A 36-year-old man in Indiana faces criminal charges after prosecutors allege he cut off his genitals and used them to ignite a fire in his mother’s garage. Multiple outlets report that the case involves allegations of arson and that the man could face up to 12 years in prison if convicted. According to one account, he initially tells officials he was attacked, but investigators pursue charges based on the alleged role he played in the incident and the use of the removed body parts to start the fire. The Independent and PerthNow both describe the alleged conduct as self-mutilation followed by lighting the genitals on fire inside the garage. The Oregonian similarly reports that the accused man is charged and that his statements to authorities differ from the allegations made by prosecutors. The reports are consistent that the incident occurs at or involves the mother’s garage, and that the prosecution is seeking an arson-related outcome tied to the alleged actions. The case is ongoing, and the man is presumed innocent unless convicted.