Who is Ruby Franke? What to know about the mommy vlogger accused of child abuse
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Ruby Franke, pictured here on her Instagram account, was arrested on suspicion of aggravated child abuse.
Ruby Franke, a Utah YouTube star who has spent the last eight years dishing out parenting advice to millions of followers, was arrested Wednesday alongside her business partner, Jodi Hildebrandt, on suspicion of aggravated child abuse.
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Police said Franke's malnourished son escaped out a window with his arms and legs covered in duct tape, fleeing to a neighbor's house seeking food and water.
For some of Franke's viewers, the news was no surprise. Her videos have long sparked criticism, controversy and claims that child abuse was unfolding, unabated, for digital viewers to enjoy.
Here's a rundown of the situation.
Who is Ruby Franke?
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Franke is a 41-year-old Mormon mother of six from Ivins, Utah. Though active across several social media platform, she's best known for her once-popular YouTube channel, 8 Passengers.
In over 1,000 videos since the channel's launch in 2015, Franke documents the sometimes-intimate, sometimes-mundane daily details of family life, gaining nearly 2.3 million subscribers in the process.
Some of the most-watched videos show her children in their most vulnerable moments of suburban adolescence (learning to shave