Man Becomes Attracted To Daughter He Adopted... (Adults Adopting Adults)

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[@sixteenleo]

I got this idea for the video on twitch, people got to see me react live to it, If you wanna see me do it in real time, come follow meh. www.twitch.tv/sixteenleo p.s Danny can sit on it and spin, i do not like that man

[@aaqka]

i hope your dog becomes not dead

[@josecezar7903]

...buuuuut, doesn't "sit and spin" imply you want to bang Danny??

[@dawnyp4617]

His wife's face is classic 👌

[@Somegirl811]

@@josecezar7903 could be on another falling object. Lol

[@Somegirl811]

@@josecezar7903 could be on another falling object. Lol

[@supersaiyanbino]

The fact that he kept saying "me" and not "us" was the biggest red flag of all.

[@mezzo8481]

Bigger than him adopting a young pregnant woman while considering her a potential partner?

[@supersaiyanbino]

@@mezzo8481 mmmm.....nah that was definitely worse lol

[@elisasoon6035]

Until it came to "THEIR" marital problems of course

[@terrorvizyn1043]

@@conclavecabal.h0rriphic His wife is clearly visibly upset with him. She isn't exhibiting signs of Stockholm Syndrome, she's probably too scared to leave, or feels financially unable to.

[@kenziescout2343]

Also the fact that he has never tried to help out a young male-presenting person, despite the fact that many young men would love a second chance to have a father figure to learn from and that Danny claims supporting a young person is his only intention. I get nothing but predatory vibes.

[@xX-qw4of]

"Welcome to America, where's my blowie?" is easily the creepiest thing I think I've ever heard someone say while trying to pretend they don't want to sleep with someone. Dude just straight up dropped all pretext and stopped pretending for a second that he wanted her as anything other than someone to use for sex and abuse... what the fuck.

[@bubbaXzone]

i had to replay it. Thinking theres no way i just heard wat i think i heard. Even in ANY context i can't see it being used. Like the fact he said that goes to show his TRUE intentions all along!

[@0MasterOfFates0]

Anyone know if this woman found a real home for her and her child???

[@jennivamp5]

It was so gross! I'm kinda surprised that the camera people or producers or whoever was there in the room at the time didn't just leave in disgust.

[@robertsmith3672]

Everything about him ties in with trump ass lickers.

[@icu3869]

His poor wife. This shows how you can get what you put up with. She doesn't deserve it, and he doesn't deserve her. Wish she knew it.

[@scar52]

“I’m worried I’ll become physically attracted to her” disgusting.

[@rnpee]

I literally live in the same state as Danny 😐 We don’t claim him

[@tamaraestes189]

He was already attracted to her. This is disturbing to say the least.

[@emmajones8590]

He was physically attracted to her to begin with.

[@moosehead1183]

@@emmajones8590 that's probably the very reason he adopted her

[@erickiyoshiphillips2323]

If your physically adopted to this young adult Mayne u should say hey she wouldn't be a good adoption because I'm not trying to be attracted to my adopted kid.

[@sulekhamane5653]

"I wanted a daughter for a long time" bruh thank God you weren't blessed with one. Lord knows what he would have done to the poor child. Hope both these women are safe and away from this creep

[@MrChase115]

True. I got a guy I went to high school with, who is in prison right now for doing things to his infant daughter. 🤢 May you rot in there Timothy Crockett ! At least I hope he is still in there. Poor child has to go through life now with a permanently damaged vagina. So fucked up to think I was friends with him at some point.

[@chancearden4741]

​@@MrChase115..... what the fuck!?!?

[@emmacottaa]

@@MrChase115omg…

[@emmacottaa]

@@MrChase115the amount of mental damage that you havent even mentioned, she will probably end up killing herself or abuse aloot of drugs. having a physical damaged part is nothing compared to the mental damage, that she will definetly remember at some point

[@emmacottaa]

@@MrChase115she will probably always think something is wrong with her, she will never feel happy…😢

[@NamasteInYourLane]

Let's be honest, he most likely wanted to adopt an adult because his main priority was to prey on her. Her being of age makes it legal. I believe his wife also knew of his true intentions. I'm disgusted with these people.

[@Kimberly_Sparkles]

There's a thread from twitter floating around from someone who claimed to have met & spoken with Danny about the show. Wife most certainly knew. They had nearby family that knew and wife & this cousin were actually pretty actively discouraging towards the whole thing. That's why she didn't let Ileana into the home--to make it tougher and to get Danny on camera creeping around the trailer. Ultimately, this person said that she moved out and the cousin took her and kept Danny away from her. After which she moved away from the area and is somewhere safe. Danny, meanwhile, is still trying to adopt another young woman.

[@destanyd604]

I get the feeling Danny abusives her, I bet he genuinely gaslights her.

[@graciemay6377]

@@destanyd604 yes I got that same vibe!!!

[@Ass_of_Amalek]

with her being over 18, there are no government agencies (CPS) involved, and I'm guessing she just needs to consent to the adoption and nobody checks anything. even more so than being homeless, I think they main leverage he has on her is that she's about to be a mother, so not only would she be highly dependent on him, but her baby would depend on her puttin up with him, too. she's a first time parent at only 20, single, and with no family support at all. she's the least independent woman he could find. she's also now in a foreign country, and I wonder if she's even legally allowed to work there.

[@kishinumaayumi]

@@Kimberly_Sparkles i'm glad illeana is away from tht man....

[@RachelMarotta]

Christy is probably doing her selfie talks in the car because that's the only place Danny doesn't have cameras on the property and she's scared to actually speak her mind. This man scares me.

[@tleigh4583]

Yep, their relationship looked more and more abusive as the episodes went on. I can only imagine how bad the entire series would have been

[@terryr4623]

This is why I honestly do not judge her for staying in this marriage. Some people have been killed when they attempted to leave a marriage. Danny gives me possessive and controlling vibes.

[@juliesquirrel]

He really is frightening…no joke

[@bimbo666]

I forgot about the cameras🤢

[@pembrokelove]

@@terryr4623 this is so true. People say “s/he is an adult, why doesn’t s/he just leave already?!?”, but it’s been proven over and over again that the single most dangerous time in one of these relationships is when a partner tries to leave. And the police will do nothing to protect you - they say they can’t really intervene until “something happens” and too often that “something” is the murder of the escaping partner.

[@rakly3473]

Wife: This is hard for me. Danny: I disagree. WTF

[@pgyws5137]

seriously dude straight up gaslights her on screen! i was waiting for someone else to mention it and am surprised to see that only you said it. he "disagrees" with her about her own emotions and then bring sit up that she is "very difficult to live with" and you see her just deflate on the couch like she is fucking defeated. it's so sad

[@Gambit2483]

😂 Wife: I'm hungry Danny: I disagree

[@raqquelle]

The fact that he's not even hiding how creepy he is 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@apple_juice4633]

😞 ikr

[@ProbablyBees]

Adults adopting adults isn't a problem when applied correctly. This scenario is a horrible misuse of those laws. They're meant for foster children to have legal say in who their parents are once they're old enough. Many foster parents will hold off on legally adopting their kids because they want to make sure it isn't forced upon the kid like many other situations are. This though? This is just gross

[@kristinepinlac2796]

Yeah, my mom and stepdad gave me the option to be legally called by my stepdad's last name and essentially be 'adopted' by him, but I refused for personal reasons. I can honestly see how this would be beneficial for some people but what Danny's doing is just downright evil. He's abusing that system to essentially take advantage of a vulnerable young woman

[@MarryDorn]

Agreeing 100% adult adoption is great for cases as described by you or to adopt the children of your partner in a relationship where you are not the biological parent. It makes it easier in all kinds of legal questions. Eg inheritance. What this man did is just so unbelievably perfidious

[@victorlannister5606]

Exactly!

[@BUG25985]

it's good for step-parent adopting their spouses child as well

[@Danovio]

Yeaaah i mean i underatand like with adults who grew up with a step parent and they love eachother like actual parent and child, and they do it as a symbol of "you are my parent". This is just fucking weird.

[@Dragonbleps]

I just don't understand how he could be like "I wanna be a dad. But I'm also worried I could become physically attracted to her." Those two things should be mutually exclusive! You can't have both! Once you commit to being a dad, physical attraction should be OFF the table. Just because it's adoption and not biological does NOT make it any less creepy. My god... Every time he talks, I just think about how absolutely disgusted I would feel if my dad said anything like that around me, let alone TO me or ABOUT me.

[@justkittensbeingkittens5892]

I call my best friend my son and I have a million times the strength of the boundary. I told dad jokes and his real dad is a pos so I’m dad 2.0 (I’m a girl lol)

[@metegurun5641]

I think Danny watched too much porn and think the dynamics might apply to real life lol

[@sheisaMachine]

I know it’s so fucking weird. He’s lying about the dad part. He wants to impregnate the adopted girls maybe but not be *their* father

[@EmilyDickmesome]

@@metegurun5641 Oh we all know what his porn search history looks like

[@cocolime6496]

he's the type of person who only sees women in terms of fuckability

[@larioitsame4678]

As an Austrian girl who spend most of their youth in the foster care system, this hits really close to home. I’ve seen so many young girls getting kicked out for mental health issues and almost all of them ended up living with some abusive guy that takes advantage of their situation. I was kicked out after being hospitalized and if it werent for my mom taking me in, this also could have been me.

[@worldoftheflies]

My sister and I were adopted by a pedophile. When we went back into the custody of the state we eventually found a home that adopted my sister, I had trust issues. The family who adopted my sister have always been there for me and to me they are my Mom and Dad because I can trust them to be honest and do the right things regardless of how hard it is. I love them very much and I thank God for them. I have two kids now, a boy and a girl and as their father as fucked as I continue to learn I am, it’s my honor to love them as a father and help guide them into the best life for them I can. The greatest gift life has to offer is to truly love and be loved.

[@conniescrustycharredcooter2476]

That wife looks beaten down, exhausted, and as if she's lost all hope in everything. He probably convinced her to marry him through manipulation (he's obviously a predator) and revealed who he really was afterwards. She might not have anywhere to go, maybe he pushed away all her friends and family.

[@turner15]

@I choose my sanity Please reread what Izzy G just said.

[@nootnewt9323]

Apparently she has friends and family but they all hate him. Probably don’t really want her around because of him.

[@specializedchemicals6669]

@@ichoosemysanity6467 yeah it happens with a good amount of people in toxic manipulative or plain abusive relationships. probably because they get manipulated into thinking theyre worthless or cant survive without the manipulator or get abused into fear induced submissiveness and dependency

[@conniescrustycharredcooter2476]

@@specializedchemicals6669 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@pnwprincess6314]

Plus, she's probably a bit younger than him so he probably married her when she was very young.

[@noirlux5609]

Jesus I've never been so creeped out by somebody, how the fuck does he have such a lack of awareness of what comes out of his mouth. I'm actually in shock of how he got a wife in the first place, she honestly deserves so much better.

[@Fungigi]

Those types get their partners young.

[@Ass_of_Amalek]

Fungigi basically onision

[@PancakeSandwich7881]

I'd bet serious money that he has plenty of self awareness but says all that bs anyway because he wants to be a contrarian/edgy like some middle-schooler, especially considering the race comment at the end of the video

[@akehapkap6143]

How could any TV company with respect for itself even try to produce a series like this.. Danny's so fucking cringe and scary that even if I was living on the street I'd never touch him with a glowing hot 20 foot pole. I actually recognize this kind of narsisissitic behavior.

[@akehapkap6143]

@@PancakeSandwich7881 Nope. He's a 3 year old kid in a 50 y old body. He's got nothing in his life but for people to fulfill his needs. Like a kid. That's in definition a narcissist.

[@louib716]

Don't adopt someone you're sexually attracted to. I could have sworn everyone knew this.

[@stoneharper7038]

Wife: “our relationship cannot take having another person living in this house” Husband: “plane will be here any minute! 😃😃”

[@clottadams5028]

Danny: "Well, get in the camper, then."

[@Celeste-jh2lj]

This man was always attracted to her. He just used adoption as a way to get her to his country and home without being accused of cheating on his wife... Again. This man is literally big ed 2.0

[@thefruityking6722]

He actually sounds like Big Ed too.

[@Celeste-jh2lj]

@@thefruityking6722 right! Thats what got me thinking hes just big ed 2.0. Like did big ed get plastic surgery and a new identity? Though i dont see big ed adopting someone hes intrested in

[@CamilaLopez-bx7fq]

I would argue that he's worse that Big Ed

[@memoofjacoboarbenzjuanarev9724]

Biggest thing is why he agreed to have it filmed 🎥 the theory is he is a narcissist that loves to show off while causing others pain is not a concern and while pretending to be virtues. Biggest give away is when he says "She needs me"....doods some kind of evil for sure. His plan was probably to use both women for his needs.

[@Celeste-jh2lj]

@@memoofjacoboarbenzjuanarev9724 100% agree. Dudes a predator

[@Seldarius]

I think this had the potential to be a heartwarming story. “Homeless pregnant girl gets adopted by childless couple.” Just because you’re legally an adult doesn’t mean you can do it all by yourself. It’s just sad that he obviously isn’t really interested in helping or adding a family member. He’s just trying to get a young side chick in a very roundabout way.

[@jvckiwai7715]

I just don't understand why she would go to america.. Being homeless in austria is very different than to being homeless in america. In austria she definitely had a place to sleep and food, because we have shelters (espeically the women houses for pregnant women) etc. And that she'd rather go to an creep like that breaks my heart.

[@Hurrrdurrrrrrr]

@@jvckiwai7715 honestly i dont know. America is the worst place to be pregnant in as well.

[@m4rci444]

@Blue Plumbob She had enough access to the internet to find this creep...

[@m4rci444]

His wife needs to take a lesson from Lorena Bobbitt...j/s..

[@Hurrrdurrrrrrr]

@Blue Plumbob thats what i thought too. It really sucks to see young women taken advantage of.

[@KishorSridhar72]

I adopted my wife's daughter, when she asked me if I want to be her Papa. She is my jewel whom I will always protect. Now she is already 20, but I look back at a loving caring father-daughter relation. Every word this creep said, every look, felt so wrong and disgusting. Poor women around him

[@chemmaical]

I was in a similar situation… a man adopted my little sister and then asked me to move in. He then wanted to adopt me (18) and I went through with it. Immediately after, he hacked into my phone and downloaded elicit images/videos of my boyfriend and I. He then kidnapped me from my boyfriends house and took me to the police station to report my boyfriend for “rape”. He kept saying he was trying to protect me but it seemed more as if he had a thing for me. I’ve since cut all ties.

[@MononymousM]

Holy shit, are you and your sister okay now? I'm so sorry you went through that, what a sick thing to do to someone vulnerable!

[@chemmaical]

@@MononymousM a lot of other stuff happened and he stole all my money and car and everything and I had to take him to court and now my little sister is in my older sisters custody, thankfully.

[@LittleKitty22]

That's exactly what my pervert "parents" did as well when I was 16! They were p @ d @ $ by the way...

[@olagniado6889]

Sending love 💝

[@Rexorazor]

Quick question: Why do you have illicit pictures of you and your boyfriend in your phone? That's called creating Chilled Prawn (CP for short), if you were a minor in those.

[@lockette021]

The way his wife was crying when she met Ilyana vs Danny grinning from ear to ear made me physically ill

[@maresdreams8731]

She could have not said yes though...

[@widge4066]

@@maresdreams8731 she probably did ngl (ꀬ⏖ꀬ∴)

[@SKSK-qg1kn]

@@maresdreams8731 I have a feeling that she has no say in their marriage and is either afraid of him, being abused maybe psychologically or emotionally, or is completely dependant on him and has no where to go, she seems like a very broken down woman ☹

[@santsi7306]

This made me feel like she was mourning for this girl. The wife seems to be a helpless space. We could talk forever about how she could and should get out of it. For some reason she isn't. And she must have empathy, going off of that scene.

[@shin-ishikiri-no]

Good.

[@juliajulus9967]

What is weird for me is that Danny is so happy, loving and care-free and his wife is so miserable, like the stereotypical abused weak woman. It is so unsettling

[@danjo2080]

You can kinda hear the facade crack open a bit during the watermelon argument. Christie's tryna express some stress and the Creep's response was ' you are hard to live with' or something. He probably demeans her all the fucking time.

[@santsi7306]

People who seem like this to outsiders looking in are terrifying behind closed doors

[@private755]

Never seen a more inappropriate use of the word "loving" before. Kudos.

[@juliajulus9967]

@@private755 you see i mea nt what he acts like who he is is debatable

[@LowkeyHighkeyz]

Loving and care. Free??? He’s a cheater a liar a pedophile and a pervert. Of course he’s happyy he never gets held accountable

[@HimHawJimJam]

My wife and I “adopted” an adult on several occasions. Most times it’s a high school friend who is homeless and addicted and needs a place to live while they recover or in one case it was a woman we were friends with who was in, not an abusive relationship; but, a toxic one. Never once did it occur to us that we could fuck our guests.

[@justsomemincedgarlic]

This guy is a groomer and he didn’t start this behavior recently. He’s been doing this for years and has had plenty of practice.

[@Moi_81]

Yep

[@simoneinsanity]

The fact that they filmed and edited this man preying/trafficking a woman but did not care until they got backlash is disgusting. They should keep it on tv and frame it as educational safety program about creeps.

[@BlackOrderAlchemist]

They wouldn't even have to do too much They have the raw footage if they need to re-edit things; but just some tonally different music and maybe hiring a serious-voiced narrator and they're golden :y

[@morganc.m1830]

Exactly

[@shipper-of-heart8898]

Its good to know Illiana (sp?) is safe now. Apparently a relative of Danny and Christy's became concerned and took her off the premises and let her live with them. Apparently she and the baby ended up getting deported, but at least she's safe from Danny. I think Danny is back into looking for 'adult adoption', Christy i have no clue about- HOPEFULLY she divorced him

[@joggernerd8148]

This

[@cxssetteman182]

“America fuk yeah 🦅🇺🇸”

[@chselvatica]

"Never trust a fat man in a tie dye shirt who says he's going to adopt you" Actually a good life advice 🤣 Get well soon Leo 💖🙏

[@maresdreams8731]

Choked on mah nuts reading that haha (peanuts)

[@they_luv_lani9849]

@@maresdreams8731 okay but at the end of the day that really isn’t funny :/ there could be an orphan choking on a peanut right now. Please put a tw

[@taiyakki]

@@they_luv_lani9849 bro what

[@they_luv_lani9849]

@@taiyakki lol it was a joke

[@Urfavvv_Maggieeee]

@@they_luv_lani9849 😭😭

[@murasakirin8998]

Maybe I'm just weird, but I fully believe that when you or a family member adopt someone they fully and officially become family. That makes Danny interested in incest which is disgusting.

[@evabenitez4004]

This guy makes adult adoption look like human trafficking.

[@Flesh.muppet]

There's conspiracy that Danny may be a serial killer. With all of the missing women is their town and how oddly over protective he is over his home and privacy, the multiple security cameras, huge no trespassing sign, and that storage unit. People are also worried about the "daughter" and where will she end up due to the show being canceled, did she stay in the 🇺🇸 with them?

[@gilbertrodriguez9242]

It's been confirmed that she got away from them safely with her baby and is doing OK now!

[@Flesh.muppet]

@@gilbertrodriguez9242 that's great news, I hope she and her baby thrive after the behavior she had to endure. I feel like she deserves a settlement of some sort

[@bradentheman1373]

@@gilbertrodriguez9242 oh thank god. Oh my gosh I was so worried

[@mhafer2657]

@@sorrymom7011 but consider: -The missing Chillicothe women started disappearing ~a year after he inherited that property, -The sites where some have been found murdered all triangulate around his property, -The missing women were all young mothers in shitty situations just like Ileana, and -He's a trucker, which is the most common profession for a serial killer for many different reasons. None of these things alone are incriminating, but the coincidences just keep piling up.

[@mhafer2657]

@@sorrymom7011 Also ANOTHER woman went missing from Chillicothe around the time the show was cancelled and her vehicle was found like ten miles from the property.

[@HaHaHaLMFAOtv]

So you’re saying that this man has cameras all over the house and is mostly absent all the time. So basically he’s surveilling his wife so she wouldn’t do anything but he can do whatever he wants?!

[@nickk.2055]

It's weirder than that, he's a doomsday prepper, thats why he has all the cameras

[@winglessfairy564]

He’s so gross 🤢

[@icu3869]

I seriously doubt he's running cameras- He just wants them to feel under his control.Pretty effective, sadly.

[@linger6666]

@@icu3869 i agree but at same time hes such a creep i believe he just wants 2 watch Ileana.

[@thegameranch5935]

Jesus Christ that one of the stupidest arguments i have ever heard

[@sablelioness]

I love how Danny is so sure Ileana would want to "be with" him. Even before she arrived, he asks Christy if she's going to be ok with him and their new "daughter" being alone. Dude... Have you looked in the mirror lately? She's a young attractive girl... I'm willing to bet her ex was a young attractive guy. If she wants to pursue a new relationship, she's probably going to look for another young attractive guy. Meanwhile, Danny is in his 50s, overweight, has grey hair and a receding hairline, and - oh yeah, almost forgot, is a MAJOR CREEP. There is no way Ileana would want to have sex with this man. She's already made it clear she wants her (and the baby's) material needs met, and she may even want a parental relationship with a mom and dad who give a crap about her life. Pretty sure she doesn't want to get porked by a creepy narcissist with a savior complex. I really hope both of these women are okay... and Danny needs to be put on a watch list.

[@Megan6772]

There's a positive correlation with men between age and delusion.

[@Felinewhisperer]

My biological mother was 16 when I was conceived. She gave me to her sister and I was adopted by her and her husband. My adopted father sexually and verbally abused me for my entire life. He died from lung cancer but never asked for my forgiveness! Adopting a person is serious!

[@JustMe-cl6fj]

The fact that there's only three episodes before the TV network this aired on pulled the plug on the show just goes to show how creepy that weirdo was... Hopefully he's being charged somehow because importing An 18 year old girl literally from another country halfway across the freaking world knowing that you have full dominance over everything she does has got to be a crime if not it should be for sure

[@Ass_of_Amalek]

she's 20, and I'm pretty sure it's legal.

[@ayajade6683]

The rest of the people on the show were people like adopting someone who aged out of foster care and I think one was adopting an adult with severe disabilities to pay for their medical bills

[@AbigailSciut0]

@@ayajade6683 that would’ve been kind of interesting to watch and learn about. Following this “family” just gives off every wrong vibe you think about instantly when someone says Adult Adoption

[@nicoledeweese8370]

@@ayajade6683 what couple? I watched all three episodes and don’t remember that at all. There was a couple adopting a girl to help support her, there was a couple who was adopting two girls they knew since they were little, and a prince trying to find an hire, a couple adopting a woman to have grandchildren, and this creepy ass couple but I don’t think I recall anyone w disabilities. Also you don’t have adopt someone to pay for their medical bills lol

[@ayajade6683]

@@nicoledeweese8370 I don't know names but from some promo stuff which I'm thinking may have been a cut couple or dropped seeing the creepy shit but they were adopting someone with multiple physical disabilities for them to be covered under their insurance because hospitals don't just let you pay others medical bills randomly in fear of violating laws.

[@sincerelybananas9598]

Luckily this show got taken down quickly, that guy is extremely creepy and made too many sexual jokes about his “daughter”

[@Ass_of_Amalek]

it's called grooming

[@rgrobinsonxoxo]

Yeah I’m glad too bc it def doesn’t need to be glamorized & promoted 🤢😅

[@nicoledeweese8370]

@@rgrobinsonxoxo well, there are other more valid reasons. Like one couple was adopting a woman because they never had children and wanted to have grandchildren and they were rlly sweet and in it for the right reasons also she didn’t have a good relationship with her original adopted mother. And a couple who were adopting sisters who they’ve known since they were young and were friends w their parents but their parents weren’t great and neglected them so they wanted to fully be apart of a family fr. Those are good reasons that should be accepted, but you’re right about this guy at least. Total creep using the system to take advantage of this girl and his wife.

[@sincerelybananas9598]

@@rgrobinsonxoxo I’ve watch some other videos about this man as well and I don’t know if it’s true or not but the girl isn’t with him or his wife. Hopefully that’s true and she got out of that.

[@Purplesquigglystripe]

@@nicoledeweese8370 yeah there were a lot of other interesting families with less creepy situations. As well as other families that didn’t have the chance to be featured.

[@callmefeckers9870]

The wife seems so.. brainwashed and heavily manipulated. I actually feel very bad for her, she seems like a kind woman who just wanted a family. She looks absolutely broken down. Danny actually scares me, his predatory behaviour.. his manipulation techniques. I agree she has to leave him but she seems absolutely terrified. The wife probably knows the intentions behind Danny but is desperate for having a family..

[@justineadebisi8225]

The poor wife looks like she’s sobbing and dying inside constantly she cannot handle this she knows her husbands a creep and doesn’t really care for her and yet she still puts up with it. I would love to somehow take her out of this situation and show her the love she actually deserves.

[@Spooky_Magooky]

The fact Danny seems to never use the word "Us" or bring his wife into consideration when talking about this adoption or topics around the adoption is wild. Lines like "She wants me" and "Iliana needs me" whilst Christy is just sitting there makes me uncomfortable.

[@kiaritheyoungin1928]

I said that too! I was like why he only using i” while krusty says us”

[@kidtacularKIDS]

Everytime he brought something up it was "she needs me, my daughter" ... bro aren't you married, to have a child is an US thing. Like you can have your hobbies, but such important things like that, should be a united things.

[@sarads7877]

But the first person Ileana hugged when she got off the plane is Christy..... almost as if she knows who the creep is, and who actually wants to help her

[@jasminchavez9060]

interesting how the only time he refers to him and his wife as “us” is when talking about OUR relationship problems as if he’s not the one that cheated? nah it’s OUR problems

[@karacreswell8437]

You missed the worst part of all of this! Danny has tried to do this twice before! Both young women; one had two small children and the other was pregnant! What do those two and Ileana have in common!?! This is way worse than we even thought.

[@krislatoya7556]

Why is he even with his wife? She does not seem like his type. It seems her self esteem is very low too.

[@ayajade6683]

@@krislatoya7556 she's likely also abused at least emotionally by him and knows he will do things anyways. I wonder if she grew up in a Christian fundamentalist sect where what the husband says is law it would explain somethings

[@McCammalot]

@@ayajade6683 I thought something like that was up when she said "I didn't get married to get divorced." She needs to reconsider. Hard.

[@sheisaMachine]

@@McCammalot she also didn’t get married for her husband to try to sleep with barely legal girls/women 😵‍💫

[@krislatoya7556]

@@McCammalot The thing is HE KNOWS all of that and has cheated multiple times plus was still eyeballing the "daughter". That is a disturbing situation in which to be.

[@wulfbak]

Danny is the type of guy to get caught by Chris Hansen.

[@TheChryystal]

The terrifying thing is that he is admitting to these things on camera, just imagine all the things he hasn't had the chance to say yet. This man is pretty scary in many different ways. I work at a gas station and I would have sworn I saw him a couple days ago. Not him but ... now I feel like I'm kinda looking out for him as trucker.

[@invadernav3422]

I used to have an extremely abusive and vile step father who my mother and I managed to move away from, but my sister who was an adult stayed living with him because he gave her freedom to drink as much as she wanted, smoke etc, which we wouldn't allow if she lived with us. We found out afterwards when she decided to leave years later that some time after we left, he had developed romantic feelings for her after being our step father for nearly a decade and kept trying to pressure her into a relationship, getting jealous of relationships she got in, and kept threatening to throw her out if she didn't reciprocate those feelings. It's sickening to think about, but unbelievably that's not even the worst thing he'd done. But that's a story for another day.

[@sourgreendolly7685]

So gross. My ex step dad messaged me calling me sexy when my mother and him divorced. So fucked.

[@kirausamaria5409]

That situation is so unfortunate. Hope she's safe from him now and can move on.

[@FollowRue]

Wow…. It’s baffling how there’s no boundaries anymore

[@swampcrotchmcgee1728]

Mine was mentally and emotionally abusive and a narcissist. He started trying to get me to be affectionate and used to touch my butt and rub my legs and upper thighs if I wore a skirt. Once I lost a bunch of weight, that's when it started to escalate. I wanted to off myself often until I finally had an emotional breakdown and left. Best decision of my life.

[@invadernav3422]

@@kirausamaria5409 She's living with us now. She can be difficult to live with, but we'd rather have her with us than with him. He's got a mountain of toxic behaviors and it's sad that his behavior towards her was barely near the summit.

[@sarahm8695]

Edit: y'all seem to be under the impression that I'm saying he should stop making videos until he recovers, bc I'm not. I'm saying that he shouldn't hesitate to take like a quick 10 to 20 minute break every so often, take a little time to wind down. Tiny breaks like that can really help. Hope you're feeling better, Leo. Don't feel pressured by us to continue to make content, make sure that you get time for yourself and to recover.

[@maxvives6438]

U know he's doing this for money not for u right?

[@SushiBurritoPapi]

Idk why comments like yours irks me. Like dude they make quite a bit of money doing these vids

[@cerealis_5432]

@@SushiBurritoPapi He’s expressed how much it saddened him that he couldn’t crank out content as often when he was ill, and how he felt pressured out of fear that he’d disappoint his viewers. His fans know this and are naturally gonna wish him well and encourage him to take it easy. It’s clear how passionate he is about his craft, and how much he genuinely cares for/appreciates his fans and values their input.

[@maxvives6438]

@@cerealis_5432 Yeah if this was for free u think he'd care? Ofcourse he cares about his fans and their input and what they wanna watch. It's how he makes money. Why is that a bad thing to u ppl? It's his job! He enjoys it? Cool! Don't be so naive tho.

[@angelinasokbour7474]

You’re funny asf

[@mikehuff9793]

Wow. That woman is pregnant. This guy is so self absorbed that he not only refuses to acknowledge the effects his actions have on his life-partner and this third party they brought into their relationship, he’s also completely ignoring the potentially harmful consequences that all this may have on the child that’s about to be born. This dude is literally willing to ignore the negative impact his choices are having on 3 separate lives.

[@punkbeluga5091]

Him saying "Look at you and I" when she was talking about her ex, that's one of the scariest thing a young adult woman can hear from her old ass adoptive dad

[@chronicinokla]

When Danny tells his wife Christie that's she is really not easy to live with. . . He's kinda insinuating that if his wife didn't act the way she does he wouldn't have to do what he does... Like chronically cheating. WTF

[@Ass_of_Amalek]

le gaslighting

[@virgofairy88]

He’s a master of projection-when he insults her, he’s really taking all his problems and putting them onto her. I hope she gets out and takes Ileana with her. Or kicks him out. My cousin had a bad marriage for a long time and after many years she kicked her husband out and got the house-while he got nothing (he spent all his inheritance).

[@broadwaylover8790]

Holy cow this guy is soo much like my own dad. He had a hidden camera in our bathroom and secretly video tapes me and my friends in the shower when we were preteens and was in prison for 15 years. He's out now and living with my mom because she won't leave him, even though he's cheated on her. He found a girl my age who needed "saving" and manipulated and begged my mom to let this girl come stay at my mom's house and within that time this girl acted like a child and my dad like a creep. She would call him daddy and he would be all creepy and tell her he loves her and it's just so gross. Leo, you made this easier to watch because is let's me know there are decent men out there who get outraged and protective of women when other men abuse young girls especially but women in general. And the reason Christie doesn't leave Danny is because Danny is such a narcissist that he's made her feel she is worthless without him and can't survive on her own.

[@sinkingtheboat]

I’m so sorry that happened to you ❤️

[@angelsanwinhtay5171]

You are a strong person

[@mirailuvsu]

I usually do not respond to comments like this at all but you are a really strong person. I admire you a ton. You’re super brave!

[@whispycake64]

im so sorry you went through that. i hope youre coping with it well and live a better life than he ever did

[@abemartinez9623]

🧢 🧢

[@thegingercat146]

The fact this man has no problem showing his true colors is alarming. Thank god he doesn't have the guile to filter himself. The whole situation is disturbing.

[@dangerbirb4981]

I don't have a problem with adult adoptions in theory. I've read some beautiful stories about people who have lost their parents and then have found support through another family. Or sometimes an older couple who didn't have kids for whatever reason ends up GENUINELY helping a younger person out, like this pregnant, unmarried woman. You can argue that a legal document isn't necessary, but it affords you a lot of legal rights in case of medical and property issues, as well as concreting a relationship people value. For example, why do people get married if they know they are committed for life? The legal process can make people feel more secure.

[@bethlamb3286]

His wife and illiana NEED TO TAKE THAT CAMPER.. THE CATS AND RUNNNNNNN

[@noirlux5609]

YES!

[@tiichanmartin]

PERIODT!

[@hinamori857]

“I want to be her dad” *proceeds to say something that would make any daughter puke* How did you already fail before she even moved in

[@JudasMaccabeus1]

I watched this when it first aired. When I seen who he was adopting I instantly knew what he was up to. Ileana was very fortunate that this was all recorded because there’s a general consensus that she was going to go missing.

[@babyturkey8342]

Dude the fact that he keeps saying "she needs ME" and "I'm so happy she has ME" or w.e. is so fucking creepy 😭😭🤢

[@sydneyhuff6976]

What adult adoption is for: When my step dad raises me but can’t adopt me legally bc my shit of a bio dad doesn’t want to give up parental rights even though he’s an asshole and I want my step dad to be my dad legally when I’m an adult What adult adoption isn’t for: this shit right here

[@madisongrider7623]

Same me and my step dad are FINALLY talking about him adopting me at last. I'm 26!

[@sydneyhuff6976]

@@madisongrider7623 same!! I’m actually looking into it as a surprise for my dad!

[@ayajade6683]

The others on the show had valid reasons one was adopting kids who aged out of foster care and the other was I think adopting someone with multiple disabilities to help pay for medical expenses

[@ashleytyraisaacs]

My cousin was adopted as an adult too. She joined our family when she was 14! Her parents wouldn’t give up paternal rights either. She couldn’t even apply to college until the adoption was finished b/c financial stuff was hard when her parents weren’t legally her parents. She’s 26 now but adult adoption is beautiful and necessary. Not whatever this is.

[@kenziescout2343]

You can also mentor a young adult without legally doing anything! If he wants to give back so much, why doesn't he just help people out instead of trapping them right?? Hope your adoption works out that's hella heartwarming you have such a cool dad that you want to make sure it's official.

[@24KGoldbackGorilla]

He says he's "worried" about developing an attraction to her, that's obviously his plan all along because I'm sure he could find a young man or even a baby to adopt to alleviate the issue of attraction, but he isn't doing it for the purpose of having a family.

[@abigail5728]

that's a great point! i didnt even think of that (a young man) as a solution!

[@jupiterzombies]

oh 100%. his plan is to have her alone and dependant on him bc she is pregnant and poor... he is an AWFUL man

[@ruvimbomichellemuzheve4531]

@@abigail5728 no he’s obviously a predator and shouldn’t be adopting anyway.

[@abigail5728]

@@ruvimbomichellemuzheve4531 yeah but in this situation where they were willing to go through with it, an easy fix for them is just getting a boy instead

[@theeccentric7263]

@@abigail5728 Honestly if they’re not able to control their sexual urges around their adopted children they shouldn’t have children period. Just my opinion.

[@senpapi521]

9:55 The fact he's saying that IN FRONT OF HIS OWN WIFE is just-

[@jennahbrown1189]

I was listening to this in the background and I noticed Danny’s voice is exactly identical to big Ed’s.

[@ShowMeYourKitties0]

They forced the young lady and her kid to live in an RV on the property. Wife didn’t want her there because her creepy husband literally has her as a concubine. Based on other KZbinrs who researched deeply into her safety. She is out of their property now and safe. Edit: his ex trucker friends don’t mess with him anymore because he may be trafficking these young women.

[@sapphire8644]

Omg Thats so creepy.

[@winglessfairy564]

What’s a concubine?

[@Ghost1170]

@@winglessfairy564 concubine is a term for women who fuck a man without being his wife or significant other without any reason or means for it. Usually reserved for men of high status like kings, etc. However, its an outdated and old thing that nobody should really be okay with unless agreed by all parties, and even then, its a fine line

[@questionmark521]

@@winglessfairy564 It's "a woman who lives with a man but has lower status than his wife or wives." It's something like a mistress

[@sabineraabe3082]

@@winglessfairy564 A dependent lover, besides the wife

[@Somegirl811]

I wonder what gets him off more:: hitting on his daughter or degrading and humiliating his wife?

[@karenrecinos5587]

Damn! 😐 It's so sad but true

[@Falconifan]

Bingo!

[@ichoosemysanity6467]

My dad has been starting arguments with my mom for a very long time. It's so cringe I would never be in a relationship like that for long.

[@ivanaz6105]

You know what, for the sake of your mind, I hope you never find the answer to that question.

[@hannah3146]

@@ichoosemysanity6467 my hubby does this to me when he's really stressed out. I just have to ignore it

[@erosagape7944]

If I remember correctly the show wasnt cancelled due to "being bad", around the time of filming in the area there was a huge issue of young women being kidnapped, and due to how the family owned alot of freight containers TLC didnt want to risk being tied in just in case they were involved with the kidnappings.

[@clottadams5028]

This show certainly was an interesting rabbit hole.

[@RyuzaChuden]

This is like human trafficking, or it can be a stepping stone in that direction but it’s good to know these people exist and these systems exist and can enable grotesque behavior. Stay safe

[@Zovei]

I think the concept of adopting adults can be, in theory, a really great thing- kids who turn 18 and then get phased out of the system can really have their lives turned around by having someone willing to step in for them. This, however is absolutely just a mockery of something that could actually be good and its very frustrating & icky to see. also I feel like if I was within 25 feet of that man my spidey senses would be going off- sometimes you can just see that someone has grabby hands and its not very poggers

[@lj0727]

Agreed. Especially a young 18 year old who’s pregnant and doesn’t have any family. If an actual normal, helpful older couple were willing to take her in and help her get her life back on track…. Help with the baby etc. that would honestly be a really great thing. Instead you have this creepo just praying on younger women. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@kenziescout2343]

I'm 30 with an honorary grandma in her 70s where we sort of adopted each other. She checks in on me like a granny should, I legit look up to her and my life is better for having her in it. I got to drop her groceries and cleaning supplies when the pandemmy hit, so I'm happy I can help her out too. The older I get the more I choose/"adopt" my own cast of family members. 💕 Maybe I'll adopt/mentor a young person when I'm her age too. I'd love to give back.

[@bamitscaitlinx]

When I was 13 a man and woman tried to groom me to be “their little” in their relationship. (When it’s a 3 person relationship, one person taking the role of “daddy”, another being “mummy” and another being the baby) Obviously if that dynamic exists between consenting adults that understand what they’re doing fully and boundaries exist and are respected- this is ok. HOWEVER. When I tell you that this is just pulling me back into that trauma… that woman knows exactly what is going on. She might not know how she feels about the situation but she 100% knows his intentions.

[@claraaralc]

I'm so sorry this happened to you. They sound like awful, disgusting people and I can't imagine how you must have felt going through that at such a young age. I hope you can/have been able to talk to someone about this xx

[@cleobinx]

I feel the same way , this women knows exactly what the hell is going on

[@nootnewt9323]

I read this with a scowl on my face. I hope those people who did that to you aren’t breathing anymore.

[@NJkurokitty7]

Seeing it here triggers my fight or flight.

[@Accidental_Warrior]

Oh god, what is a little? I lived with this cult couple age 19 but the husband started to sexually harass me while his wife was,heavily pregnant 🤮

[@HelloOki]

Complete exploitation of her vulnerability

[@mayonasepizza]

This guy really thought that he had figured out the secret to having a harem...

[@redfox.689]

I'm adopted. I'm also on the verge of spitting my guts out. It's actually a huge issue how much value we put on blood relationships. The "there's no blood so -blank- is ok," happens a lot and it allows some seriously messed up stuff to happen. Also, the dude's job was a truck driver. He's also guilty of human trafficking. How much you wanna bet that's how he trafficked?

[@pineapplesodah]

HE IS GUILTY OF WHAT??

[@Moi_81]

I feel this whole adoption scenario is human trafficking. She is an adult in a very vulnerable situation.

[@annalysethevexedvixen]

“This generation can’t keep a relationship” The relationship they praise from older generations:

[@kidtacularKIDS]

Seriously, cause now a days we know our worth. We know we don't need to stay in unhealthy toxic relationship. Like back in the day people stayed unhappy, put on a facade and later on their death bed had massive regrets about their choices.

[@annalysethevexedvixen]

@@kidtacularKIDS exactly!

[@Sunny-tc3ul]

@@kidtacularKIDS yes ma’am women will stay with their husbands who would have multiple children and women out there and still be talking about “well he pays the bills that’s all that count’s.” No ma’am I’m not marrying community D.

[@purplemoon7361]

It’s upsetting to know that the young woman was looking for a stable family, and only wanted a family. The wife wanted to have a child after trying to have one of her own for probably years. They wanted to be a family and the husband was acting selfish and I hope the wife stands up for herself because he is a terrible husband. I hope the young woman is doing ok too.

[@smokintoes]

"I want you to stay right here because i like feelin on ya" STOP! NO! NO! PLEASE GOD NO! NO!

[@scoresdonequick9849]

Just to echo Sixteenleo, Christie is such a sweetheart. She seems to struggle to know how to feel about all this, but she needs to process the situation quickly. I'm rooting for her to put her foot down and distance herself away from all this soon.

[@TheFos88]

I would do it but I got bunyuns.

[@missylou725]

Same...she should divorce his ass.

[@maybewise]

Feeling bad for people like that is a waste of energy. Between all the creepy comments and cheating, she should have grown a backbone. I could be wrong, but it seems like he doesn't even abuse her into staying. Her self-esteem is probably just so low that she doesn't think she can do any better than that weirdo. She needs to understand hat being single and focusing on being happy with yourself is sometimes better than just being with anybody.

[@blessedcocoa5729]

I do feel she deserves better. However she is victimblaming the girl idek her name. She's acting as if that's her enemy, instead of getting her away from the husband for her own safety

[@HobieInTheBox]

Leo is so wrong for saying that ngl. It's easier said than done, you can tell who's actually been abused before and who hasn't. Most abuse victims have a really hard time leaving their partner, or whoever is abusing them, even when they know the situation is so wrong. It's got a lot to do with the psychology of the abuser and the abused. Saying "she needs to be more assertive", yeah duh, no shit, but don't you understand she's been married to this man for so long, it's gonna take a lot to pack up and leave?? Edit: i think I know why he thinks like this. He's abused a girl before and she's come out on twitter, but she gets no traction at all sadly

[@lexipacker1141]

I feel so bad for his wife, he obviously only wants her around for narcissistic reasons. My guess is he either a) is sickly obsessed with having this amount of control over someone and needs to have a person he can manipulate at all times or b) he knows that women are more likely to trust a husband and wife rather than just a creepy old man and keeps her around to get these young girls and their children to trust him. Probably a mix of both tbh 😅🤷🏻‍♀️

[@rebeccaprice3296]

I think it’s crazy on how he thinks that if he becomes attracted sexually towards her that she would have sex with him, that’s a little presumptuous don’t you think????

[@Kimmaline]

Okay, the part that creeps me out the most is the fact that I'm rewatching this more than two months later, and after cruising the top 30 comments or so there isnt a single one where someone has the tea on what happened to these people. I can't think of a single time that has ever happened. There is *always* a plethora of people in the comments discussing this arcane info like it's been on CNN's crawl for the last six days straight. I wanted to point out that when someone has belittled, demeaned, and insulted you for years and years, it can be very difficult to believe that you are worth the trouble of leaving. One of the things I always say is that on any given day, it is easier to stay than to uproot your entire life, separate out your belongings and friends and memories, and rebuild. One more day of nastiness when you've endured thousands of them doesn't seem so terrible. From the outside it is easy to see that it isn't just one day, but death by a thousand cuts. But when you're in it and you're so fucking beaten down and especially if you're youre using your energy to manage their emotions and walk on eggshells or heaven forbid little kids are involved (or in this case, infertility which can just knock you flat, particularly if your partner is gleeful in saying things like, "I've always wanted a daughter")..... I have empathy. It isn't so easy to just leave. No one said it better than Kesha, "I had to learn how to fight for myself." That isn't easy if you dont have anyone to show you how.

[@ciomaria6137]

The look on Christy’s face when she hugged the young lady in the airport said “you’re so young and pretty, I’m so sorry for whatever is going to happen to you”

[@papercupuniverse1]

Absolutely hate that Christie opens up the argument with ‘this is so stressful for me’ and he’s just like ‘well I disagree with that’ like BRUH you can’t dictate people’s emotions like that

[@emp9413]

The wife is complicit in allowing her husband to prey on a vulnerable young woman. Throw her in jail too that’ll wake her up, do her some good.

[@sorasilvestre580]

Danny is exactly like the kid who wants a dog but the parents have to take care of it cuz the kid only wants it to play

[@ladyunknown101]

Even if Christy is aware of his true intentions, i feel like he has manipulated her so much that she is trapped. Most abusers make the victim feel like they cannot function without them as someone who has dealt with an abuser who would compliment me at the beginning just to tear me down so low that i felt worst about myself than when i started talking to him.

[@LittleKitty22]

This is how abusers operate. Idealization - devaluation - discard - and then comes the hoovering where they try to suck you back in to start the cycle all over again. Each and every abuser operates like this. Their goal is the death of the victim, preferably through suicide - if they achieve that, they consider that a full success. Are you safe now?

[@ku8408]

THANK GOD he never actually had kids of his own, like, i'd be extremely worried about them

[@luffyduffy7817]

Especially when he emphasized how he “always wanted a daughter”

[@venomg5799]

@@luffyduffy7817 🤢

[@redacted_vombat5742]

@@luffyduffy7817 wouldn't surprise me if this thing LOOVE cheese pizza

[@emp9413]

Oh my god Iliana is saved as, “just our little family” in contacts. This guy is so manipulative.

[@gotajob464]

“our marriage is not strong enough to adopt” why adopt an adult? why not adopt a child to have that real family vibe. This has shady written al over it

[@Ass_of_Amalek]

leo, american immigration officials do view pregnant foreigners entering the US sceptically. the reason is america's near-universal birthright citizenship - if the baby is born in america, it's an american citizen, even if the mother wasn't in the US legally at the time of birth. the US government doesn't want people coming over just to get their babies US citizenship. US immigtation officials are probably a lot less sceptical about pregnant austrians though compared to many other countries of origin. mr. creep, being the most average american, probably doesn't know this, but austria is one of the wealthiest EU countries, and austrians don't commonly have the wish to move to the US.

[@kostasv6980]

If the US don't like foreign women giving birth in the US, why have that law in the first place ? Idk , am i missing something here ?

[@SeymourDisapproves]

@@kostasv6980 Birthright citizenship exists as an amendment to our Constitution and has been in effect since 1868, it's not going anywhere lol. It also serves a very important function. Before the 14th Amendment, which established birthright citizenship, was implemented, Black people, free or enslaved, couldn't be US citizens, including Black people whose families had been taken to the country at the start of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. Preventing entire groups of people from being or becoming citizens has existed as a tool of oppression for as long as citizenship has been a concept. Imagine if we didn't have birthright citizenship: you're born in America to immigrants, and because of the circumstances of your parent's birth you can't do anything that's tied to being a citizen of the United States, like vote (also fun fact: you have to be born in the US to run for president). Plus, the "immigrant" status that you likely would have inherited from your parents means you could be deported to a country you've never even been to for something as petty as a misdemeanor. Spending your entire life trying to "earn" citizenship to a country you've already spent your entire life living in is not only xenophobic, but hypocritical given that none of the people who "founded" the United States had roots on this continent (another fun fact: Native Americans weren't granted US citizenship until 1924 despite fucking being here first). If you're interested in what an America without birthright citizenship would look like, there are countless stories of adults who came to the US as very young children, became victims of "immigration reform," and were deported to a "country of origin" they either barely remembered or didn't remember at all. It would look a whole lot like that. Ideally, we would just treat people who aren't citizens with more dignity than this. But we don't, and so birthright citizenship remains important. We can't just get rid of it, and we won't, no matter how many deeply confused weirdos scaremonger about Mexicans or Middle Easterners or whatever flavor of immigrant they hate the most is that week "abusing" the concept.

[@naomisav5738]

Thank you! I was going to mention it too... the sad truth

[@whylife8980]

@@SeymourDisapproves The best explanation I’ve seen on KZbin in a long time! Thank you for this

[@MaryJane-tp3qd]

@@SeymourDisapproves thank you for the information! Great explanation on why it exists 😯

[@u7amaki]

Just a side note but women like this can't just "leave him". Battered wife syndrome could be applied to this situation and abusive manipulative relationships make it extremely difficult to get out of, especially as the woman. There could be a power imbalance as well so seeing it demonstrated as a joke is kind of hurtful.

[@themr_wilson]

I point out Christianity as an example of how a person doesn't leave an abusive relationship

[@dogmendogmen]

​@@themr_wilsoncool fedora bro

[@richmackin]

Thank you for posting this. I kept seeing ads for it even after it went off the air, but wasn't able to find it. I also appreciate your personal commentary.

[@ImToxii]

I was adopted as an adult and it was the most amazing, life changing thing for all of us. This show makes me so uncomfortable. It gives the entire idea of “found family” a disgusting spin. I hate it.

[@jaday7282]

The premise and plot of this show sounds like the beginnings of an A&E documentary on how some weirdo murdered his wife and locked his "adopted" adult daughter into a basement for 7 years before she escaped.

[@duckborn2799]

hey no spoilers

[@jaday7282]

​@@duckborn2799 😂😂

[@veearce3384]

The story of josef fritzl

[@NamasteInYourLane]

I can't stand couples like this. Abusive creepy husband with a complicit, meek wife. Why do they have to involve others into their dysfunction? Leave innocent unsuspecting people out of your trashy marriage.

[@venomg5799]

He prolly beats the shit or of her & leaves her in the trailer until she "learns her lesson". She's a victim of this sleaze ball.

[@ichoosemysanity6467]

@@venomg5799 Victim or willing participant?

[@scubatuba1083]

@@ichoosemysanity6467 when there is a power imbalance in a relationship with a large age gap involving a young woman in a rough situation who is under the age of 25, meaning their brains are still underdeveloped, they are a victim.

[@christopherarnold3844]

Leo the analysis of the hug priority is so spot on it really synthesized the whole issue

[@ivannichols715]

Dude I have never said WTF so many times and meant it on a cellular level. He's already covered illegal voyeurism, attempted quid pro quo sexual relationship, and he initiated by having a pregnant woman who's only other option according to her was the streets... You're right this is literally the most insane thing I have ever seen on American television.

[@pdelyonsable]

I am honestly glad they had this show aired because it exposed another predator. The more that predators get exposed the better. It's awful that a vulernable young woman had to endure this from a perverted disgusting man, however I know she's probably out of this situation because of the exposure of this vile man. Side note : if you really listen to alot of these predators they all sound the same and act the same. They are very childish in nature, never mentally matured, and will speak inappropriately about someone who is way younger than them. Men or women it doesn't matter a predator is a predator, they all usually act the same. They are not adults in my eyes.

[@amyamy2673]

Yeah I heard he’s a suspected serial killer

[@soda4433]

I would give you a handshake,but my arms don’t fit through the screen

[@Clown_the_Clown]

"Predator." They're both adults. Get off the internet.

[@pdelyonsable]

@@Clown_the_Clown Being a predator has to do more than being a predator after children.

[@Ass_of_Amalek]

I like how much leo saying "danny" with the stuffy nose sounds like "daddy". very appropriate.

[@dyinginside821]

ur name is- um…

[@Ass_of_Amalek]

Dying Inside a meme suggesting an expedited death for putin :)

[@Ass_of_Amalek]

Dying Inside YOUR name is a bit concerning, how are you doing?

[@paadoxal]

@@Ass_of_Amalek i love it, it's great

[@kiaritheyoungin1928]

He wasn’t saying daddy….😳

[@BooThangDietz]

The way you feel about this creep is how I feel about Big Head Ed AND Angela The Walking Garbage Can.

[@charlene9489]

I haven't seen anyone mention the fact that since she's pregnant, what if he is preparing to prey on her baby? He could not only view her sexually, but her baby as well.

[@IntrovertedOreo]

He has some demented twister version of the "Daddy dominated/Baby girl submissive" fetish while also using adult adoption to find certain helpless young women that are in their late teens to mid 20s. I truly hope his wife actually left!

[@daboiz9864]

You gotta understand from Christy she probably has had her ego and self worth absolutely destroyed by Danny, and there may be other reasons we don't know about why she isn't leaving him. He's so manipulative and probably has such a control on her that she feels for whatever reason she can't do what's best for her

[@kikithepupper6774]

this poor girl Liliana.. She was with an abusive biological parent, and she's pregnant... and then now, she got stuck with a total sicko step dad who wants to touch her

[@Jojo_Ojo_14]

I’m an adult that was adopted by other adults. I’m currently 24 and my parents are 40. I didn’t experience any of this weird sh!t.

[@keridesireeGerBaldi]

Your name tho ? 🥴

[@Jojo_Ojo_14]

@@keridesireeGerBaldi YOUR name though

[@krazyoldkatlady192]

“I started having feelings for her-she was a ver attractive young lady” oh okay. So it’s her fault for being attractive, not your for being a creep.🤡

[@Nakia11798]

Why doesn't he admit he's looking for a polygamous relationship including a "little" that he can be a "daddy" to? Like yeah that's still abnormal, but it's not outright creepy like "adopting" an adult and then wanting to sleep with them.

[@trish8399]

Exactly

[@enhydralutris9547]

That's not what's happening here. Hes not looking for a partner, he's looking for a victim.

[@akehapkap6143]

Because he wasn't looking for a polygamous relationship, and he is right out just a 5 y old boy that can manipulate all people around him.

[@michellecnebrown6792]

@@enhydralutris9547 Exactly, poly is too vanilla and accepted. He wants power and sexual dominance over a helpless afraid young lady, annnd his wife.

[@SeymourDisapproves]

Because having a dynamic like that ultimately means understanding consent and respecting the boundaries, wishes, and autonomy of other people. He clearly doesn't want that. He wants someone he can control completely because he likes power and enjoys abusing people.

[@justpeachy4851]

Reddit showed a pic of Christy using a new last name & looking a lot better so it's speculated she left Danny. I hope it's true