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Parenting advice YouTuber Ruby Franke, business partner to appear in court on child abuse charges

Headline from Fox10 Phoenix, on the newest of 2 developments

A Utah mother of six who gave parenting advice on YouTube made her initial court appearance on charges that she and the owner of a relationship counseling business abused and starved her children.

Fox10 Phoenix's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. YouTuber Ruby Franke and her business partner each charged with 6 counts of aggravated child abuse

    Headline from CBS News ·

  2. Newest

    Parenting advice YouTuber Ruby Franke, business partner to appear in court on child abuse charges

    Headline from Fox10 Phoenix ·

Reports & sources

13 articles, oldest first.

  1. NPR

    YouTube vlogger Ruby Franke formally charged with 6 felony counts of child abuse (opens NPR)

    Published

    NPR's feed description

    Ruby Franke, the YouTube mommy blogger behind the channel 8 Passengers, was arrested last week after her 12-year-old son climbed out a window and ran to a neighbor's house asking for food and water.

  2. CBS News

    YouTuber Ruby Franke and her business partner each charged with 6 counts of aggravated child abuse (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    Franke and her business partner, Jodi Hildebrandt, were arrested last week after Franke's malnourished son ran​ to a neighbor's house asking for help, authorities said.

  3. Fox10 Phoenix

    Parenting advice YouTuber Ruby Franke, business partner to appear in court on child abuse charges (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

    Published

    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    A Utah mother of six who gave parenting advice on YouTube made her initial court appearance on charges that she and the owner of a relationship counseling business abused and starved her children.

  4. Quartz

    Parenting advice YouTuber Ruby Franke and business partner to remain jailed on child abuse charges (opens Quartz)

    Published

    Quartz's feed description

    A Utah mother of six who gave parenting advice on YouTube made her initial court appearance on charges that she and the owner of a relationship counseling business abused and starved her children

  5. Washington Times

    Parenting advice YouTuber Ruby Franke and business partner due in court on child abuse charges (opens Washington Times)

    Published

    Washington Times's feed description

    A Utah mother of six who gave parenting advice via a once-popular YouTube channel called “8 Passengers” is scheduled to make an initial court appearance Friday on charges that she and the owner of a relationship counseling business abused and starved her two young children.

  6. News Nation Now

    YouTuber Ruby Franke to remain jailed on child abuse charges (opens News Nation Now)

    Published

    News Nation Now's feed description

    Franke and her business partner ran a channel dedicated to mental health.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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