Momfluencer Ruby Franke sentenced in child abuse case
Ruby Franke, who pleaded guilty to charges that she abused her two children, was sentenced to four consecutive prison terms of one to 15 years each.
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The husband (Kevin) is just as culpable as his wife (Ruby) in the abuse of their children. He was in those videos showing "tough love", he was part of it all. All three of those abusers should get the max sentence!!
Don’t tell me you didn’t know that you can pay the media to make them make a great pic of yourself , matter fact they can talk good and show you pictures of someone really bad and make everyone elect him to be the president tomorrow
Completely agree with you!
I agree, if they have only separated a year ago then he was very much present during the torture moments of those poor kids. Hopefully they can recover and get some help from the trauma.
Men will marry anything now days.
@@cicicorleoso will women
Did her husband just let her abuse their kids? Why is he not charged?
I think he left her. But he should have checked on the kids.
Honestly, I doubt he was clueless.
They havent linked any abuse to him, and i don't think the kids have named him an abuser. Im assuming his fate rested on those children, and it's clear four of them spoke against mom and her friend. So maybe dad really wasnt guilty, maybe she was just as awful to him, but to be honest in my personal opinion either way even if he didnt touch them kids, he knew. You don't live with someone that long, and not know their abusing four of your kids. Brutally. I feel kevin should be held in account for neglect, but not walk free.
he was kicked out of the home
@@danidee3742children do not have the capacity to decipher the covert narcissist puppet Master, "the enabler" who stands behind the curtain pulling strings while The show goes on. When caught this is the one who plays dumb and gets away as the good guy. When he is actually the most Disturbed sociopath able to connive and manipulate his way out of the situation. Even the children will see him as good guy. HE IS GUILTY TOO.
Asking how come the dad is just NOW divorcing her? He KNEW about this abuse and yet he has custody of these children? WTF?
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The children are in child protective services. Didn't you watch the video?
He doesn’t have custody he’s petitioning the court for custody
Cus he’s a coward Mormon weirdo
Hopefully the older son is reading these comments and realizing that his dad knew all this time and didn’t do anything to stop the abuse, those kids have been through a lot and don’t deserve no more pain they deserve someone who will treat them with care and love.
I can hear the acting in that voice. 😡
Sociopaths gonna sociopath
BAD acting
The neighbour showed more concern and care in that one call than the mother has ever had toward her children.
The second "m" fools nobody. Mormons must learn this.
At least she didn't trump out.
She’s going to have a lot of fun in prison as a child abuser. She better learn how to fight yesterday. Justice will be served.
absolutely. even most people in prison have standards, and they do NOT like child abusers.
@@bugisbonkersExactly right as it should be.
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Hearing her speak was infuriating. Not an ounce of actual remorse there. Sickening and may she rot and be forgotten
Typical maga. They think they are above all law.
She is only capable of caring about herself
The 911 call from the neighbor says it all. It takes a lot to bring an older man to tears. Breaks my heart for all of the kids, for way longer than 4yrs💔
Something isn't right about a father that is completely oblivious that his children are abused although a perfect stranger noticed the evidence right off. I'm not buying the father's innocence, I don't care how Mormon you are
He wasnt oblivious, he went right along with it. And, after they separated, he had no contact with the children for 13 months!
Both parents were abusing the kids before Hildebrand, he is no better than she.
That is exactly the thing, mormons hide so much. Horrific.
Religion is ALLEVIL
This is what a narcisstic parent acts like in court. It was clear Franke was abusing her children long before she met Hildebrant. They were two sides of the same evil coin. However, why didn't the father step up and help protect his own kids? Kevin should have been held responsible for his role in ignoring their plight at the hands of his wife. Prison isn't very kind to child abusers so lets see how these two cruel women fare. Perhaps now they will get a taste of the torment they inflicted on children for years.
I hope they really consider her behavior before meeting hildebrandt as well. I'm glad they're both getting what they deserve.
She us only crying because she was caught
Only to get back out as a crazy insane karen. I feel for the young people of the future that'll put up with her running after other people assaulting others and saying "she'll call the cops"! 😂 Then scream and rant once she goes back to prison for disorderly conduct. She's got no good future!
Exactly.
I honestly hopes both of them get some serious “lessons” in prison!
She is sorry she was caught... Had she not been caught, her children, or some of them, would be traumatized for the rest of their lifes because of a mormon crazy.
They will still have to get serious counseling and deal with the repercussions of years of emotional, mental and physical abuse they suffered from the ONE person who was supposed to protect them from people like her.
@@JohannaSuzanna Indeed... saddly, this happens all over the world in modern societies that were supposed to have the upper hand in dealing with children better than the so called "3rd world" countries. We were supposed to set the example. Hence, I also feel guilty for failing, (as a society member), these children.
The years of sustained abuse that the children already faced unfortunately usually _does_ result in dysfunction for the rest of their lives. She is a sick monster who condemned these children to lives of misery.
@@343Films You are so right... Now, she thought she was doing right. She probably let herself be manipulated by the other lady. But the question is always "how?!"... ""why is there someone that can manipulate others?"
@@paulojorgedocarmodacostate1664So parents in 3rd world countries aren't good parents? Take a seat, bigot
So she’s “sorry” she was led down a “dark” path by someone else - and so this other person is responsible, not her? What BS.
Toxic feminist rhetoric. EVERYTHING is the man's fault with these people.
That call from the neighbour gets me everytime.
He's in tears. It's heartbreaking.
He went from irritated that a child is asking him for something to weeping and understanding the poor boys situation
Those family photographs are the definition of "all that glitters ain't gold"! Unbelievable!
That's VERY common in the Mormon church. These families are f'd up and they try to make it seem like they're perfect.
Shes acting
Very badly.
Did you see her smug face when she came into the courtroom!! She knows exactly what role she has to play
Yeah you can tell that that was fake crying in court. She knows what the hell she did was wrong
@@sueharber2496i noticed that she was trying to make eye contact with cop holding the door. That's not who she really is.
These two should get the max!
The husband needs to be held accountable as well for allowing the abuse and not protecting his children. When she told the school not to give her 6 year old lunch because she forgot it really got me. A little 6 year old with no lunch. I hope the school didn't listen to that evil excuse for a mother
That Kevin dude has the nerve to sit behind the prosecutors 😂😂
Crazy that the husband escaped justice - those children are still in danger ! As if he was clueless about his beaten and starving children ?! There were two neglectful parents here. Not just a bad mother, the father was also wicked.
Why wasn’t the dad on trial?
That's exactly what I'm thinking.
It was my understanding dad was seeking divorce & custody of minor children before the arrest.
@@mtc-3charisShe is such a manipulative and narcissistic person, I wouldn’t be surprised if he was also suffering under her reign of terror. I haven’t heard much about him. He could very well be an abuser as well but I have a feeling she was just a tyrant all around.
Fathers have no rights today. Except to pay, and pay, and pay......
@@jamesparker1071 Lots of men think this. Not true.
Sounds like an award speech !!
Idc who “mentored” her, no mom would do what she did before she met that woman and/or after she met that 😊that woman!!!
This is good. It hopefully will send a message to instagram parents who use their families for likes and popularity. I wish the best for the children.
Shame on the police and child services for not putting a stop to this much sooner. They had plenty of evidence and reporting. Disgusting.
These poor kids. I hope they can get past the horrible treatment they were exposed to. How these women thought they were doing the right thing is unfathomable. No moral values, no compassion, no kindness. They should be barred from ever again having anything to do with kids.
These people are sick.
I don't think that people charged with crimes and found guilty should be allowed to give statements in court. Any statement you give, should not influence the sentencing. I am so sick and tired of this idea of saying someone did not show remorse or that they did show remorse...WHO CARES EITHER WAY? Remorse or no remorse, is not going to change the situation. Just sentence them based on the crime and verdict and be done with it.
The statement is a chance for the guilty to take responsibility or not. Franke shifted the blame and deserves an elevated sentence.
True.. I think God will also show no remorse. We have till the day he comes for repentance.
So you want to take away our rights to address our accusers
No this only happens for White people in our justice system . They sentenced my Black son to 60 years with no evidence or dna , and allowed him to say nothing. White people in America even when they are eventually convicted are still handled with white gloves and let’s me know I’ve never met a white person who didn’t benefit from their whiteness. Even the ones that are broken on meth still have organizations like community action and of course welfare to ensure not that they help Blacks but poor drug abused whites. -- LaTaisha Nicole
@@chocdabar4204 the right to confront one's accusors takes place via the trial itself--not after sentencing.
So what does that say about all of you people who followed her?
The thing is ruby has been abusing her children ON CAMERA years before she met Jodi. Ruby is putting all the blame on her and just shows that she isn’t really remorseful because she’s not actually taking accountability of her actions. She’s disgusting and I can’t wait for her to rot in prison.
Both women should serve 20 years at the least, as they have scarred those kids for life. I can't imagine the physical and psychological harm they endured. To withhold food and water, to force a child to stand in the sun while they got severe sunburn, to be restrained, isolated, to hold their head underwater and more are torture and when it is done by a parent or that parent allows another adult breaks the trust and safety a parent should give a child. I hope they get the therapy they need to understand none of this was their fault. And I hope that the parole board can see through the fake remorse that 'mom' has. She is manipulative. And she was very cruel to the kids before she met that cruel therapist.
A momfluencer isnt a job. It's just someone selling advice to other lazy moms who wont go get a job.
I do not care whose idea this abuse was, it’s still the mothers problem. If someone had told me to abuse my son, I would never simply take their advice and do so or considered it in the least. This is messed up beyond all belief, and Frankie needs to go to jail for quite a long time. A person who has it in their soul to hurt their children through abuse and neglect did not have to be shown the way. I believe there’s an Eagle song that says no one can take you where you don’t already know how to go and this absolutely holds true in this case. The mother and father both should stand guilty here, and the father needs to be brought up on charges as well. I find it impossible for him to have not seen the bruises, cuts and the severe weight loss of his children. They all need to be thrown under the jail and forgotten about.
Exactly. If someone told me to abuse my kids, I'd tell them to go pound sand. If they said it again, I'd contact the police.
It’s sad how lots of people act and live on social media as if their lives are so perfect….when it’s not! 😡
CPS failed those kids.
This is heartbreaking. Selfish, horrible adults.
Why the dad is not on trial??? He allowed all this crap to happened... What a simp.
I don't understand it either.
UNDER THE JAIL.
Zero accountability
As some of us know very well there have been s long list of parent-influencers on social media that in various ways found out that how they exposed their children to their 'followers' ended up being driven by the amount of money that ended up in their bank accounts and in that long list of families what made the most money often were things that were abusive. And when viewers started realizing what they were seeing and started reporting it the common excuse was that those making the reports were jealous of their success. More often than not CPS has chosen to buy the "someone is jealous of our success" instead of taking a few hours to watch a few of yhe videos that were pointed out for them as containing the evidence of abuse. For those that have spent a great deal of time looking into online complaints where people think a child or children are being taken advantage of or abused, it's pretty easy to see what is happening if one just looks.
Where was the father and what was his role in all of that time the children were being abused? He is the head of the family and is accountable for the family’s well being. Why was he not investigated ?
Still can't hear her take any responsibility. I call bull. She needs to be locked away for a longtime. Husband needs to go to jail too. This was happening for more than 4 years.
Praying these poor kids are placed together in an environment where they are given the care, love and kindness they deserve. Hopefully, they receive the legitimate therapy they need after surviving this abuse. Prayers for the Franke children. Stay strong and persevere. ❤
Jeez when we was growing up we got a spanking every once in a while if we really got out of hand, but we didn’t get taped up, thrown out in the snow, or any of that.
My husband and I tried for 10 years to get pregnant, including 3 surgeries. Not meant to be. This woman gets this beautiful family and throws it all away. Unreal.
Why isn’t the father being charged?!!
This is the fakest scene of the entire movie.
No accountability.
Narcissist manipulator. May she stay in prison for her entire length of sentence.
No parole.
May them rot in jail!
Don't give Mr Franke custody. Please God these kids need to heal. This dad is complicit, He has to be.
As others have pointed out ruby was abusing those kiddos way before the scapegoat came into the picture. All three adults failed those babies and should be punished for life because those babies will live with it for life.
Sooooo what about the dad? Everyone is just ignoring his existence? He was a good trooper all these years?
That neighbor is awesome, thank you for helping
That woman's statement sounded bizarre as well as phony. I noticed in two brief clips that, as she entered court in the past with prison garb on, she had this self-absorbed smile and even smiled broadly to a court officer behind where she was to be seated. She refers to her children as her "chicks"--another bizarre comment. I do wonder, as others have, why the husband is not being charged as well. It seems he knew of the abuse and even took part in some of the "tough love" treatment. What's up with that?
I think that other lady Jodi was munching her carpet and vice versa. They were essentially living together and the husband wasn’t even around. I mean some of the younger rkids were being tortured at HER house not Franke’s. And Ruby would stay there literally all the time…something was going on there.
Yup
Yes
I have quite a few questions about this case. 2:20ish. Neighbors voice { to me } had more genuine emotion in the 911 call than Ruby Franke's voice in court. 3:20ish. Lifestar Counselling Service may have let Ms Hildebrandt go { fired ? } because of her methods ? That might have been when she partnered with Ruby Franke in forming Connections counselling < ? > services ? 4:30ish. Viewers DISTURBED about content and had a petition with 243 signatures signed in year 2020. ( Viewership declining due to disturbing content ? ) 5:17ish 2018: (2) police responses for " juvenile problems. 2019 (1) police response for juvenile problem. 2022 (2) WELFARE CHECKS with I AM presuming a police response. SEPT 2022 : SISTER ( why not Father ?) called for a welfare check on her younger siblings. Years : 2018 - 2022 ; NUMEROUS RED FLAGS ! NO ACTION(S) TAKEN DURING THAT WHOLE TIME ? 😳 At least action(s) have been taken now. Wish the best for all these child survivors.
People have been reporting Ruby for YEARS. The board better consider that too
7:45 What remorse? Did we both watch the same apology?? She wasn’t sorry about anything but being caught!
Tough love doesn't mean you abuse your children, make them sleep outside in the cold, duct tape their hands behind their back, or other smaller forms of torture. Tough love means you don't give into the kids every demand, they work and do chores if they want something, get grounded if they do something bad, and if you don't like what was made for dinner then you can go to bed hungry, you don't get something else. That's the type of stuff for tough love. I think people literally confuse the meaning, and thing that tough love means like physically toughening the kid up.
He needs to be in prison too. She is only sorry her kids escape and told the world.
That 911 call still makes me cry.
My hope is that one day Mormons will realize that the second "m" isn't fooling anyone.
Haha!
abuse? sounds like unmitigated torture !
Ruby and Jodi are void of moral compass. They are the faces of evil.
She is hollow. Fake fake fake.
I’m shocked that these children were used as entertainment for years…..how did such a tragedy be ongoing without question!! Where was the father in all of this? This is sick….God Bless our Children!
Thank all the stupid 2 million people that watched their show and made them famous...
Before ruby started showing remorse in court wasnt she saying her young son was a liar and a molestor of her other children????? How all of the sudden is she this victim?!?!?
Her "therapist"😂😂😂😂
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Anyone who believes ruby is remorseful didn't watch 8 passengers. She was a monster before jodi. Jodi did encourage her, but jodi never tortured her other victims. Ruby did that. Rudy always smiles in glee when she punishes her children. Why do you think her college age girl send out a one word post when ruby was arrested. It read, "Finally". That says it all.
thats one of the biggest reasons why ppl were worried for the kids too because the punishments she put on her kids then gave Ruby a glee to her smile then. I remember that.
Thr father should be in prison also
She only pled guilty so she would not have to hear her kids display the horror they went through! Lock her up for life! The kids have a long road to heal, they may never heal from this.
Ruby cares a out Ruby and she proved that! And WHY? was the father not charged? He was aware he was just letting his wife do this? Why didn't he step in? I hope she gets the maximum sentence and she should NEVER be around ANY CHILD ! Hopefully her children can heal.
She has excuses not remorse also, where was the father during all of this? He learned about all of us when we did?
Where do I watch a full episode??
So, no sentence?
Gong award for worst acting performance
What about the dad? He must have known about all of this.
Listening to the neighbor who made the emotional 911 call at 2:22.. his descriptive words were heartbreaking. Ruby would have us believe she was brainwashed & living in an alternative reality. Hearing about but especially seeing emaciated wounded abused children is a tramatic experience. Keeping the Franke children in my prayers & the neighbors that were involved also.
Where was the dad while this bs was happening. Poor kids.
You can hear it in the neighbors voice, as to how bad it was. That man was crying looking at this child.
Max jail! Please don’t let her skin color lower the years! Why isn’t the husband charged???!!?!?!!!
And her “good” Mormon with a Temple recommend. This is still Utah after all.
There’s no excuse. “She lead me to this” is BS. Any parent should only have their children’s best interest at heart. I’m a war vet, I have PTSD, a brain injury, and anger problems. I WOULD NEVER harm my kids, under any circumstances for any reason, EVER. If my messed up head knows better, she has zero excuses. This is where the anger problems kick in, I’m so f**king MAD she did this to those kids. Just angry as can be!!! Sad too, but mad at her.
They gonna be in prison for a long time. Good ridden to both
Where is the actual sentencing?!
We suggest " an eye for an eye"!!
I call bullshit on her! Common sense what mother does what she did!?!? Both women should be locked up period!!
Omg,,evil women..
Blaming others is not a good look.
God poor babies. I hope theses monsters never get out. The Devils
Ruby was not deluded and not disoriented, she was intentional in every single move... and the husband turned a blind eye because he is weaker than Ruby and a downright coward. Lumping this whole thing on Jodi is just not going to cut it.
Too many truly unintelligent people are in positions of power over others. Ruby and Jody were obviously two very ignorant women who enjoyed torturing their own children. Being ignorant of basic decency, they thought they could gain social status by presenting as tough parents - but cocealing their abusive techniques. They did not think they would ever be caught. Ruby's face says it all. She never realized her victims would ever be in a place to where THEY could punish HER, and she was furious. So she accused the escapee of being a pedo, in her fury. Now she finally realizes that she no longer has a family and all that deception has been revealed to everyone. There is nothing she can do but sit in prison and know her kids won, she lost, and she is now just a horrible person that will be remembered, by the world, as a horrible mother. A fitting end to an unfit mother. Remember - ignorant is the root of ALL evil. Ruby and Jody are truly evil and it feels good knowing they have lost everything they built, using evil against their own families. I wonder how she's being treated in prison.🙂 Also, wth is wrong with Utah and their cults? Ya'll need to reassess your mental faculties and stop letting cult leaders tell you how to live or raise your kids. Snap out of it!!!
They are only sad because they got caught. They’re crying because they’re sad for themselves, not the children. They’d be doing the same thing if they hadn’t got caught. Neither of them has any remorse.
Ruby has no remorse, that performed speech written by her attorney is sickening, he told her to read it and show remorse or she would spend her life in prison !!!! Jodi saw a mom who was already abusing her kids and wanted to get in on it and bring it to the next level. They both should get the same treatment they gave those kids !!! The dad, he’s a coward, he had no courage to go against Ruby so he ran off abandoning his kids to be tortured ! They are all sick !
Where was Dad in all this??
These woman going to jail is so unexpected… all this abuse went on for years. I actually lost hope.
She wanted to bring pain to her children even before she met Jodi.
Awe crocodile tears!
Ruby was arrested at Jodi's house in Southern Utah as well, not her own house like they put in this story. Also, Ruby was listed as an official instructor on the ConneXions website (it's now been taken down). I 100% believe Ruby was getting paid and was fully involved in the organization. Her little speech was just lies. I guess she'll have plenty of time to write her "comeback" book now...SMH.
Why didn’t the father also get arrested and charged ????
Psychos gonna psych
1-15 years????? 15 years