The HUGE DO5 Neglect Scandal Is FINALLY OVER, But You May Not Be Happy... 

Sooooo... you think that 'STAFFER' had a happy ending or nah? ahahahaha... Oh, Ted Cruz.

For DO5, I think the parents deserve harsher charges. The amount of psychological damage they have done to this kids is irreversible and it's going to affect further development with independency, trust, and the ability to get along with other children and adults in the future. They owe these kids so much more than probation.

The worst prank my dad would pull on me is pull my foot Literally pull my foot just to annoy me a little.. Man, the world needs more people like him

I'm happy with Do5 outcome. It was better than I hoped for, for the kid's sake. Thank you Phil. As a man who grew up in an angry abusive household... i just want to say thank you. You've given those kids, all of them, hope for a better future that simply wouldn't have been possible without help.

Apparently caring about the well-being of the children makes you a "hater". These parents truly have lost their grip on reality.

Phil I want to thank you for being one of the many people that saved those kids lives and their mental sanity.

Daddy of five: "and I would have gotten away with it too, If it weren't for that meddling Defranco guy!"

Daddyoffive be like "..and I would have gotten away with it if it wasn't for that pesky Defranco guy.."

"They aren't real pranks" Bodyslams Kid Me: y u lying

It just pleases me to know that if those terrible parents violate their probation in any way, there will be no other way to get out of going to prison.

God every time I see anything DO5 related, it makes me want to hunt them down like Dexter.

DO5 pleaded guilty and are on probation. I'm OK with that. Prison isn't always the answer. They saved the tax payers a trial and up to 10 year of incarceration. The remaining kids haven't been ripped from their parents home and put in a questionable foster care system. Maybe these douches learned a lesson. And if not, then put them in prison.

I'm very happy that Cody and his sister are no longer with them, I do however worry about the other children that remain in their care. Just looking at the content they shared with the world really makes me worry about how much is going on that we are not seeing. Psychological/emotional abuse can be very difficult to investigate because of how easily it can be hidden.

The DO5 logic of "that DeFranco guy" being the reason the legal action was taken is essentially the bad guys in Scooby Doo saying "I would've gotten away with it, if it weren't for you meddling kids."

Do I think the Do5 punishment was enough? No. Not at all. The other three kids ought to be taken away from them and the parents should be spending time in prison. Am I glad that something was done and that Cody and Emma are safe for now? 100% yes.

I've never been a fan of Pewdiepie but I've got to give him props for such a real apology. Also so happy those 'parents' got a punishment.

“U never hit a girl but ur sister doesn’t count” When does sisters never count in my eyes they count the most

I found Felix's apology video a very mature and genuine response. It sounds like he's really reflected on it and desires to improve. We all make mistakes, but not all of us learn from and desire to change and grow from our mistakes. As for some of the comments I've read on his video, I think people are missing the point when they argue whether or not what he said was "bad" or required an apology. The point is that _Felix_ believes it required an apology, he felt disappointed in himself and felt remorse for his actions. This caused a desire to learn and change for self-improvement. People who complain about the situation being an overreaction or saying he doesn't need to apologize are dismissing what Felix actually says in the video and therefore not really supporting him and who he desires to be/become.

"It would've never gotten this out of hand if it wasn't for that DeFranco guy" is literally the same thing as saying "I wouldve gotten away with it too if it weren't for you meddling kids" #ScoobyDooo

That clip of the kid being told to slap his sister is still the most heartbreaking for me.. I do kinda wish the punishment for the parents was a little harsher but I am glad that this story blew up so much that everybody will remember their faces as the parents that did what they did.

When in doubt, blame That DeFranco Guy.

I think all the children should be removed from the home. Those people should not be allowed to be around or influence children. That makes me sick.

change your display name to "that defranco guy"

What I find sad is if this wasn't filmed, they would still be getting thrown around and hit, no child deserves to be purposely hurt.

Emma broke my heart when she got slapped

As the current foster parent it's hard to imagine what these kids have gone through. I've been a foster parent for the past 3 years of open up my house to Children such as these. I have helped raise some kids that have been neglected and some that been sexually abused and each one is different but the trauma is still there and they will have to face challenges rest of their life. I will say for the two younger kids to be away from everybody it's probably the best thing that could happen to them for the rest of their lives. Gives him a chance to grow up be in a household that loves them and cares for them and provides them with that overwhelming support that children need. For the parents they need to be locked up in jail stripped of their parental rights no children should have to endure such trauma as these kids have and it's sickening to see parents that get away with this.

The Young Turks and BuzzFeed is not what I consider tough competition in terms of quality, transparency, and neutrality when it comes to news shows. You should have this competition in the bag Phil

Literally crying I'm so happy that justice was served for these kids! Don't blame the defranco guy blame yourselves D05! Great work Phil and the Defranco fam! 👏❤👍

This show was really satisfying honestly. PewDiePie apologized the best way he could which I now respect him for, and justice, for the most part, was brought to the Familyof5 parents. The change in background was still a nice change!

Conspiracy theory: phil doesn't actually have a filming room. and it's just been a green screen this whole time

One of the few positive things in 2017 is that people became stupid enough to upload their crimes on youtube. Takes a lot of work away from the police.

The Martins SHOULD HAVE gotten a harder sentence, but I'm very happy that at least Cody and Emma are safe from their abuse.

Philip Defranco, I know you have no idea who the hell I am, but I am so incredibly proud of you. The world needs more people like you in it, you see brokenness and you actually do something about it. You use your power and influence for good, without your videos those kids would still be in that situation, you saved them.

I'm glad that Kody and Emma are away from them. But I AM still wondering about the other 3 kids. They are obviously desensitized, and see nothing wrong with what they were doing. That is grounds for those kids to grow up, and think hitting other people, is fine as long as it's a 'joke', and that's scary.

Honestly, I am so glad that the DO5 parents are actually being punished for what they did to their kids - and even more glad that the kids are safe now and are shielded from contact with them. It is good to see that justice does get served, when often enough bad people manage to get out of being held accountible for what they did.

Thanks Phil for all the effort you and your team put toward the DO5 case. At the end of the day, just knowing that Cody and Emma are safe from the abuse and can heal from this makes me so happy! Thank you for saving these kids!

The whole DO5 story just makes me absolutely sick to my stomach. My hands are shaking just writing this because of how upset it makes me. I wish that the other children weren’t left with those two because even if they are on probation it’s not like they’re watched 24/7 right? I sincerely hope those people have changed but the fact that they could do and say those things in the first place makes me doubt it. Especially with their “apology” video where they were just trying to shift the blame on to you of all people. It just makes me really, really doubt that their brains or even hearts are big enough to understand how wrong they are. Ugh. They make me sick. You are truly just an inspiration for helping to save those kids and also with the way you handled DO5 trying to blame you and not backing down. Keep doing what you’re doing because you’re changing peoples lives for the better!

Phil! Maybe we should raise money for Cody to go to Disney World! Little Dude has had a fucking rough few years man and it was constantly rubbed in his face that he "may not get to go." He deserves to go to the most magical place in the world. :)

"and we would have got away with it too if it wasn't for that meddling DeFanco guy"

I hope that Heather and Mike Martin don't move. Also if they do move I hope officials in every state know who they are now so they could follow through on what they were charged with.

My mum pulled a prank on me today. She called me in her 'Ur in trouble' voice and me thinking I forgot to wash the dishes again and that she would make me wash them again..... she said I luv u ..... that is a good prank Do5. I ended up saying "don't do that woman" and she laughed.😂😂😂 That is how it's done Do5, That's how it's done.

I think that Defranco guy did a great job highlighting the abuse and helping the children ultimately. I think many people may have wanted a harsher sentence but hell I'm happy they got sentenced at all with how screwy the justice system can be.

No matter how many times you've shown these Do5 clips, they don't get any easier to watch :(

Thank you Phil for caring enough to make D05 news. Thanks to your hard work, kids are now safe and out of a horrible environment full of abuse. Much more than just a news guy. You eventuated justice, and for that you are a hero.

Personally I'm ok with the suspended sentence but think they should have had their other kids taken away for the duration of their probation as well. People like that should not be influencing young minds.

"And I would've gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for that meddling DeFranco guy."

Phil, I'm never happy. Bring it on.

Do5 be like: "I would've gotten away with it too, if weren't for you meddling kids!" Moral of the story, everyone who put time into this story and help the investigation are members of the Scooby-Doo gang.

Dang it I stubbed my toe It must of been that defranco guy

Phil: "I probably won't be doing videos next week because baby. Okay, actually I will be doing videos, but only ONE story a day! Okay, actually... " 😂

I actually find myself believing Felix, he seemed genuine and I actually saw an older video a few days ago (before this story) that a friend had recommended to me, where he condemns people using that word. I hope he does learn since he's such a big part of this platform.

That roommate comment.... hahahahahahahaha

I was looking back at some of the DaddyOFive old videos and I have a feeling that so much more happened when the cameras were off and Mike threatened Cody so many times, it just makes me curious of how many he actually procced with. Mike's threatened to beat Cody until he's black and blue and glows in the dark, Mike's threatened to give Cody a knuckle sandwich, Mike's threatened to strip all of Cody's things from him until he only has a mattress and sleeps in the hallway, Mike's threatened to give Cody something to be scared about, just all these things and much more, so I praise you Phil that you did what you did and talk about it spreading awareness on the abuse taking place...

Those "parents" got off easy. Too easy IMO

I think Felix's response is the best he couldve given. He took responsability for his stupidity, he gave no dumb excuse. I am happy he is ready to grow and learn from it. I still think he's a nice human being. He just made a real stupid mistake that happened to be in front of 50 million people.

It makes my stomach turn anytime I see those clips from the Daddy O' Five. How the actual heck could you not see that your own son is hurting and developing a hatred for life and his own parents because of your constant "jokes" at his expense. As someone who has worked around a lot of kids, ranging from Sunday School to a day care, it makes me want to both punch the guy and throw up at the level of neglect and emotional torture. Glad they are free from that environment.

The worst prank my dad has done is tickle me while I was playing a competitive game.

Finally! But still a weak punishment for all the damage they inflicted on those children.

You heard it here folks. To mourn the lost of the twin tower, philly D wants you to touch your twinless tower

Phil, when you said that the DaddyOFive was given 5 years probation I sighed one of the biggest sighs of my life. I can't believe that this is finally over and that they are being held accountable for their actions. I know the court system is really messed up sometimes, but this one they finally helped save two children who really needed help. I grew up with a similar case, where one of my parents, who was completely abusive, was never held accountable for their actions; that almost killed me. I honestly hope that the parents mess up (not by abusing the other kids, but by posting something or breaking some other term of their probation) and end up in jail. They do not deserve to be around anyone decent, but until then, this is amazing. Knowing that these kids will be able to be put in a safe home and will be able to be told, without a doubt, that what their "parents" did was wrong will make their recovery much more doable. Thank you Phil for being the voice for these two kids. You honestly probably saved their lives and helped me realize that even though there are some seriously shitty people in this world, that there is just as much love.

Anyone who uses child abuse for money and fame needs to do jail time, no exceptions. No free passes for sadists.

What else is Felix going to say? I think his apology is clear and concise. For me, it's enough. I've seen people just want to tear him down because of this incident. They want him to lose it all and go broke, and that's just not going to happen.

As a black person myself, I'm not totally pressed Pewdiepie said the N word. It's EXTREMELY disappointing especially as he's a person with a large following, but whatever, he apologized, be it sincerely or a way to make sure he can still be monetizable. I'm not going to waste my time pressed because some swedish dude said the n word. White people say it all the time behind closed doors, or aggressively in front of other black people's faces as a way to intimidate and put down. As a black American, (for me at least) I've been desensitized. What IS bothersome to me, is the amount of his non-black fans saying they forgive him, and telling other black people, who might not be so ready to forgive him, that they should. It's so outrageous to me. If someone ran over your foot on purpose with a car because they were angry in front of a crowd of others, and then later they apologized, it'd be ridiculous for the crowd of people to say they forgave him and then tell you, the person injured to get over their injury. it's YOUR injury, and it affected you, not them. They can be upset that the person hurt someone else, but it's still not them who was completely hurt.Thats how I see this situation. It wasn't non-black people he was offending, it those who are directly affected by the word and history ie black folks. To try and say that black people shouldn't be offended or should be obligated to forgive him just because he made an apology) is complete bogus. It says more about his fanbase than it does of pewdiepie.

"Our child abuse never would have been so visible if it weren't for that meddling defranco kid." I'm paraphrasing but that's what I heard. Good on you for bringing it to light.

Phil: This isn't the full show guys just 1 story a day. Reality: 3+ Stories and over 11 minutes long. Stay awesome Phil!

The DO5 parents received much more punishment than most perpetrators of more severe child abuse do. I think justice was at least served better than it is in many cases.

That Defranco guy is best guy.

I can't even express like how glad I am that these kids are safe. Like the video of cody being told it was just a prank and him saying he just wanted left alone THAT face, that face was a face that someone completely done with lifing makes and it just disgusted me and hurt and I'm so glad that he's safe now

Those "parents" deserved worse if you ask me. The fact that he blames "that DeFranco guy" shows he's emotionally abusive.

Me: Eh, can't be bothered to vote on Twitter. DeFranco: We are going up against The Young Turks, *Buzzfeed* so if you want us to wi- Me: *clicks link immediately*

Props to PewDiePie admitting to being an idiot in the situation. Not many people admit they make a mistake.

felix "i just said the worst thing i could think of and it just slipped out." he did apoligize and it was honestly one of the best on this site.

People can smoke weed and go to jail but if you abuse your children you get a free pass?

"I only have 2 hours for this video so I'm only going to cover the most requested story..." *Puts out 12 minute video with 3 stories and one promotion* (I'm not complaining though)

My addiction to Swedish Fish would have never gotten this out of hand if it wasn't for that DeFranco guy :-P

“Never hit a girl, but it’s your sister so it doesn’t count” Whatever gender, you shouldn’t be hitting anyone ;-;

The birth mother said she didn't have custody because she has a mental disorder and the judge had a bias right? And her kids get abused by a bunch of child beating hicks as a result. This whole story should be a great case study in fighting the stigma on mental health.

I don't think DO5 got a consequence they deserve. They do not seem to be able to adequately raise children, and should as such lose their other children to avoid anything like this from happening again. They have shown they cannot be trusted with children, and should not be around them.

Man, ive got 3 little girls of my own. I think about how emotional I was those first few days after they were born. Kudos on covering the DO5 story so measured with your current mindset. Hats off Phil

As a parent, seeing the way those children were treated... What they put those poor kids through for a couple bucks from youtube is just... They should have lost custody of their children, ALL OF THEM! PERMANENTLY! To those who think I'm over reacting, imagine how you would feel if those were your children being treated like that. I also see this from the point of view of someone who has experienced such treatment. Blamed and punished for something I didn't do. Mocked and picked on for the entertainment of others. I am an adult with my own family now but I still struggle with the effects of the treatment I received as a child. I pray they recover from it better then I did but it is something they will NEVER forget.

Thank god those kids are safe now. So happy

Damn Phil youre practically a hero to those kids. You definitely deserve that Streamy

I'm not even a PewDiePie fan, but his apology video was so mature. He didn't make excuses for his behavior when he could have even tried to used the English language barrier as an excuse. He's been criticized unfairly in the past for parodying or making fun of white supremacy, but this time he just completely fucked up. What he said was completely inappropriate. Yet, he took the mature route and props to him for that. Props to you too Phil for covering this story and his past scandals with an unbiased and fair light.

I don't know what the laws, regulations, or protocols are for the state Do5 resides in, but the end goal for child protective services is to keep families united or to reunite them with care and supervision, sometimes to the detriment of the children. Having said that, I think this determination was a fair one because ultimately it was never about punishing the wrongs of a family that didn't have the sense to know better, but rather to remove the children from that environment into a safer one. As a former social worker I can say with absolute sincerity, the ruling came out this way thanks to the exposure by Defranco and other Internet vigilantes who informed the public and the authorities. I wish all child protective cases were as easy as this one was. So many kids never get out.

Media "youtube is not real news" Media "look at what this you-tuber did"

So basically they're getting away with it which is bs, but at least those 2 kids are safe away from that abuse.

it doesn't matter who you are or where you stand, making fun of ted Cruz is always fun.

At least Felix is straight to the point and not milking it but tbh that still doesn't make that ok even if he didn't mean to say that sincerely

They are lucky they didn't end up in jail. I would've been happier if they did. At least they were somewhat punished (DO5).

"And I would've gotten away with it too if it wasn't for that meddling DeFranco guy"

My biggest concern is that with Cody and Emma gone, the abuse might be shift toward the remaining younger children. Hopefully that probation will stay these excuses-for-parents' hands though.

As a person who was abused as a child and taken out of the situation (which I am eternally grateful for) this is NOT enough. Those parents need ALL rights taken away from them for all of those children.

I blame that DeFranco guy. If it weren't for him, we wouldn't get a balanced view on things happening on RU-vid and in the world.

I hope that when cody and emma are old enough, they'll sue DO5 and MO5 for everything they have. Those two animals don't deserve to keep all the money they've made. I hope that they get sued for everything AND go to jail.

Even the zodiac killer needs to have a bit of fun!

Guess what? Daddyoffive is Back as familyoffive. RU-vid apparently favors child abusers over let’s players and actual creators.

thank you for getting involved and being the voice that those children needed. as an adult, when i look back on my own trauma, seeing how it was handled, i wish i could go back and save myself so every child i see helped fills my heart up with joy. thank you thank you thank you

"We are up against a lot of competition, the young turks, buzzfeed." You have a very broad definition of "competition"

9:11 Holy crap was anyone surprised when they saw the OFive channels had that many subs

Thank You for using your platform for good and helping those two kids out of that situation that could have easily gone under the radar if it wasn't for the attention you put into the situation