YouTube mom in Arizona accused of child abuse

ARIZONA- Michelle Hackney, a YouTuber mom known for her famous YouTube channel ‘Fantastic adventure’, was recently arrested.

Hackney is accused of physically abusing her seven adoptive children, who told authorities that they were pepper-sprayed, beaten, deprived of food and water if they didn't participate in her videos.

The 48-year- old was arrested last Friday following a welfare check at her home in Maricopa, Arizona.

One of the children alleged her adoptive mother would spray her and her six siblings with pepper spray, spank them and force them to take ice baths. She would further punish them if they resisted, according to the complaint.

Hackney’s YouTube channel ‘Fantastic Adventures’ has nearly 800,000 subscribers. Its videos have more than 250 millions subscribers. The channel has been terminated after Hackney's arrest.

The accused was arrested on March 15 and was charged under child molestation, child abuse, unlawful imprisonment and child neglect. Her elder sons, Logan and Ryan Hackney, also got arrested for not reporting the abuse of the minors.