"YouTube Mom Ruby Franke Sentenced for Child Abuse: What You Need to Know"

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Utah mother and YouTuber Ruby Franke tearfully apologizes for physically and emotionally abusing her children before being sentenced to up to 30 years in prison, along with her business partner Jodi Hildebrandt, for aggravated child abuse. Franke admitted to kicking her son, holding his head under water, and forcing him into physical labor, while Hildebrandt coerced Franke's youngest daughter to jump into a cactus and run barefoot on dirt roads. The women's abusive actions were discovered when Franke's 12-year-old son escaped and sought help from a neighbor.
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