SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah mother of six, known for her parenting advice on a once-popular YouTube channel, tearfully apologized to her children for physical and emotional abuse before being sentenced to up to 60 years in prison. The mother expressed gratitude to local authorities and professionals for intervening to protect her children from her harmful behavior.
The mother and her business partner, a mental health counselor, were both sentenced to up to 60 years for aggravated child abuse. They had tried to convince the mother's two youngest children that they were evil and needed punishment to repent. The abuse was discovered when one of the children escaped and sought help from a neighbor.
