Family vlogger Ruby Franke arrested after malnourished son escapes home

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suspicion of aggravated child abuse. Her business partner Jodi Hildebrandt has also been arrested on the same charges.For followers of Franke’s social media presence, these charges come as no surprise, as the mom of six has faced criticism for years over her strict parenting style.The arrest of Franke and Hildebrandt came after authorities say they received a report from a neighbour about an “emaciated and malnourished” juvenile in need of help on Wednesday morning.The child had open wounds on his body and duct tape wrapped around his extremities.

He was asking for food and water. When emergency medical workers arrived on scene, the child’s condition was so severe that he was transported to a local hospital, police said.“Information was obtained by police that other juveniles in similar condition may be in a nearby home,” the Santa Clara-Ivins Public Safety Department wrote in a press release.When police searched the home, they found another child in a similar emaciated condition.

She was also taken to a local hospital for treatment.According to an affidavit filed by an officer with the Santa Clara-Ivins Public Safety Department, the child who escaped the home was Franke’s 12-year-old son, who climbed out of a window in Hildebrant’s residence in Ivins, Utah, CBS reported. The officer added that Franke’s son had “deep lacerations from being tied up with rope.”The other emaciated child found in the residence was Franke’s 10-year-old daughter.A search warrant for the home was obtained and police found evidence “consistent with the markings found on the juvenile,” according to the release.The Department of Child and Family Services was contacted and two more children were removed from the home and taken into state care.Both