YouTube mom Ruby Franke sentenced to up to 60 years in prison for aggravated child abuse

Ruby Franke, best known for her YouTube family channel '8 Passengers',

has been sentenced to up to 60 years in prison for aggravated child abuse

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after two of her children were found "malnourished" with "open wounds" Were.

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YouTube mom Ruby Franke has now learned her punishment.

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Pleaded guilty to four counts of aggravated child abuse in December 2023.

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Franke was arrested on suspicion of these charges in August of the same year,

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after her 12-year-old son ran away from the home of Jody Hildebrandt,

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who ran a family counseling service called 'Connections' with Franke.

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