An Ohio mother is facing child endangerment charges after police say she allowed a teenager to give her 10-year-old son a tattoo.

Nikki J. Dickinson, 34, of Bellefontaine, was charged with first-degree misdemeanor child endangering and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Municipal Prosecutor Daniel D. Carey told the Bellefontaine Examiner that Dickinson endangered her son by allowing the tattoo to occur in unsafe, unsanitary conditions.

Kyle Richardson, 16, has been charged with two delinquency counts of tattooing prohibitions, both misdemeanors if committed by an adult, according to the Examiner.

A complaint filed by the Logan County Prosecutor’s Office says the teen did not "meet the safety and sanitations standards” set by state law, nor did he meet “standards for appropriate disinfection and sterilization of invasive equipment or parts of equipment.”

The tattoo came to light on Sept. 24 after Dickinson posted to social media video of the tattoo in progress. The video, which according to local station WSYX was met with hundreds of critical comments, then prompted calls "from several states" to local police.

"The phones have not stopped ringing," Lt. Rick Herring of the Bellefontaine Police Department told WSYX. "We've gotten calls from several different states from people that are concerned for the welfare of this child."

Investigators visited the family on Monday and said the child was doing fine, Herring said.

"The child had actually said he asked for the tattoo," he said.

According to officers, Dickinson said she got "tired" of her son asking for the tattoo, so she allowed him to get one.

While Dickinson faces charges, Ohio law states individuals under age 18 can receive tattoos with parental consent, but it must be done in a safe and sanitary manner.