Police are investigating Yuta’s mother after an online uproar over a video she posted of her son

Utah’s an influential mom Behind the viral trend “17 diapers.” He is still being investigated by the police Internet sensation due to a video clip Which appeared to show her son floundering.

TikToker Hannah Hiatt, formerly known online as Nurse HannahHe has since deleted the video, which was filmed at a grocery store Her baby bump looks amazing He briefly hides his face as his father approaches him. like People magazine According to reports, the video sparked hundreds of comments from people concerned for the boy’s safety.

A spokesperson for the police department in Ogden, Utah, confirmed to CBC News Thursday that there is an “open and active” investigation into Hiatt’s videos.

“Last week, the Ogden Police Department received multiple reports regarding a group of ‘viral’ videos that were circulating on social media,” Lt. Will Farr told CBC News via email.

“Many of these reports included allegations of criminal behavior, prompting the launch of a formal investigation. The case remains open and active,” Farr said, adding that they would not be releasing further details at this time.

CBC News was unable to contact Hiatt due to its online security settings. But she posted a response to the initial backlash on November 29, beginning by saying: “The fact that I have to address this now is kind of crazy.”

“Social media is just a scary place,” Hiatt said in his remarks. Video titled “My Explanation” Which currently has 27.5 million views, and comments have been turned off.

In the three-minute video, Hiatt says she never understood why people felt unsafe posting their children’s faces online, until now. She goes on to say that her husband is “the sweetest, sweetest, most loving, most caring father in the whole world.”

“It makes me really sad that social media turned it into something, or I guess it makes me really sad that I turned it into something like that,” Hiatt said.

She also explained that people’s “panic” video shows James and his father playing games, which she says they often do by scaring each other.

“Nothing is happening,” Hiatt said, crying.

The dark side of sharing

These allegations have not been proven, no arrests have been made, and the only details we know of the investigation now are that reports to police included allegations of “criminal behaviour”.

but some They note that Hiatt’s story illustrates the dark side of so-called sharing and its effects on children.

“The allegations against Hannah Hiatt highlight the need for moral and practical reform of government employment laws nationwide to provide protection for children who are ‘shared’ as part of a family business,” said Leah Plunkett, the book’s author. Share: Why we should think before we talk about our children online.

Plunkett, who is also executive director of Harvard Law School Online, told CBC News this legal reform should be in addition to the state’s existing child welfare laws.

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“This woman is exaggerating about her life,” she said from Los Angeles. Forensic psychologist Dr Leslie Dobson In a TikTok video posted on Wednesday.

Dobson pointed this out People online It’s not just the little one’s concern about flinching, but also other videos Hiatt has shared in the past. Viewers online expressed concern over a video in which she and her husband appeared Apparently James is not allowed to eat in a restaurantFor example. There is another video still online where she admits that they “Gracefully when necessary“.

As for the investigation, Dobson — which recently went viral for… Video on why shopping carts are not returned “I don’t know if it’s just social media following her,” he said.

A term that describes parents who share their children’s lives online, sharing They’ve been around since the 2000s, with the rise of so-called mom bloggers and family influencers. But it is It increased dramatically During the epidemic, researchers found.

Hayat shares her family’s life on her popular TikTok, Instagram and YouTube accounts. CBC News previously wrote about Hiatt, whose viral “17 Diapers” video in October sparked an online trend in which mothers shared their daily struggles with parenting.

In a video posted to TikTok on October 5, the mother of two wanders through her home carrying a garbage bag, and along the way, finds 17 balled-up diapers spread among a collection of children’s drawings, baby wipes, and an upside-down baby. Clothes and water bottles.

The video went viralThe reactions were extreme, ranging from disgust and shame, to support and praise. Some early commenters on the original post called it “bad,” saying there was “no excuse” for not getting rid of diapers all day.

Others defended her, pointing out that she was Five days after birthHe praised her for sharing the struggles. some Even published their own Moments reply “17 diapers.”

Comparison with Frankie “Comedian” Robbie

In another video Posting on November 30, Hiatt slammed people who compared her to former YouTuber Ruby Frank, calling her a “comedian.”

Frankie, a mother of six – also from Utah – has been giving advice to millions on a popular YouTube channel. He was sentenced in February to up to 30 years in prison After pleading guilty to four counts of child abuse.

She and her former business partner, Judy Hildebrandt, a mental health counselor, tried to convince Frank’s two youngest children that they were evil and possessed and should be punished into repentance.

In a TikTok video dated November 30, Hiatt called the comparison funny, saying that the fact that her children are “happy, healthy, well-nourished, and running around playing” should be a sign that “everything is fine.” . fine.”

“We live in a world these days where people won’t turn anything into something. We live in a world where people are so desperate to become famous on TikTok, they will post anything in order to get views for themselves. They don’t care if that’s the case,” she added. “We’re going to bring someone down, they just want to be famous on TikTok.”

Hiatt has not posted to any of her accounts since December 3, and has made her Instagram account private. In her afterlife YouTube share On Dec. 3, Hiatt shared a nine-and-a-half-minute video titled “A Day in the Life” about getting off a nighttime nursing shift and then waking up to raise her kids.