News about Kevin Franke

Kevin Franke has filed a lawsuit claiming that he and his children were the victims of alleged emotional distress and negligence by Jodi Hildebrandt. KUTV reported that the lawsuit filed by Franke cites 'intentional infliction of emotional distress', 'negligent infliction of emotional distress' and 'negligence'. The complain alleges that Hildebrandt acted with disregard of the probability of causing emotional distress to Franke and to each of his children.

After she began to live with him and his estranged wife Ruby Franke in 2021 to help her combat 'evil spirits' and 'cast the demons out,' Kevin Franke said he was Jodi Hildebrandt's "resident exorcist."

After she began to live with him and his estranged wife Ruby Franke in 2021 to help her battle "evil spirits" and "cast the demons out," Kevin Franke said. Kevin said that once she was under their roof, strange flashing lights, loud noises, and floating objects began to occupy the house. When she first started getting a 'trance,' he said he'd have to give her 'blessings' to help.

Ruby Franke, a mother of six children, became a internet sensation thanks to her YouTube channel 8 Passengers, in which her millions of viewers watched how she and her husband, Kevin Franke, raised and disciplined their six children. But all was not as it seemed, and Franke, 42, pleaded guilty to four charges of child violence after one of her young children died and warned a neighbor of their distress. MailOnline explores how the disgraced mommy blogger became an online celebrity before her empire crumbled and she was found guilty of child abuse.

In the aftermath of Ruby Franke's plea of guilty to child abuse charges in Utah, her estranged husband is requesting that her business partner stump up and pay for their children's medical care. Ruby, 54, ran a YouTube channel named U Passengers alongside Hildebrandt, 54, for many years. When one of Ruby's children escaped from a Hildebrandt home and went to a neighbor's house to demand food and water with duct tape around his ankle and wrists, the whistle was blown on their cruelty. Kevin Franke is requesting that Hildebrandt compensate their children's recovery, in part from the proceeds of a $5.1 million house that she listed for auction earlier this month.

Ruby Franke, a 'Momfluencer,' became a internet sensation thanks to her YouTube channel 8 Passengers, in which her millions of viewers watched how she and then husband, Kevin Franke, raised and disciplined their six children.' Franke pleaded guilty to four counts of second-degree aggravated child cruelty in a Utah court on Monday. Franke, a Mormon, was accused of starving her children and restraining them with duct tape among other things. Franke attempted to shift the blame to her company partner, Jodi Hildebrandt, who had 'distorted her sense of morality' in the quest for online success.' Both Franke and Hildebrandt were arrested and charged with six counts of child violence after her 12-year-old child crawled out of a window in Hildebrandt's house, hungry and with tape on his ankles.

The former YouTube stars have been ordered not to harass each other or disparage each other to their six children as she sits in jail facing aggravated child abuse charges

Kevin Franke, 44, co-starred on the couple's 8 Passengers parenting channel, secretly divorced his wife 15 months ago over a "a difference of opinion about their parenting." Jodi Hildebrandt, Ruby's 41-year-old husband, launched a new life-coaching service in Springville, Utah, shortly after her release, shortly after her arrest. On August 30, the two women were arrested and charged with six counts of criminal child violence after police discovered Russell's 12-year-old son Russell was severely wounded, stabbed, and tied with duct tape at Hildebrandt's house. 'Kevin did not want to be separated,' lawyer Randy Kester said.

Ruby, a disgraced parenting blogger from Utah, was arrested in August after her 'emaciated' son alerted police to the allegedly horrific neglect. Ruby, together with business partner Jodi Hildebrandt, 54, who was later arrested, operated ConneXions, a turbulent parent counselling firm. Since police rescued two of Ruby's six children at Hildebrant's house, the Mormon YouTuber and Hildebrant were charged with six counts of child violence each. Both children seemed to be hungry, and police searched Ruby's home nearby to locate her other children. Two days after Ruby was arrested after a raid at the house, her estranged husband, Kevin Franke (left), called police, claiming the house had been broken into and robbed, as well as blaming Shari, their eldest daughter. 'Explain to me again why this was not robbery?' As seen on the recently published bodycam video, Kevin asked detectives when they returned the items.

Ruby Franke, a YouTuber, has been charged with six counts of criminal child violence after her 12-year-old son was discovered with open wounds and duct tape on their limbs. Ruby, the 8 Passengers YouTube channel, was arrested on two charges of aggravated child abuse together with business partner Jodi Hildebrandt on August 30. According to a probable cause affidavit, the Mormon mother's son had climbed out of a window of Hildebrandt's house and ran to a neighbor's house for assistance. The baby was discovered in a swollen state in addition to his wounds. Ruby and her partner Kevin Franke's 10-year-old daughter was discovered in a similar situation. Hildebrandt was also charged with six counts of unlawful child abuse in Washington County, Utah. Each count carries a prison term of up to 15 years and a $10,000 fine. 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

Several troubling facts have surfaced, revealing how Ruby and Kevin Franke's Mormon children were exposed to strenuous chores in the heat at their Utah home. Kevin Franke is married to Ruby Franke, who produced the 8 Passengers YouTube channel. On Wednesday, Ruby and her business partner, Jodi Hildebrandt, were arrested together. They were arrested on two counts of aggravated child cruelty after troubling neighbors voiced doubts about the child's wellbeing. Ruby, who had more than 2.2 million followers, may have'starved' her children, according to neighbors who are relieved that authorities have now intervened.

Since they fled to a neighbor and asked for food and water on Wednesday, police were alerted to a malnourished child with open wounds and duct tape on their extremities. As the mother-of-six remains in detention at the Washington County Sheriff's Department with her business partner Jodi Hildebrandt, Franke's husband Kevin Franke (pictured left with his wife Ruby Franke) has reported that he is still trying to keep his children together. Both Franke and Hildebrandt were chastised for their parenting skills when collaborating on Hildebrandt's life counselling service ConneXions, in which they make videos advising people. Four minor children were taken into the care of Child and Family Services earlier this week. If the children were related to either woman, it is unconfirmed.

Ruby Franke, 41, is best known for her YouTube channel 8 Passengers, and she and her business partner Jodi Hildebrandt were arrested on suspicion of two counts of aggravated child abuse earlier this week. Shari, Chad, Abby, Julie, Russell, and Eve are among Franke's six children with her husband Kevin Franke (pictured left). When speaking to Page Six, Kevin's lawyer, Randy S.Kester, said that his client's "urgent desire is simply to keep his children together under his fatherly care." Following the police's probe, four children were taken into the custody of Child and Family Services. If the children were related to either woman, it is unconfirmed.