Parenting mum on YouTube detained for child abuse

A woman from Utah, who used to have a well-liked YouTube channel where she gave parenting advice, was taken into custody by the police on suspicion of child abuse. This happened after her thin and undernourished son managed to run away from their house, as reported by authorities.

Ruby Franke and her business partner Jodi Nan Hildebrandt were taken into custody in Ivins, Utah on Wednesday.

Officials also discovered that Ms. Franke’s 10-year-old daughter was undernourished at her partner’s house.

Ms Franke and her business partner have been charged with two serious crimes of child abuse.

The BBC contacted Ms Franke and Ms Hildebrandt to ask for their thoughts or opinions.

The police say that Ms Franke’s 12-year-old son went out of the window and went to a neighbor’s house to ask for food and water.

According to a statement from the Santa-Clara Ivins Public Safety Department, the neighbor said that the young person looked very skinny and unhealthy, with wounds and duct tape around their arms and legs.

The statement said that when the police arrived, they saw that the boy had severe wounds and was very undernourished.

The officials said that the boy had to go to the hospital because he had serious cuts from being tied up with rope and because he was not getting enough food.

The police got permission to search because of the incident. They took four children and gave them to the family and child services.

Ms Franke, who is 41 years old, became well-known on YouTube during the 2010s. She gained popularity through her channel called 8 passengers, where she talked about being a parent to her six children. Ms Franke has been featured in YouTube videos with Ms Hildebrandt on the ConneXions Classroom counseling website.

The YouTube channel had more than 2 million people who followed it before it was shut down earlier this year.

The person who makes videos online has received criticism before because of her strict parenting methods that she talks about on her YouTube channel. For example, her son said he had to sleep on a bean bag for a long time as a punishment. Franke also talked about not giving meals as a way to discipline.

Some people called child protective services because of the bean bag incident. Franke said the incidents were misunderstood.

According to US media, Shari Franke, the oldest daughter of Ms. Franke, posted on Instagram after her mother was arrested. She said that her family is happy that justice is being served.

“She said that we have been telling the police and CPS about this for many years, and we are happy that they have finally decided to take action. ”

According to the Associated Press, Ms. Franke asked for a lawyer and did not talk to the police. On Thursday, no one knew the name of the lawyer yet.