Ruby Franke’s husband wanted their daughter to be charged with burglary following the YouTuber’s arrest for child abuse.
A September police report obtained by Fox News Digital Monday details Kevin Franke’s claims that the front door of his home had been “kicked in and damaged” and that some of his electronics were missing.
Kevin, 45, named his eldest daughter, Shari, 20, as a suspect in what he believed to be a burglary.
“Kevin stated that Shari is not allowed in the home, and that he believes she entered unlawfully, and he wants her charged with burglary,” a Utah police officer wrote of the Sept. 1 incident.
The Springville cop then informed Kevin, who later revealed he has been separated from Ruby, that authorities had busted into the estranged couple’s house upon obtaining a search warrant for the premises and were responsible for the damage.
Kevin “wanted to have his daughter charged with theft for taking some hard drives out of the house,” but the officer on the scene informed Kevin that Shari “wasn’t aware” she was not allowed to have them and offered to bring them back.
Shari returned three tablets, three cellphones, three cameras, a stack of written journals and three passports to the Springville Police Department, which in turn gave them to Kevin, according to the outlet.
Police informed Kevin that they would not be charging Shari with any crime.
In response, he allegedly threatened to sue the department.
Pvnew has reached out for a copy of the police report.
Kevin’s attorney, Randy Kester, didn’t immediately return our request for comment.
Police arrested Ruby, 41, and her business partner Jodi Hildebrandt on Aug. 30 on charges of aggravated child abuse after one of the former’s children fled the latter’s house through a window and ran to a neighbor’s house asking for food and water.
Because the child appeared “emaciated” and had duct tape tied around his appendages, the neighbor called the police. Authorities discovered a second malnourished child shortly thereafter and transported them to the hospital.
Ruby Franke arrest: What you need to know
Ruby Franke was a “momfluencer” who had one of YouTube’s biggest channels, “8 Passengers,” which documented her and her husband, Kevin, and their six kids.
Franke was arrested on Aug. 30, 2023, on two counts of aggravated child abuse and could face up to 15 years in prison if convicted.
Franke’s arrest came after an emaciated child with duct tape around their extremities escaped and ran to a neighbor’s house for help.
Franke’s sisters released a joint statement saying they did everything they could to protect their nieces and nephews “behind the public scene” and that the arrest “needed to happen.”
Through a lawyer, Franke’s husband denied having any part in the abuse.
Franke in court accused one of her own children of sexually abusing a sibling for years.
YouTube has deleted Franke’s account and banned her from the platform.
The arrest report, obtained by Pvnew at the time, stated that the former “8 Passengers” host had filmed a video in Hildebrandt’s home just days before the incident, indicating that the vlogger had “knowledge of the abuse, malnourishment and neglect.”
At the time, Shari wrote that she was “glad” to see her mom cuffed.
“Today has been a big day. Me and my family are so glad justice is being served,” she wrote on Instagram.
“We’ve been trying to tell the police and CPS for years about this, and so glad they finally decided to step up.”
Both Ruby and Hildebrandt, 54, remain behind bars. Their court case has been sealed in light of the media frenzy surrounding it.
