Ruby Franke: the parenting guru and mummy blogger jailed for child abuse
On Tuesday 20 February, Ruby Franke stood before the court tearfully apologising as she was sentenced to prison. “I was so disoriented that I believed dark was light and right was wrong,” she said. The 42-year-old American mummy vlogger has been making headlines not for her parenting advice but for child abuse.
In a dramatic fall from grace, Franke went from parenting guru to facing more than 30 years in prison for aggravated child abuse.
Franke gained fame in 2015, amassing over two million followers as she documented her dreamy suburban life in Springville Utah on her channel, 8 Passengers. The often boasted of her strict parental style, described by
