'Balloon boy' family face hoax charges.Summary: Relatives of a six-year-old boy in the US could be facing criminal action over a balloon flight which is now thought to have been fake. Relatives of a six-year-old boy in the US could be facing criminal action over a balloon flight which is now thought to have been fake. The bizarre episode in a home-made airship airship, an aircraft that consists of a cigar-shaped gas bag, or envelope, filled with a lighter-than-air gas to provide lift, a propulsion system, a steering mechanism, and a gondola accommodating passengers, crew, and cargo. sparked a massive search and rescue operation in Colorado. It turned out Falcon Heene was not on board but in his attic at home. Questions were raised after Falcon was asked in a TV interview why he had stayed in hiding Adv. 1. in hiding - quietly in concealment; "he lay doggo" doggo, out of sight so long, when family members and other searchers were desperately calling his name. He responded: "You guys (his parents) said that, um, we did this for a show." Parents, Richard and Mayumi Heene, could face charges of conspiracy, contributing to the delinquency of a minor Any action by an adult that allows or encourages illegal behavior by a person under the age of 18, or that places children in situations that expose them to illegal behavior. Contributing to the delinquency of a minor can be as simple as keeping a child home from school and thus, , filing a false report with authorities and with attempting to influence a public servant. Richard Heene has denied it was a hoax. The Heene family has previously appeared on the ABC television ABC Television may refer to:
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