Influencer mom Ruby Franke has officially been charged with six counts of felony child abuse. The social media mom was arrested on August 30th leaving many shocked.
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00:00 Influencer mom Ruby Frankie has officially been charged with six counts of felony child abuse. The social media mom was arrested on August 30th
00:06 leaving many shocked
00:08 Just one week after the influencer mom and business partner Jodi Hildenbrandt were arrested on aggravated child abuse charges
00:18 Both women were formally charged as of late and according to legal documents obtained by what's trending
00:24 Each person carries a prison sentence of up to 15 years
00:27 It's a no one reporting Ruby Frankie the social media influencer who was long criticized for giving controversial parenting advice online
00:34 Was charged by the Washington County Attorney's Office in Utah on Wednesday morning
00:39 It's spokesperson for the county's attorney office stated that Frankie's podcast partner
00:42 Jodi is also facing similar charges brought against the social media mom a press release from the attorney's office claimed that each
00:49 Defendant is quote accused of causing or permitting serious physical injury to the victims in three different ways
00:55 Now the release also on a note that there was a combination of physical torture
00:59 starvation and quote causing severe emotional harm Frankie and Hildenbrandt were placed under arrest at Hildenbrandt home in Ivins, Utah
01:06 After police say that Frankie's 12 year old son allegedly escaped the house and ran to a neighbor's home
01:12 Asking for food and water from there
01:14 The neighbor called police and officers arrived at the house soon finding Frankie's 10 year old daughter in a similar physical condition of malnourishment
01:21 according to police statements both children quote appeared to be
01:24 emaciated and malnourished with open wounds and duct tape around the extremities and were taken to a local hospital for treatment and as of late
01:32 Frankie's two sisters and oldest daughter Sherry have said in recent days that the kids are now safe and recovering
01:37 Family members neighbors and Frankie's social media followers have also spoken out about the news
01:42 Finally Sherry wrote an Instagram post last week alongside officers outside her family's home
01:47 She went on to add in another post quote today has been a big day
01:51 Me and my family are so glad justice is being served
01:54 We've been trying to tell the police and CPS for years about this and so glad they finally decided to step up one neighbor told
02:01 People magazine that Frankie quote really started isolating her kids
02:04 Frankie gained as many as nearly 2.5 million followers on YouTube with her 8 passengers channel
02:09 Which she and husband Kevin Frankie used to document their daily life as parents to six kids
02:14 Now YouTube has since taken down the Frankie's channel and has been permanently banned from the platform