American influencer specializing in large families, Ruby Franke, has been arrested for child abuse.
The mother of the family advocated an education ” hard “, based on deprivation of water, food or even sleep.
A very controversial education…
You may (probably) not know her, but Ruby Franke is an American influencer, specializing in advice and other educational methods for large families, and whose YouTube channel has more than 2 million subscribers. ” Mattered “, since the channel in question was recently banned, and the mother of the family has just been arrested and placed in detention.
Indeed, on its networks, Ruby Franke advocated an education ” hard very controversial, based in particular on deprivation of food and other punishments of all kinds. Ruby Franke had become popular in 2015 with her channel 8 Passengers, which shares videos of her daily life with her husband and six children. It was one of the influencer’s 12-year-old sons who was behind her arrest.
From youtuber… to inmate
Indeed, the young boy was able to escape the vigilance of his relatives, before going to alert a neighbor of the Franke family. Weakened, hungry and thirsty, the young boy asked his neighbors for help. The testimonies of the authorities also state “ open wounds and work tape around the arms and legs “.
Authorities in Ivins, Utah, later discovered another minor also suffering from physical abuse and malnutrition at Ruby Franke’s residence. Both were taken to hospital, while the influencer was charged with aggravated mistreatment of minors.
For a few long months already, many Internet users have reported certain abuses on the part of the American influencer. Shari Franke, the oldest child in the family, had also denounced her parents’ methods of education, while cutting ties with her mother.
In France, influencers are often at the heart of many controversies (such as their carbon footprint, for example). Also, in order to avoid certain abuses, in particular commercial, a law was recently adopted.
Source : 20 minutes
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