Does anyone involved here seem as if they give a fuck about those kids?
I think Kayla does. Note her hugging her son outside the courtroom and expressing regret. Thus far, however, she's demonstrated no inclination to be a better mother since the arrest. The opposite. She's allowed April to be in the gallery for court proceedings + thruple tats + thruple art shows, and she's hosted Ethan Ralph for a group pic. There's no evidence that Ethan Ralph was exposed to the kids, but that mere pic caused me to give up on her.
Nick may give af in some narc way bc the kids' success (or lack thereof) reflects upon his own identity, but his defensive posture in this case and engagement with many pedos or pedo sympathizers speaks for itself.
Nick has no real friends and likely doesn't even really know what those are. Sean, on the other hand, does strike me as someone who actually has friends outside of YouTube.
I know this wasn't your main point but this made me think. Cowdom is probably correlated (and perhaps the cause) of having an outsized desire for social connection on the Internet and underwhelming/zero real-life friendships. I can't be the first person to notice this.
In LawTube, those with active social lives and/or real jobs seem to avoid Internet drama: Emily D Baker (she's always going to concerts with her college friends), LawyerYouKnow (golfs with bro friends all the time), Law&Lumber, TheLeadAttorney, LegalMindset (he'll enter the fray but seems to slither out of it well and discusses many real-life friendships), LegalVices.
In contrast: Nick, Joe, Kurt. (Viva & Barnes? They don't discuss their social lives.)
I can't speak with authority wrt cows featured on MATI and KinoCasino but most seem to rely on the Internet to define their identity and create "friendships".
I am just curious, with as long as Nick has not been streaming, is it possible that he has gone through a period of total radio silence that might have been a sign of in patient sequestration for substance abuse? Or has he been superchatting and tweeting all along?
Before April's IG post, I considered this. It would have explained the address change so that his parents can receive his correspondence while he was at a facility. Plenty of voluntary adult rehab programs allow phone usage.
It's fairly obvious from April's IG that Nick took the pics. So, no. He's freely wandering MN.