Saugus Mom Sentenced to Four Years Behind Bars for Child Rape

SAUGUS, MA — A Saugus mom will spend the next four years in state prison after pleading guilty to raping two boys and sharing nude photographs of herself with them in 2014.

Heather Salines, 40, plead guilty to two counts of rape, two counts of child enticement, two counts of dissemination of obscene matter to a minor and one count of indecent assault and battery on a person 14 years or older Monday, according to Essex County District Attorney spokeswoman Carrie Kimball-Monahan. Salines was sentenced to four years in state prison followed by three years of probation during which she must be monitored by a GPS bracelet.

Salines must have no contact with the victims and no unsupervised contact with children under 16 years old. She must also register as a sex offender.

"These actions are beyond despicable," said District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett in a statement. "This defendant took advantage of her position as a trusted adult and betrayed that trust in a most vile way."

The District Attorney's office alleged that Salines accosted a 14-year-old victim while he was a guest in her home. According to the District Attorney's office, she called him to her bedroom, removed her bra and began to kiss and fondle him.

After leaving her home, the boy was barraged with text messages from Salines including naked pictures of herself, according to the District Attorney's office.

The DA's office also announced that Salines allegedly began exchanging texts with a 15-year-old victim which also included naked photographs of herself as well. Salines allegedly engaged in oral and natural intercourse with the victim on two occasions including once at the Doubletree Hotel on the Danvers/Middleton line, during which the defendant and victim took a "selfie" while in bed there.

Police were later alerted when officials at the Belmonte Middle School learned of the explicit images on the victim's phone.