{"id":2019136,"date":"2023-09-01T09:40:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T13:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parenting-youtube-channel-star-ruby-franke-arrested-on-suspicion-of-child-abuse\/"},"modified":"2023-09-01T09:44:21","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T13:44:21","slug":"parenting-youtube-channel-star-ruby-franke-arrested-on-suspicion-of-child-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parenting-youtube-channel-star-ruby-franke-arrested-on-suspicion-of-child-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruby Franke, popular parenting YouTuber, arrested for alleged child abuse."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fparenting-youtube-channel-star-ruby-franke-arrested-on-suspicion-of-child-abuse%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2019136&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>YouTube Star Arrested on Child Abuse Charges<\/h2>\n<p>Utah mother and \u2064YouTube star Ruby Franke, known for her family-focused \u2064channel \u200b&#8221;8 Passengers,&#8221; has been arrested on child\u2063 abuse charges, according\u2063 to officials.<\/p>\n<p>The 41-year-old from\u200d Springville, Utah, was arrested and booked\u2062 into jail on two second<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parenting-youtube-channel-star-ruby-franke-arrested-on-suspicion-of-child-abuse\/\" title=\"Ruby Franke, popular parenting YouTuber, arrested for alleged child abuse.\">-degree felony aggravated child abuse charges<\/a> on Aug. 30, according to the Washington\u200b County Sheriff\u2019s Department.<\/p>\n<p>She \u2064remains in custody.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/former-catholic-cardinal-mccarrick-age-93-found-unfit-to-stand-trial-on-teen-sex-abuse-charges-5484138\">Former \u200dCatholic Cardinal McCarrick, Age 93, \u200bFound Unfit to Stand Trial on Teen Sex\u200b Abuse Charges<\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/31\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/former-catholic-cardinal-mccarrick-age-93-found-unfit-to-stand-trial-on-teen-sex-abuse-charges-5484138\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/private-university-students-accused-of-abuse-dont-have-right-to-cross-examine-accusers-california-supreme-court-5484487\">Private University Students Accused of Abuse Don\u2019t Have \u2063Right to Cross-Examine\u2064 Accusers: California\u200d Supreme Court<\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/31\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/private-university-students-accused-of-abuse-dont-have-right-to-cross-examine-accusers-california-supreme-court-5484487\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Jodi\u200b Hildebrandt, 54, of Ivins, who is reportedly Ms. Franke&#8217;s business partner and runs \u200ca counseling business, ConneXions Classroom, was also arrested on the same charges and also remains in custody, officials \u2063said.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2062 a press release, the Santa Clara-Ivins Public Safety Department said its emergency dispatch received a report that a juvenile, reportedly Ms. Franke&#8217;s 12-year-old son, \u200bwas asking for help at around 10:50 a.m. on Aug. 30.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The calling party stated the juvenile appeared to be emaciated and malnourished, with open \u200dwounds and duct tape around the extremities,&#8221; \u2063officials said. The child \u200bwas asking for food \u200dand \u200cwater, according to officials.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The condition of the \u2063juvenile was\u2064 so severe\u2062 that they were seen by Santa Clara-Ivins EMS and transported \u2062to a local\u200b area hospital,&#8221; the department said.<\/p>\n<p>Police proceeded to obtain information \u200dthat other juveniles in a\u200b similar situation condition may be in a nearby home, and subsequently conducted a search of that residence, officials said.<\/p>\n<h2>YouTube Channel \u2063Gave\u200c Parenting Advice<\/h2>\n<p>Upon searching the home, they found another juvenile in\u2062 a \u200c&#8221;similar physical condition of malnourishment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The unidentified juvenile, reportedly Ms. \u2062Franke\u2019s 10-year-old daughter, was \u200dtaken to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wake-up-america-bold-billionaire-offers-1-million-bounty-for-dominions-eric-coomers-comeuppance\/\" title=\"WAKE UP AMERICA! Bold Billionaire Offers  Million Bounty for Dominion\u2019s, Eric Coomer\u2019s Comeuppance\">local hospital<\/a> for treatment, the press release \u2062said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, police searching the home found evidence\u200d &#8220;consistent\u2063 with \u200bthe marking found \u2062on the juvenile&#8221; and\u2063 subsequently\u200d called \u200cthe Department of Child and Family Services, and\u2063 four minor children were taken \u200cinto \u2062their custody.<\/p>\n<p>Salt Lake City news affiliate Fox 13 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13now.com\/news\/crime\/child-climbing-out-window-for-help-leads-to-arrest-of-8-passengers-mother-for-abuse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> it was\u200d Ms. Hildebrandt\u2019s\u200d home from which the\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/he-stopped-to-help-a-woman-on-the-side-of-the-road-she-shot-him-to-death\/\" title=\"He Stopped To Help A Woman On The Side Of The Road. She Shot Him To Death.\">child ran<\/a> and that Ms. Franke had appeared in a YouTube video shot in Ms. Hildebrandt\u2019s home just days prior to her arrest, and would\u2064 therefore \u2063likely have\u2063 been aware of the \u2064abuse happening inside.<\/p>\n<p>It \u2064is not clear if Ms. Franke has legal representation.<\/p>\n<p>The Epoch Times has contacted\u200c Ms. Hildebrandt\u2019s counseling business, ConneXions Classroom, for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Franke launched the YouTube channel with her husband in\u2063 early 2015, NBC News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/pop-culture\/pop-culture-news\/ruby-franke-mom-8-passengers-youtube-channel-arrested-abuse-charges-rcna102852\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>. The channel followed the\u200c lives of the parents and their\u2064 six \u200dchildren.<\/p>\n<p>The channel,\u2064 in\u200d which Ms. Franke would also offer up \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lgbt-activists-hold-non-binary-sex-ed-summer-camp-targeting-kids\/\" title=\"LGBT Activists Hold \u201cNon-Binary\u201d Sex Ed Summer Camp Targeting Kids\">parenting advice<\/a>, found\u200c mass popularity racking up nearly 2.3 million subscribers before it was ultimately shut down earlier\u200c this year.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;My Kids Are So Strong&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>It\u200d is\u2063 not clear why the channel was removed from \u200dthe platform although some of her videos have reportedly \u2063sparked backlash among some viewers\u200d who claimed she had a strict parenting style after she allegedly refused to bring her 6-year-old daughter lunch at school when she forgot to pack one, according\u200c to NBC News.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to the criticism, Ms.\u2063 Franke <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insider.com\/8-passengers-youtube-drama-what-happened-franke-family-2020-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told Business Insider<\/a> in\u200c June 2020: &#8220;What people\u200c aren&#8217;t understanding is that we \u200dgive our children choice in\u200b everything. We are teaching our children \u200dto be \u2064self-governing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My kids \u200dare so strong,&#8221; she said. &#8220;They are amazing. And they have come together and have even prayed for our enemies. These people who are hating \u200don us, they pray that they\u2062 will feel the love that they are searching for.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Franke&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-year-olds-should-not-be-watching-tv-news-reports-about-mass-shootings\/\" title=\"4-Year-Olds Should Not Be Watching TV News Reports About Mass Shootings\">eldest child<\/a>, Shari Franke, 20,\u200c reportedly posted on <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Utah mother and YouTube star Ruby Franke, famous for her family-oriented channel &#8220;8 Passengers,&#8221; has been arrested for child abuse. 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