Mother Arrested For Trying To “Beat The Gay” Out Of Her Teenage Son

A North Carolina woman who allegedly
attempted to "beat the gay" out of her teenage
son is facing child abuse charges, police
report.
Responding to a 911 call, a cop arrived last
Saturday evening to the Whiteville residence
Mary Gowans, 41, shares with her children. An
officer noted there "was yelling and screaming
from several subjects outside the house."
According to a Whiteville Police Department
report, the teenager told an officer that
Gowans, seen at right, had instructed his
younger brother to "strike him repeatedly and
he was instructed not to fight back."
The victim told police that his mother then
made him strip to his underwear and
"proceeded to strike him with a belt across his
body." The brothers told police that their
mother "stated that she was going to beat the
gay out of him."
Gowans also allegedly struck the victim "with a
stick that left a large abrasion on his left
shoulder." The victim's injuries were
photographed after the he was transported to
the office of a magistrate.
Free on bond, Gowans is scheduled for an
October 9 District Court hearing in the child
abuse case. She was previously busted this
year for assault and battery and, following the
abuse bust, was collared for driving without a
license and driving with a child in the car's
front seat.