Parents of twins in dresser video deny hoax accusations

NEW YORK -- The Utah parents of a 2-year-old boy who was captured on a nanny cam pushing a fallen dresser off of his twin brother are defending themselves against claims that the video was a hoax. 

The video has been viewed more than 13 million times since it was uploaded to YouTube on Monday. 

The boys’ father, Ricky Shoff, responded on ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Thursday to skeptics who questioned why the dresser was empty and why the camera offered a clear view of it. He said the dresser was empty because the twins continually pulled clothes out of it. He says he has numerous cameras throughout the house.

The incident with the dresser took place in late December, when twins Bodie and Brock Shoff were playing in their room in Orem, Utah, CBS Salt Lake City affiliate KUTV reported.

In the video, the toddlers are seen climbing into a dresser’s open drawers when it topples over, pinning Brock underneath. Bodie then wanders around the dresser and pushes it enough for Brock to get free.

In a post on Facebook about the incident, Ricky Shoff said he had been hesitant to publish the video footage but that he wanted to warn parents about the danger of not bolting furniture to the walls.

Shoff told The Associated Press it’s “super sad” that people would think he would conduct a hoax using his own children.