2023-08-31 20:41:01
Blogger Ruby Franke behind the defunct ‘8 passengers’ YouTube channel and her associate Jod Hildebrandt have been arrested following a malnourished child with open wounds and tape on his extremities was found by authorities.
The two women were behind a life counseling service called ‘ConneXions’, which has been repeatedly criticized for its strict parenting advice, NBC News reports.
Police in Santa Clara-Ivins, Utah, USA first received a call regarding a child in distress.
Upon arrival, authorities found the child ’emaciated and malnourished’ as he demanded food and water, the Santa Clara-Ivins Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. .
The police found another youth in similar conditions in another nearby house.
After obtaining search warrants for nearby residences, Ms. Franke and Ms. Hildebrandt were arrested.
The YouTube channel that Ruby Franke operated with her husband Kevin as well as six children was followed by more than 2.3 million people, but was removed from the platform earlier this year.
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