Daughter of former family vlogger Ruby Franke opens up about abuse her mother inflicted
Shari Franke, the eldest daughter of Ruby Franke, a once-popular family vlogger who was convicted of child abuse, opened up about whether she could ever forgive her mother.
The eldest daughter of Ruby Franke, a once-popular family vlogger who was convicted of child abuse, opened up about whether she could ever forgive her mother.
“Forgiveness is something I’ve had to study a lot and kind of think about what it means,” Shari Franke, 21, said in an interview with ABC’s “Good Morning America” that aired Tuesday. “But for me, forgiveness would look like not letting that consume every moment of my life.”
Ruby Franke pleaded guilty to four counts of child abuse in 2023 and received four separate prison sentences of one to 15 years each. Her business partner, Jodi Hildebrandt, received the same sentence.
Shari Franke’s memoir, “The House of My Mother: A Daughter’s Quest for Freedom,” was released Tuesday by Simon & Schuster.
For years, the Franke family was known for its popular and often controversial YouTube channel, “8 Passengers,” where Ruby Franke documented her life with her husband, Kevin Franke, and their six children. The channel had more than 2 million subscribers before it ended.
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