Grandmother Sparks Outrage

An Ohio woman thought she was being funny when she photographed her baby granddaughter with duct tape on her face and lying in a roasting pan - but Facebook users who saw the images disagreed. 

The grandmother, Jackie Sheaks, of Columbus, Ohio, set off a firestorm online that drew the attention of the local sheriff’s office when she shared the prank photos of her granddaughter.

In one of the images, the child's pacifier had been secured to her cheeks with two pieces of duct tape. In another, the infant is resting inside a large turkey roasting pan next to some potatoes.

‘It started as just a joke,’ she told 10TV. ‘We put a little tape on the pacifier because we were being silly.’

 

But instead of compliments on her sense of humor and photography skills Mrs Sheaks got a visit from the sheriff and Child Protective Services, who expressed concern for the well-being of the little girl in the pictures. 

Speaking to local media outlets with her granddaughter in her lap, Jackie Sheaks insisted that she and her husband are not horrible people' and would never harm their little girl. 

Tommy Sheaks said their family have been subjected to harassment online since their unusual baby photos went viral.

Mrs Sheaks added that although she has been photographing her relatives’ children for many years, she has now learned her lesson about sharing her prank snapshots online. 

‘What we think is funny other people don't;it will never happen again. It's definitely taught us a lesson,’ she said.

The little's girl’s mother, who is not being named, said that she did not find the photos taken by Jackie Sheaks objectionable.