YouTube mom influencer sentenced in abuse case

out of the mother who gave parenting tips to millions of parents online tonight she's been sentenced to up to 30 years in prison for abusing her own children in court her emotional apology to her children here's Kana Whitworth district court in Utah court today a moment of Reckoning for a mom who once gave parenting tips to Millions online Ruby Frankie sentenced up to 30 years in prison for abusing her own children to my babies my six little chicks you were a part of me the disgraced mother of six weeping as she apologized to her kids how terrifying this must have been for you you are so precious to me I'm sorry the judge then handing down the same sentence to Frankie's business partner jod hilderbrand you terrorize children and the results have been tragic Ruby Frankie shot to fame on social media where she shared her harsh parenting techniques I'm not even going to let you eat breakfast until you get your chores done prosecutors say the women held two of Frankie's children in a concentration camp-like setting in hilderbrand's home denying them food water and beds and forcing them to work in extreme heat one restrained with duct tape until he escaped running to a neighbor's house for help he's emaciated he's got tape around his legs and Frankie claims that Hill thebrand manipulated her through their Mormon faith now ultimately it's up to a parole board to decide how long these women will spend Behind Bars David all right kth thank you hi everyone George Stephanopoulos here thanks for checking out the ABC News YouTube channel if you'd like to get more videos show highlights and watch live event coverage click on the right over here to subscribe to our Channel and don't forget to download the ABC News app for breaking news alerts thanks for watching

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Length: 1min 51sec (111 seconds)

Published: Wed Feb 21 2024