A YouTube channel of an Arizona woman arrested on suspicion of abusing her seven adopted children shows them in simple skits about a kid stealing cookies or a little boy with super powers.
The channel that authorities say 48-year-old Machelle Hackney runs has millions of views. She also has related Instagram and Facebook accounts.
A police report released Wednesday says the children say they were disciplined with pepper spray or locked in a closet without food or water if they did not perform in the videos as directed.
Two adult sons of Hackney were arrested on allegations of failing to report child abuse.
Hackney and the two grown sons remained in jail on Wednesday. It was unknown if any of the three have attorneys.
