In shocking news, a popular YouTuber known for her parenting advice channel has been charged with child abuse. Ruby Franke, who runs ‘8 Passengers’ channel on YouTube, was arrested in Utah after one of her children escaped from home, seeking help from neighbors. Authorities have held her on counts of aggravated child abuse. An accomplice in crime, Jodi Hildebrandt, too, was arrested.
According to an affidavit submitted by a police officer with the Santa Clara-Ivins Public Safety Department in Utah, Franke's son fled from Hildebrandt's home through a window and ran to a neighbor's house to ask for food and water, The neighbors noticed that the boy's ankles and wrists had duct tape. According to arrest records, the child was taken to a hospital and placed on a medical hold "due to his deep lacerations from being tied up with rope and from his malnourishment."
