A social media activist and online filmmaker filmed minor patients at a Utah psychiatric facility without the consent of the patients or the facility in violation of state and federal privacy laws, a federal lawsuit said.
UHS of Provo Canyon Inc. alleged that Robert Bliss sought employment at one of its residential-treatment centers under false pretenses in January 2024, and filmed patients and gathered information about them and the facility during his training period in the following month.
Bliss, who has a YouTube channel with over 73,000 subscribers where he posts videos highlighting social issues, wore hidden devices to make ...
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