YouTuber Ruby Franke and business partner Jodi Hildebrandt will remain held without bail, judge says

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They were each charged with six counts of felony child abuse last week by the Washington County Attorney’s Office.

Police Lt. Warren Foster previously told NBC News that authorities made several attempts to follow up on the allegations. He added that inquiries from the Department of Child and Family Services yielded no results. DCFS were alsoA spokeswoman for the DCFS previously declined to comment, citing confidentiality and privacy rules.

Rep. Christine Watkins, a chair of the panel, said Friday that she is aware of the Franke case through news reports and is planning to follow up with DCFS with her own questions about what occurred. She also questioned whether Franke’s status as a well-known YouTube vlogger and the outward appearance she presented about her family may have influenced any child welfare investigations.

 

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