Ruby Franke gained millions of subscribers for her YouTube parenting videos – now she has been jailed for starving and torturing children

How did a family-friendly channel turn into something potentially sinister? Here’s what we know about the child cruelty scandal that has shocked America

Jodi Hildebrandt (left) and Ruby Franke

Faiza Saqib and Amelia Neath
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A mother of six who gave parenting advice to millions on her popular YouTube channel has been sentenced to up to 30 years in prison on child abuse charges.

Utah mother Ruby Franke made a tearful apology to her children for physically and emotionally abusing them before a judge delivered the sentence.