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They went on to say:
“I think fans sometimes have unrealistic expectations for [the film crew and producers]. Just because we are present for whatever is happening, we have no legal authority to do anything in terms of taking the kids away or having the parent arrested. We have no more authority to do anything legally than someone passing by the scene on the street and witnessing it.”
“There’s nothing that the crew themselves can do. There is an assigned security guard on-set at all times while filming,” the source told The Ashley. “Producers and crew can’t step in, because it is a liability and it could jeopardize the crew members’ safety. If we tried to jump into something, we could get hurt, punched or even killed, depending on the situation. The security team is trained to handle this.”
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But if they do see anything extreme, they’re supposed to report it.
“We are required to report anything we see to the higher-ups [producers] who will tells us what to do and handle it from there,” the source told The Ashley. “This would include anything we see that is illegal happening—drug use, for instance, or assault, child abuse, etc.”
Shockingly, another source informed The Ashley that they have had to call the police in the past.
“We’ve called the police on cast members over the years, and let the cops handle the situation,” the source said. “We have also called CPS on cast members plenty of times when we see things in regard to the children that don’t seem right. Viewers don’t see everything. They would probably never know that’s happening behind the scenes. The cast member may not even know it was us, to be honest.”