Ruby Franke, a YouTube parent, apologized at the child abuse case sentencing
Ruby Franke, a YouTube parent, apologized at the child abuse case sentencing | Image Credit: wamu.org
SALT LAKE CITY — Ruby Franke, a mother of six from Utah who previously gained millions of followers on her once-famous YouTube channel offering parenting advice, apologized tearfully to her kids for physically and emotionally abusing them before a court sentenced her to years, if not decades, in jail.
Franke further said that her business partner and fellow YouTuber had "manipulated" her.
Before standing to thank the local police, physicians, and social workers for being the "angels" who saved her children from her, Franke informed the judge that she would not appeal for a lower sentence. At the time, Franke claims Jodi Hildebrandt, her business partner, had a strong impact on her...