The woman who ran Fantastic Adventurers, a popular YouTube channel with nearly 800,000 subscribers, has been charged with child abuse, molestation and child neglect.
An Arizona woman who earned tens of thousands of dollars from YouTube videos starring her children allegedly tortured them, kept them locked in a closet and starved them if they didn't perform for the camera.
One daughter told investigators Hackney kept her locked in a closet for days at a time with no food, water or bathroom, according to the probable cause documents filed by police. She also said Hackney sprayed the children with pepper-spray, spanked them and forced them to have ice baths, in which she would push their heads underwater.
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