YouTube Mom Who Gave Parenting Advice, Ruby Franke, Pleads Guilty in Child Abuse Case

YouTube Mom Who Gave Parenting Advice, Ruby Franke, Pleads Guilty in Child Abuse Case
Ruby Franke during a hearing in St. George, Utah, on Dec. 18, 2023, in a still from video. Ron Chaffin/St. George News via AP, Pool
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A Utah mother of six who gave parenting advice on YouTube pleaded guilty Monday to child abuse charges and will go to prison for trying to convince her two youngest children they were evil, possessed, and needed to be punished to repent.

Ruby Franke stood shackled in gray and white jail clothing as she closed her eyes and took a deep breath before pleading guilty to each of her first three charges. On the fourth, she fought back some emotion before saying: “With my deepest regret and sorrow for my family and my children, guilty.”