A San Antonio, Texas woman who was charged with assaulting her 6-year-old son after partially tearing his genitals and using super glue to repair the wound was sentenced to two years in prison last week.
Jennifer Vargas, 34, was arrested last fall by the FBI and charged after she admitted to hurting the boy out of anger.
According to the Huffington Post:
The sudden pull tore a 1.6-inch laceration in the boy’s scrotum. Vargas then cleaned the wound with alcohol before trying to seal the gaping hole with superglue.
“She applied superglue to the [boy’s] scrotum until the bleeding stopped, stuffed his underwear with paper towels, and then told him to go to bed,” a criminal complaint affidavit said. “Vargas did not seek any type of medical treatment for the child.”
The boy only received medical attention after his father — an enlisted man at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, where the family lived — came home to find his son crying. He underwent surgery at San Antonio Military Medical Center.
Before sentencing, Vargas expressed remorse for her actions.
“I would like to say that I regret my actions, that I do love my children with all my heart,” Vargas said, calling her kids the “most important thing to me,” according to the San Antonio Express-News.
The boy, who has not been named, has recovered and is now living with his father.
SOURCE: Huffington Post | PHOTO CREDIT: Getty
