At her sentencing hearing, the mom influencer apologized to her children, adding, “I was so disoriented that I believed dark was light and right was wrong.”

Ruby Franke, a once-popular online mom influencer with millions of followers, has been sentenced to four one- to 15-year terms in prison for child abuse.

Franke pleaded guilty in December to four counts of aggravated abuse against her children. She and her business partner, Jodi Hildebrandt, had each been charged with six counts of felony child abuse in September.

Utah Judge John J. Walton sentenced both to four one- to 15-year terms on Tuesday, but state law limits the maximum aggregate sentence for consecutive terms to 30 years. The Utah Board of Pardons and Parole will determine the length of time they will spend behind bars, NBC News reported.

For years, the 42-year-old mother documented her strict parenting style with her husband Kevin Franke and her six children on her YouTube channel, “8 Passengers.” She and Hildebrandt also doled out parenting advice in videos.

  • flyboy_146@lemmy.world
    9·
    9 months ago

    I’m almost afraid to ask but, you have first hand experience with ‘deep lacerations from being tied up with rope’?

    • cybervseas@lemmy.worldEnglish
      23·
      9 months ago

      I’m going to go ahead and imagine in my head that this is just because of kinky stuff for this person.

    • 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      5·
      9 months ago

      No, I never had injuries from ropes, but I assume I know how much more force would have been necessary to inflict those wounds. I’m sorry for the poor wording, English is not my first language.