A mother in Ohio who livestreamed taping her toddler to the wall — and later taunted child welfare officials by saying they could come “take...
Shayla Rudolph, 18, was arrested Thursday after detectives from the Reynoldsburg Police Department got a tip from WSYX in Columbus that she used clear packing tape to restrain her 2-year-old son against the wall. Rudolph also taped the boy’s mouth shut and he apparently was restrained for about 15 minutes, police said.
Rudolph was charged with third-degree felony abduction. Her son was taken into custody by Franklin County Children’s Services, police confirmed to The Post.
Rudolph, during the Facebook Live video she posted a few weeks ago, is seen standing in front of the boy, who is crying loudly. She then turns to him and says, “You got the best mommy in the whole wide world.”
Rudolph, according to WSYX, then explains her rationale for the punishment, speaking directly to the camera: “You can’t clean without them running around tearing up? Tape ‘em to the wall. You can’t cook or none of that because they running around? Tape ‘em to the wall.”
Rudolph also threatens to put more tape on the boy, telling him to “sit still” as he is covered in packaging tape.
“You can see the TV from right there,” she says. “You be all right.”
Officials from the Franklin County Children’s Services visited Rudolph’s home Jan. 5 regarding the video, which she claimed was a joke, WSYX reports.
Days later, she reportedly posted another live video to Facebook seemingly taunting child welfare officials. She said she was now disciplining the boy by making him stand in a corner.
“They called Children Services on me, so f— it, now he in the corner,” Rudolph said. “Whatcha gonna do now? Call Children Services now, you can have his a–. I don’t give a f—. This time y’all can take him.”
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