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Tell other trusted adults including school counselor, teachers, extended family members, friends and church members if you attend church. Without knowing your situation it is hard to give simple answer, or to sort out what type of behavior he's actually doing; but it sounds like it happens regularly and needs intervention. There are hotlines listed on this site, and actual suspected child abuse has to be reported so it can be stopped and helped. Your mother really doesn't want a problem to continue either, and you need to tell her completely what you're experiencing.
Don't wait.