A Utah mother of six who gave parenting advice via a once-popular YouTube channel called “8 Passengers” pleaded guilty Monday to four felony counts of second-degree aggravated child abuse for abusing and starving two of her children and likely faces a prison sentence. ...
2023, in St. George, Utah. Franke, a Utah mother of six who gave parenting advice via a once-popular YouTube channel called "8 Passengers" has pleaded guilty to four counts of aggravated child abuse for abusing and starving two of her children. (Ron Chaffin/St. Geor...
YouTube Mom Accused of Abusing Her Kids, Forcing Them to PerformMachelle Hackney, who runs “Fantastic Adventures,” allegedly starved her adoptive children and forced them into ice baths. By Amanda Arnold fitness Mar. 18, 2019 I Loved Her Even Without Doing the YogaI had enjoyed it when...
The 12-year-old son of aUtah woman who once gave online parenting advicevia a popular YouTube channel said his mom'sbusiness partner, who is a licensed mental health counselor, used ropes to tie him up, according to search warrants in the child abuse case made public this w...
The sisters of Ruby Franke, the mom and YouTube influencerbeing held without bailon six counts of aggravated child abuse, have released videos detailing Franke's separation from their family and their efforts to connect with her children.Franke, who was known for her online parenting ...
Hackney and his brother, Ryan Hackney, were arrested on suspicion of failing to report abuse of a minor after authorities said they discovered that their mother, Machelle Hobson, had used pepper spray to discipline her seven younger adopted children and locked them for days inside a closet. (...
"I had those kids in my house, twice they were here, and I just feel like it was my responsibility as a mom to help them and I feel like I could've saved them," she added, in between tears. "The things those kids had gone through and were going through, my ...
Utah mom of six and popular YouTube vlogger Ruby Franke is arrested for child abuse On August 30, 2023, Ruby Franke was arrested and was placed in an interrogation room with Santa Clara-Ivins Detective Jessica Bate. Throughout the interrogation, Ruby remained mostly silent. ...
The Arizona Department of Child Safety later removed the children from the home, and Hobson and her two of her adult sons were arrested. The sons, Logan and Ryan Hackney, are accused of failing to report abuse of a minor. The child safety agency declined to say whether it had any prior...
“I spot-check her phone,” Susan Paragas, who is mom to a 13-year-old daughter, toldMashable. “I check because I never know who she might be meeting up with … but she’s very open about showing me when I ask. I question her, ‘Who are you talking to?’ It’s all mostly ...