Ohio Woman Who Taped Son To Chair Gets Prison Time

BOARDMAN, OH — A 33-year-old Boardman woman has been sentenced to nine months in prison for duct taping her 12-year-old son to a chair before going to a local pool with another of her children. Both the woman's attorneys and prosecutors had asked Mahoning County Judge R. Scott Krichbaum for a 60-day sentence for the woman.

Susan Malysa had previously pleaded guilty to child endangerment, WKBN 27 reports. Despite prosecutors recommending a 60-day stint in county jail, Krichbaum sentenced the woman to prison time. He said the woman treated her son worse than a dog.

“This is conduct that will not be tolerated in our society, and I do wish to make an example of you, in that regard,” said Krichbaum, according to WKBN 27.

Malysa was arrested in June after relatives came to her house and found the 12-year-old's legs taped to a chair, arms taped together and his mouth taped shut. The boy is currently in county custody, Fox 8 reported.

The duct-taping started after the boy made frequent trips to the bathroom during the night. Malsya was incensed by the 12-year-old's reported bathroom use and would get angry with the boy.

Fearing his mother's anger, the boy reportedly defecated in his bedroom rather than go to the bathroom, WKBN 27 reports. When Malsya discovered what had happened, she was outraged and decided to duct tape the boy to the chair.

During testimony in court, the 12-year-old said he spent nearly a whole day taped to the chair in the basement before relatives found him and freed him. Malsya was arrested by police at a nearby swimming pool where she was swimming.

When appearing in court, the 33-year-old woman began crying and apologizing for her behavior, the Associated Press said.

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