“I was led to believe this world was an evil place filled with church leaders that lie and molest….and children who need abuse.  My choice to believe this led to criminal behavior.  Jodi Hildebrandt was never my business partner, she was my son’s counselor.”

Franke calls her children and her now ex-husband Kevin the loves of her life as she breaks down in tears.

Ruby Franke’s defence attorney says she was indoctrinated by her business partner Jodi Hildebrandt.

Ruby has unwrapped the layers of deceit and deception forced upon her by Jodi, the defence said.

The defence added that she is committed to doing the work.

“She is a delightful and respectful person.”

The prosecution is asking the judge to honor the plea agreement, which states that Franke will serve prison time on the child abuse charges.

“She committed horrible acts of child abuse…..in a concentration camp setting.”

Ruby Franke is now in the Utah courtroom for sentencing.

The judge is on the bench.

The two women will learn their fate on Tuesday.

Both have already pleaded guilty to four counts of aggravated child abuse.

They each face a minimum of four years to a maximum of 60 years in prison.

The judge will only decide if their sentences will run consecutive or concurrent.

The hearing will be livestreamed on Law&Crime’s YouTube page.

A 911 call reveals the chilling details of the incident that led to Youtube influencer Ruby Franke’s arrest, when her 12-year-old child sought food and water from a neighbor.

Ms Franke’s child, who was reportedly also in the care of her business partner Jodi Hildebrandt, “climbed out of the window AND ran to a neighbor’s home” on 30 August.

The child reportedly showed up at the neighbor’s home with “duct tape” covering his ankles and wrists as he begged for food and water.

Alarmed, the neighbor called the police.

The neighbors of YouTube family vlogger Ruby Franke were reportedly not surprised to see her Utah home swarmed by police when she was arrested in September.

Some say they were just happy that the police weren’t pulling bodies from the house.

“Everyone is just breathing a collective sigh of relief because we thought they were going to come out of that house with body bags,” one of her neighbors told NBC News.

Parenting advice blogger Ruby Franke pleaded guilty in December to four counts of aggravated child abuse for physically and emotionally abusing her children.

Utah mental health counselor and Franke’s business partner Jodi Hildebrandt also plead guilty.

They both face sentencing today.

Both women pleaded guilty to four counts of aggravated child abuse.

They each face a minimum of four years to a maximum of 60 years (1-15 years per count).

However, the maximum either one could spend in prison is 30 years. This decision will not be up to the judge because in Utah, it will be up to the board of pardons & parole at a later date.

At the sentencing on Tuesday, the judge will only decide if their sentences will run consecutive or concurrent.

The charges, which are second degree felonies, are probation-eligible which means the judge could sentence the women to no prison time. But in their plea agreements, they stated that they agree to spend prison time which is expected to be honored by the judge.

The sentencing is expected to begin at 10am MT/12pm ET.

Kevin Franke, the husband of disgraced the YouTube vlogger, filed for divorce in November 2023, months after she was first charged with felony child abuse.

Just ahead of her sentencing on Tuesday, his attorney issued this statement to Law&Crime:

“We trust the judge to sentence them both to 1-15 years for each of the four counts, to run consecutively, and then let the Utah State Board of Pardons decide if that should be shortened or other conditions imposed. The treatment these children received at the hands of those whom the children had a right to trust, was horrific and inhumane, both physically and psychologically.  Kevin remains focused on the rehabilitation of these sweet and vulnerable children so that they might return to a normal life as soon as possible.”