EXCLUSIVE: YouTuber mom Ruby Franke appears in court and turns on her children, making outrageous claims about their behavior and accusing THEM of sexual abuse
- Ruby Franke was charged with six counts of felony child abuse after one of her sons was discovered with open wounds and duct tape on their limbs
- The mother-of-six appeared in juvenile court Thursday via video call from jail for a shelter hearing for her four minor children
- Franke made astonishing claims during the hearing that one of her minor children sexually abused one of their siblings
Mother-of-six Ruby Franke sobbed in court as she appeared for a shelter hearing for her four minor children to determine custody.
Speaking to the public courtroom Thursday, the Mormon mom at times broke down as she made shocking claims that one of her minor children sexually abused their sibling and molested several other family members and children in the neighborhood over the years.
The popular YouTuber was arrested along with her business partner Jodi Hildebrandt last month and charged with six counts of felony child abuse after one of her sons was discovered with open wounds and duct tape on their limbs.
Franke, 41, appeared via video from a Utah jail where she remains on a no bail hold at least until her next court appearance scheduled for Friday.
![YouTuber mom Ruby Franke (pictured) has been charged with six counts of felony child abuse after her 12-year-old son was found with open wounds and duct tape on their limbs. Franke made astonishing claims during the hearing that one of her minor children sexually abused another](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/09/07/22/75187815-12493621-image-a-8_1694121174014.jpg)
YouTuber mom Ruby Franke (pictured) has been charged with six counts of felony child abuse after her 12-year-old son was found with open wounds and duct tape on their limbs. Franke made astonishing claims during the hearing that one of her minor children sexually abused another
![Franke's husband Kevin, wearing a dark suit, sat at the table with his attorney looking straight ahead as his wife made the sickening allegations](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/09/08/16/75186753-12493621-Franke_s_husband_Kevin_wearing_a_dark_suit_sat_at_the_table_with-a-8_1694187925437.jpg)
Franke's husband Kevin, wearing a dark suit, sat at the table with his attorney looking straight ahead as his wife made the sickening allegations
![Ruby, her husband, and their six kids were shot into stardom back in 2015, after she started sharing videos giving an inside look into her life as a Mormon mother-of-six on YouTube](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/09/07/22/73055063-12493621-Ruby_her_husband_and_their_six_kids_were_shot_into_stardom_back_-a-5_1694120696523.jpg)
Ruby, her husband, and their six kids were shot into stardom back in 2015, after she started sharing videos giving an inside look into her life as a Mormon mother-of-six on YouTube
The court hearing presided over by Judge Suchada Bazzelle lasted just 30 minutes and inside was Franke's husband, Kevin, with his attorney Randy Kester. At another table were the State attorneys, and what appeared to be Franke's two oldest daughters appearing to be accompanied by an attorney as well.
![Ruby Franke's husband Kevin appeared at Thursday's hearing with his attorney Randy Kester](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/09/07/22/75187601-12493621-Ruby_Franke_s_husband_Kevin_appeared_at_Thursday_s_hearing_with_-a-11_1694121252531.jpg)
Ruby Franke's husband Kevin appeared at Thursday's hearing with his attorney Randy Kester
Seeming to pin the blame for her behavior on her children, Franke went into horrific detail about how one of her six kids abused other children.
She claimed that one of the Franke kids began looking at pornography at just three-years old.
In one of the most shocking claims, Franke said said that her child had been sexually abusing a younger sibling for years, adding that eventually the two of them began to abuse other children.
She also claimed her two children played a 'patting' game with each other, but did not go into further detail.
Franke said that in May her child confessed to sexually abusing 20 people, including cousins and neighbors.
She provided no proof of her sickening allegations.
The court went eerily silent after Ruby made the disturbing claims.
The judge then said that her alleged abusive child 'will then need to be placed in a home with no other children.'
![Judge Bazzelle set the next hearing for a September 15 mediation hearing and a September 18th pre-trial hearing](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/09/07/22/75187589-12493621-image-a-9_1694121180628.jpg)
Judge Bazzelle set the next hearing for a September 15 mediation hearing and a September 18th pre-trial hearing
![Husband Kevin is pictured outside of Thursday's hearing with his attorney Randy Kester](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/09/08/16/75187593-12493621-Husband_Kevin_is_pictured_outside_of_Thursday_s_hearing_with_his-a-3_1694187829431.jpg)
Husband Kevin is pictured outside of Thursday's hearing with his attorney Randy Kester
![The court hearing presided over by Judge Suchada Bazzelle lasted just 30 minutes](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/09/08/16/75187587-12493621-The_court_hearing_presided_over_by_Judge_Suchada_Bazzelle_lasted-a-5_1694187895909.jpg)
The court hearing presided over by Judge Suchada Bazzelle lasted just 30 minutes
Franke's husband Kevin, wearing a dark suit, sat at the table with his attorney looking straight ahead as his wife made the sickening allegations.
In a surprising courtroom move, an attorney who was sitting in the public viewing area stood up and asked the judge to hear details about the molestation of another child because a mother of one of the alleged victims was in the courtroom.
The judge denied the request, citing that details of the alleged abuse can be heard at a future time.
Outside of court DailyMail.com attempted to get a comment from the mother whose kid was allegedly molested by the Franke child, but they refused to speak.
Kevin Franke and his attorney Randy Keester left the courthouse about an hour later and gave no comment when asked if he believed his wife's shocking allegations.
Keester said, 'He's been instructed by the court not to comment to the press. Out of the respect for the children involved we have no comment.'
Judge Bazzelle set the next hearing for a September 15 mediation hearing and a September 18th pre-trial hearing.
The judge told Ruby Franke that if she's released from jail, she will need to attend the hearings in person and if not, they'll have to make accommodations for transportation.
![Ruby's eldest daughter Shari, 20, posted about her mother's arrest on Instagram, sharing an image of police officers outside the home captioned 'Finally'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/09/07/22/74936569-12493621-Ruby_s_eldest_daughter_Shari_20_posted_about_her_mother_s_arrest-a-6_1694120962405.jpg)
Ruby's eldest daughter Shari, 20, posted about her mother's arrest on Instagram, sharing an image of police officers outside the home captioned 'Finally'
![The family blew up on social media after beginning to post videos in 2015](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/09/07/22/75104255-12493621-The_family_blew_up_on_social_media_after_beginning_to_post_video-a-17_1694121362061.jpg)
The family blew up on social media after beginning to post videos in 2015
Ruby Franke first rose to fame for her strict parenting style which blew up on YouTube and made her 'millions' of dollars, she claimed.
She racked up more than 2.2million subscribers for documenting their day-to-day endeavors on social media, along with husband Kevin.
The pair stopped uploading videos in January 2022 and the 8 Passengers page was taken down completely from the website earlier this year.
When asked why she left YouTube behind months later, she said she opted to stop uploading videos because she wanted to 'save her kids.'
In July, she was called out online after video surfaced of her allowing her daughter to go hungry after the young girl had forgotten to make her own lunch before school.
In a video posted to in 2020, Ruby said her daughter's teacher had texted her, telling her that the youngster didn't have anything to eat for lunch.
![Ruby Franke, (left) who ran the now-defunct 8 Passengers channel, was arrested along with her business partner Jodi Hildebrandt (right) on August 30](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/09/07/22/73055577-12493621-Ruby_Franke_left_who_ran_the_now_defunct_8_Passengers_channel_wa-a-15_1694121338526.jpg)
Ruby Franke, (left) who ran the now-defunct 8 Passengers channel, was arrested along with her business partner Jodi Hildebrandt (right) on August 30
![Ruby Franke's Springville, Utah home, is seen on Saturday](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/09/07/22/75004143-12493621-Ruby_Franke_s_Springville_Utah_home_is_seen_on_Saturday-a-16_1694121340793.jpg)
Ruby Franke's Springville, Utah home, is seen on Saturday
She said all her kids are responsible for preparing their own lunches in the morning, so she would not be dropping off any food for her daughter to teach her a lesson.
Franke said: 'My hope [is that] she will be hungry and come home and be like 'that was really painful being hungry all day I'll make sure to always have a lunch with me.''
'The natural outcome is that she is just going to have to go hungry.'
It was this parenting style that helped the woman to gain a massive following on YouTube and shine a spotlight on herself and her family.
After her arrest, one of Ruby's adult children spoke out on social media and shared that she was excited to see justice finally served to her mom.
In an Instagram story after her mom's arrest, Shari, 20, celebrated her mom's arrest and said she had been 'trying to tell the police and CPS for years about this.'
Shari also said that she is 'so glad they finally decided to step up' and that her siblings are safe, DailyMail.com reported.
The 20-year-old shared an image of police officers outside the family's Springville, Utah home along with the caption 'Finally.'
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