention of dog food, but both sides addressed the Polaroid photos. Henderson-Thomas said she took the pictures after she caught her daughter in a sexual act with a boy.

It was originally thought the pictures were some form of sexual abuse. But prosecutors now agree that photos weren't intended to abuse the girl.

The single mother and long-time city employee admitted the punishment may have gone too far.

"(I took the photos) just to basically humiliate her. There was nothing sexual about it from my standpoint. I did not ask her to touch herself or do anything sexual. Her behavior and the disrespect that she showed me and the comments she made to me about why she was doing what she did was the basis of where I came from in terms of the pictures," Henderson-Thomas said.

http://www.nbc4i.com/midwest/cmh/news.apx.-content-articles-CMH-2008-03-06-0020.html

[Ian David]

1. Will Bill O'Reilly have the photos on The Factor? n/t

[TheCowsCameHome]

8. More likely in his bathroom............

[Der Blaue Engel]

2. Oh, so it wasn't sexual abuse, just humiliation involving forced nudity and photographs

Good to know that's just fine and dandy with the law. Some people are just too sick to be allowed to breed.

:grr:

ed for sp

[Orrex]

3. If the President can get away with it...

Why can't the average citizen?


Next up, home waterboarding!

[Redbear]

4. It wasnt fine and dandy. She was sentenced

to 18 months probation plus community service.

[Der Blaue Engel]

6. It's not clear to me from the article what she was convicted of

But it does say "prosecutors now agree that photos weren't intended to abuse the girl." To me, that's abuse, whether it's sexual or not. The article just isn't providing enough information on what they meant by that. But the girl hasn't been removed from the home as far as I can tell.

[seemslikeadream]

9. Think about going through life with the experience of your mother taking those photos

[Richard Steele]

5. Exactly! OH FERTHELUV OFALLTHTSFRICKIN HOLY@^&$(*$G HDUOH SDF!!!!!!!

:banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead:
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Edited for spelling!

[yardwork]

7. I wonder....sounds like the mom may have intended to sell the photos.

Some people are so sick they sell their own children into prostitution, or upload photos of their children onto the internet.

[sandnsea]

10. Judges are using humiliation

it's no wonder people think they can use humiliating punishments as well.