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Ruby Franke Sentenced in Child Abuse Case: Everything to Know About the '8 Passengers' Influencer

The YouTuber and Utah mother of six pleaded guilty last December to child abuse charges.

Franke, 41, pleaded guilt y on Dec. 18, 2023 after admitting to abusing her children by forcing them to perform hours of physical tasks such as wall sits and carrying boxes full of books up and down the stairs, denying them food or water, and regularly binding their hands. The plea deal outlined disturbing details, in which Franke admitted she tortured her now 12-year-old son from May 22 through Aug. 30 by forcing him into hours of physical tasks such as wall sits and carrying boxes full of books up and down the stairs, as well as summer work outdoors without adequate water and "repeated and serious sunburns" that blistered. At times, the plea deal agreement states, ropes were used to tie together handcuffs that secured his hands and feet as he lay on his stomach, lifting his arms and legs off the ground and injuring his wrists and ankles.

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