Students say child workers unpaid at Swampscott summer TV camp; anchors report revolt

Anchors on the TV Camp News student program reported that child workers at the Swampscott Summer TV camp were not being paid and that students were leaving the camp in protest.

Enzo, an anchor, said, “It has just been revealed that the child workers at the Swampscott Summer TV camp are not being paid, and we are currently leading a revolution to escape camp.” The broadcast said that “further investigations are in progress” and named Joe Dillett and assistants Jamie, Aiden, Sasha and Paul as those alleged to have made “fake checks to pay their workers.”

The anchors said students began leaving the camp as soon as the alleged payment improprieties were discovered. The program did not provide documentation of the allegation, nor did it report any statements from camp staff, parents, or law enforcement during the segment.

The broadcast presented the matter as an active investigation; it did not specify whether authorities or child-protection agencies had been notified or whether any records or bank documents exist. Anchors did not identify a formal employer or the legal status of the students described as “workers.”

TV Camp News closed the segment by saying the students were “currently storming out” and thanking viewers. The program did not provide next steps or contact information for officials handling the investigation.