SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The malnourished and badly bruised son of a parenting advice YouTuber politely asks a neighbor to take him to the nearest police station in newly released video from the day his mother and her business partner were arrested on child abuse charges in southern Utah. The 12-year-old son of Ruby … Read more
The eldest son of disgraced YouTube star Ruby Franke can’t contain his delight at her imprisonment for child abuse. Chad Franke appeared in a video shared on his girlfriend’s TikTok account earlier this week, beaming and dancing over the caption, “My mom’s in prison” after his significant other joked, “You’d love my mom!” The now-deleted … Read more
Parenting YouTuber Ruby Franke and her business parter Jodi Hildebrandt, who pleaded guilty to child abuse charges that stemmed from one of Franke’s children escaping Hildebrandt’s house in August to beg a neighbor for help, have been sentenced to prison. Each could serve as much as 30 years, the prosecutor said after the hearing, the most severe … Read more
Ruby Franke’s attorney filed a motion requesting her next hearing be moved from Sept. 21 to early October. (Utah Fifth District Court) Ruby Franke and Jodi Hildebrandt make an appearance in Fifth District Court in St. George, Friday, Sept. 8., 2023. The two women face six felony counts each of aggravated child abuse. | Sep. … Read more
Residents of the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli are outraged after reports of a baby being carried by a stray dog surfaced. The baby girl, believed to be four months old, was admitted to hospital after a passerby heard her crying. The baby, with bruises on her face and body, was taken to hospital for … Read more