A YouTuber who gave viewers parenting advice is suspected of child abuse after her son escaped from a Utah house desperate for help.
Authorities eventually found Franke’s 10-year-old daughter inside Hildebrandt’s residence. She also appeared malnourished.
The girl was taken to a hospital, and two more children of Franke’s were placed with child protection services as a result.the home where the first child escaped, and neighbors told KSL they did not know the homeowner well: Officials arrested Franke and Hildebrandt on suspicion of two felony counts of aggravated child abuse, the AP report said, noting charges have not yet been filed in the case.
Franke’s popular but now defunct YouTube channel, 8 Passengers, chronicled her family’s life. A judge denied Franke bail on Thursday, the AP article said.While the children were found at Hildebrandt’s house, Franke had been seen on a YouTube video filmed at Hildebrandt’s house and posted two days earlier, indicating that Franke was present at the residence and had knowledge of the abuse, malnourishment and neglect, arrest records said.concern about Franke’s parenting methods.
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