YouTuber Ruby Franke, who was arrested last month on child abuse charges, appeared in a Utah court on Friday and accused her own child of sexual abuse.
On August 30, Franke along with her business partner, Jodi Hildebrandt, 54, were arrested after Franke’s malnourished 12-year-old son reportedly escaped a home with duct tape on his ankles and wrist. Franke said in court that one of her underage children molested a sibling, several family members, and children in the neighborhood, according to the Daily Mail.
During the 30-minute hearing, Franke claimed that child confessed in May to sexually abusing 20 kids. She also claimed that one of her children started watching porn at three years old. She went on to mention how two of her children would play a “patting” game, but she did not explain further, the Daily Mail reported.
During the August 30 ordeal, Franke’s 12-year-old son reportedly went to a neighbor’s home to ask for food and water. That neighbor called police, leading cops to Hildebrandt’s home where they located a 10-year-old child who was reportedly also malnourished.
According to The St. Louis Tribune, Franke’s two children were staying with Hildebrandt at the time. Hildebrandt directly cared for the children, but police suspect Franke was aware of the abuse as she filmed a YouTube video in Hildebrandt’s basement two days before Wednesday’s incident.
Hildebrand allegedly commented that the children should “never be around any other kids” — further leading police to believe she was aware of the abuse. The St. Louis Tribune reported that gauze was found in her home.
Franke’s four children were placed in the state’s care following last month’s incident. She remains jailed without bond.
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