YouTube mom Ruby Franke is being held without bail after being charged with six counts of child molestation — and has now been moved to the Utah prison infirmary

YouTube mom Ruby Franke is being held without bail after being charged with six counts of child molestation — and has now been moved to the infirmary of a Utah prison.
Franke and his business partner Jodi Hildebrandt were scheduled to appear in court in St. George, Utah, for a virtual hearing on Friday afternoon, but the trial could not officially begin because technical problems prevailed, according to Utah’s Fifth District Court.
The meeting link was posted and invited over 1,000 users to tune in – many fooled the hearing by making strange noises like barking and calling “mommy” in a baby voice. The
According to KJZZ 14, Utah courts once released a statement saying Franke would not be present more than 30 minutes after the hearing was scheduled to begin.

YouTube mom Ruby Franke is being held without bail after being charged with six counts of child molestation — and has now been moved to the infirmary of a Utah prison

YouTuber mother Ruby Franke (pictured) and her business partner Jodi Hildebrandt were scheduled to appear in court in St. George, Utah, for a virtual hearing on Friday afternoon, but proceedings could not officially begin

The popular YouTuber was arrested last month along with her business partner Hildebrandt and charged with six counts of child abuse after one of her sons was discovered with open wounds and duct tape on his limbs
According to a Purgatory Correctional Facility document obtained by KJZZ 14, Franke, who had been in a holding cell, was moved to the prison’s medical block.
Hildebrandt is also being held without bail.
Many community members and local journalists waited anxiously for the hearing to begin before the court announced it would no longer take place.
Many people had difficulty attending the virtual hearing because WebEx had reached its maximum capacity.
The popular YouTuber was arrested last month along with her business partner Hildebrandt and charged with six counts of child abuse after one of her sons was discovered with open wounds and duct tape on his limbs.
Franke, 41, last appeared in a court hearing on Thursday via video from a prison in Utah, where she is currently being held without bail.
The Utah mother of six sobbed in court as she appeared at a custody hearing for her four minor children on Thursday.
Speaking in open court on Thursday, the Mormon mother broke down at times as she made shocking allegations that one of her minor children had sexually abused his siblings over the years and molested several other family members and children in the neighborhood.

The meeting link was posted and invited over 1,000 users to join the meeting – many fooled the hearing by making strange noises, such as barking and calling “mommy” in a baby voice

Ruby Franke (left), who ran the now-defunct channel 8 Passengers, was arrested on August 30 along with her business partner Jodi Hildebrandt (right).
Franke’s husband, Kevin, wearing a dark suit, sat at the table with his lawyer and looked straight ahead as his wife made the vile allegations.
In a surprise courtroom, a lawyer sitting in the public viewing area stood up and asked the judge to hear details about the molestation of another child because a mother of one of the alleged victims was in the courtroom.
The judge denied the request, saying details of the alleged abuse could be revealed at a later date.
The harrowing 911 call that led to Franke’s arrest was released by police, revealing the heartbreaking moment the neighbor helped her 12-year-old son.
The Good Samaritan raised the alarm when the “emaciated” boy showed up on his doorstep with open wounds and duct tape on his limbs after escaping through a window from Jodi Hildebrandt’s nearby home.
During his call to police, the man can be heard calmly trying to explain the urgent need for help, but he is overwhelmed by the boy’s condition and struggles to get his words out through tears.
“A 12-year-old boy just stood at my front door asking for help,” the neighbor said, according to a recording of the call obtained by ABC.
“And he said he had just come out of a neighbor’s house and we know that neighbor has had problems.
“He is emaciated. He has duct tape around his legs. He is hungry and thirsty.
“He has tape around each ankle.” There are wounds around them. He also wears them around his wrists.
“This boy has obviously been… he’s been arrested. “He’s obviously covered in wounds.”

Ruby Franke’s home in Springville, Utah is seen on Saturday

The family exploded on social media after they began posting videos in 2015

The court hearing presided over by Judge Suchada Bazzelle lasted just 30 minutes on Thursday

Husband Kevin is pictured outside Thursday’s hearing with his attorney Randy Kester

Judge Bazzelle has scheduled the next hearing for September 15th as a mediation hearing and September 18th as a preliminary hearing
Ruby and her husband Kevin Franke’s 10-year-old daughter was later found by police in a similar condition.
In a statement, the Santa Clara-Ivins Department of Public Safety said, “The juvenile’s condition was serious enough that he was evaluated by Santa Clara-Ivins EMS and transported to a local hospital.”
“Police have received information that there may be other youths in a similar condition in a nearby house.”
“Officers arrived at the home, searched the apartment and found another youth who was in a similar physical condition of malnutrition.
“They were also transported by emergency medical services for hospital treatment.”