https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/rub...rcna102731
""Ruby Franke, the Utah mom behind the now-defunct family YouTube channel 8 Passengers, was arrested Wednesday on child abuse charges after a malnourished child with open wounds and duct tape on their extremities was found, officials announced.
Franke's business partner, Jodi Hildebrandt, was also arrested on the same charges. The two regularly collaborate on relationship and parenting advice videos for Hildebrandt's life counseling service ConneXions. ConneXions has been criticized in the past for its teachings about parenting, including prioritizing the organization's "principles of truth" over a person's children.
The Santa Clara-Ivins Public Safety Department said in a press release Thursday it received a report about a juvenile in need of help at 10:50 a.m. Wednesday morning. The juvenile was described as 'emaciated and malnourished, with open wounds and duct tape around the extremities, The condition of the juvenile was so severe that they were seen by Santa Clara-Ivins EMS and transported to a local area hospital,' the press release said. Evidence led officers to a nearby home where another juvenile was found in similar condition and taken to a local hospital for treatment, the release said."
Not directly about the Mormon church but lately there's been quite a few high profile cases of active Mormons in the news for various controversies.
""Ruby Franke, the Utah mom behind the now-defunct family YouTube channel 8 Passengers, was arrested Wednesday on child abuse charges after a malnourished child with open wounds and duct tape on their extremities was found, officials announced.
Franke's business partner, Jodi Hildebrandt, was also arrested on the same charges. The two regularly collaborate on relationship and parenting advice videos for Hildebrandt's life counseling service ConneXions. ConneXions has been criticized in the past for its teachings about parenting, including prioritizing the organization's "principles of truth" over a person's children.
The Santa Clara-Ivins Public Safety Department said in a press release Thursday it received a report about a juvenile in need of help at 10:50 a.m. Wednesday morning. The juvenile was described as 'emaciated and malnourished, with open wounds and duct tape around the extremities, The condition of the juvenile was so severe that they were seen by Santa Clara-Ivins EMS and transported to a local area hospital,' the press release said. Evidence led officers to a nearby home where another juvenile was found in similar condition and taken to a local hospital for treatment, the release said."
Not directly about the Mormon church but lately there's been quite a few high profile cases of active Mormons in the news for various controversies.