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Ruby Franke, the mother behind the defunct family YouTube channel 8 Passengers, was arrested on two counts of aggravated child abuse Wednesday after police found a malnourished child with open wounds and duct tape on their extremities.
Franke was arrested alongside her business partner and collaborator, Jodi Hildebrandt, who is the founder of the controversial life counseling organization ConneXions. The two women create advice videos that critics say promote a harsh style of parenting.
Franke has come under fire in the past for her now-deleted parenting vlogs. Viewers have accused Franke and her husband, Kevin, of being abusive for years.
Franke and her husband launched their family YouTube channel, 8 Passengers, in early 2015. The channel chronicled the lives of the parents and their six children: Shari, Chad, Abby, Julie, Russell and Eve. The channel had nearly 2.3 million subscribers.
As many family channels on YouTube do, 8 Passengers focused on Ruby and Kevin Franke’s parenting style, the children’s upbringing and discipline as the kids grew up in Utah. The parents, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, also shared their children’s home schooling.
As of Thursday, the channel was not available on YouTube.
Franke's oldest daughter, Shari, shared another post on her Instagram story celebrating the arrest, saying: "Today has been a big day. Me and my family are so glad justice is being served. We've been trying to tell the police and CPS for years about this, and so glad they finally decided to step up."
Franke is currently being held without bail.
www.independent.co.uk
(I'm really only posting this because some of y'all were wondering why that incest mom on Twitter hadn't been investigated or had her page taken down but this is why. Police won't investigate claims of abuse by so-called "social media vigilantes" or even family unless or UNTIL there is concrete proof)
Franke was arrested alongside her business partner and collaborator, Jodi Hildebrandt, who is the founder of the controversial life counseling organization ConneXions. The two women create advice videos that critics say promote a harsh style of parenting.
Franke has come under fire in the past for her now-deleted parenting vlogs. Viewers have accused Franke and her husband, Kevin, of being abusive for years.
Franke and her husband launched their family YouTube channel, 8 Passengers, in early 2015. The channel chronicled the lives of the parents and their six children: Shari, Chad, Abby, Julie, Russell and Eve. The channel had nearly 2.3 million subscribers.
As many family channels on YouTube do, 8 Passengers focused on Ruby and Kevin Franke’s parenting style, the children’s upbringing and discipline as the kids grew up in Utah. The parents, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, also shared their children’s home schooling.
As of Thursday, the channel was not available on YouTube.
Franke's oldest daughter, Shari, shared another post on her Instagram story celebrating the arrest, saying: "Today has been a big day. Me and my family are so glad justice is being served. We've been trying to tell the police and CPS for years about this, and so glad they finally decided to step up."
Franke is currently being held without bail.
Ruby Franke, parenting advice YouTuber, arrested over child abuse
Ruby Franke gained recognition via a YouTube channel which showcased her husband and their six children
www.independent.co.uk
(I'm really only posting this because some of y'all were wondering why that incest mom on Twitter hadn't been investigated or had her page taken down but this is why. Police won't investigate claims of abuse by so-called "social media vigilantes" or even family unless or UNTIL there is concrete proof)
in the bushes it is for you, becky.
