The attorney representing Ruby Franke’s estranged husband, Kevin Franke, sat down with the Law&Crime Network’s Sierra Gillespie in Provo, Utah. Randy Kester said he thinks “it’s apparent to Kevin” that the abuse happened and he “believes his son and the reports that were given to law enforcement.” Kester also gave insights into how involved Jodi Hildebrandt, whose home the 12-year-old boy escaped from, was in the Franke’s lives.
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This had been happening way before Hildabrant came along. It’s in their vlogs
He was a spineless wimp looking the other way.
I will not read anything about this man anymore he was complicit in the abuse and i dont know why he was not charged and is serving prison time.
How did he know she was a bad lady? What did he know? Curious.
Stay silent kevin..do what you do best
He should have questioned Rubi asking him to leave and Jodi a stranger telling them to separate and you can’t see your kids! Umm no! Red flags everywhere!
There were signs before Jodi ever came into the picture! Hence rubis journals.. punishing by giving no food.. 10push ups for leaving socks outside.. all this happened prior to Jodi!
"Ok. I filmed my kids being "punished", starved, sleeped deprived, not allowed Christmas or birthday celebrations, I laughed filming Chad having no room… I had nothing to do with my kids for over a year! No phonecalls. No presents.
But hey! I am a great dad! They need me!
I am going to film them living without a mother who is in prison.
Oh the $$$ I will make!"
Ruby abused her kids before Jodi was involved
10:12 that child's eyes say a lot.
What about of the stuff he went along with before Jodi entered the picture? Even during his initial interview he asked what was going to happen to his wife, never how his kids were doing and when he could see them. And if I found out my spouse had abused my kids you better believe I'd confront him about it.
You can’t trust him with the kids
Cant destroy what was already broken. It would have tumbled one way or the other. Time to quit shifting the blame from one woman to the next. Ruby was their mother for gawd sake.
This problem is multigenerational within Ruby's ancestry before Jody was even born. Ruby abused her children before she even met Jody. Ruby withheld food. The fact that people not related within the Mormon Church have perpetrated the same peculiar abuses within their own families tells you something about the Mormon Church. There's either a counter church infiltration, or the Mormon faith is corrupt.
You don’t take a “mental health care counselors” word for it when it’s obviously bad advice. He took the easy way out.
Little Kevvy needs to give a crap about his kids. He had legal rights to see his kids. He didn’t bother. I don’t care if a counselor said I couldn’t see my kids, I AM GOING TO SEE MY KIDS.
this is such BS , he does not see his kids for over a year, then this tool has the audacity to say he "has an exceptionally stong bond" .. i don't buy any of it. i don't believe he did not know, i do not believe he is a victim of this circumstance, at the very best he is a dupe, a stooge that kept his eyes averted to the horrific things done to the children, at worst he is knowingly complicit and is using the system to keep himself out of jail. HOW DO YOU HAVE ZERO CONTACT WITH YOUR KIDS AND STILL HAVE THE GALL TO CALL YOURSELF A "FATHER" ??
There are alot of men coming out on You Tube about all this man is saying about Jodi Hildebrandt.
How she ruined their lives, marriages and children! She also charged these families thousands and thousands of dollars.
My hope is that all these men and wives that caught on to Jodi's diabolical teachings, will file a class action law suit against her and take her to court to make her face what she did to so many families. I hope they put liens on her "torture mansion" so Jodi doesn't see a red cent. She's banking on the money from the sale of that house to live off of so she doesn't have to eat jail food. Her kids have nothing to do with her, so I'm sure she's begging any friend she thought she had, to put money on her jail canteen.
Please! Anybody that was a victim of Jodi Hildebrandt! Don't let this woman get away with her crimes!
Satanic ritual abuse. The whole family are satanists.
Is this the same father that wanted to charge his daughter with theft, or breaking & entering, for going into the family home to retrieve info to help law enforcement??? Not to mention that he willingly participated in the abusive discipline of his children – all captured on video & their 8 Passengers channel. Top Notch!!!! No, he shouldn’t have custody of any of those children.
No…Kevin is telling ruby on the jail calls he believes her
He should be arrested and charged! He doesn't love and doesn't care about the children! He is not a father to the kids and an accomplice in the abuse of the kids.
What kind of man would let that woman come in and destroy his family like this?
Note: per this lawyer, Kevin “had no idea that THIS TYPE OF ABUSE was going on.”. Are you admitting that he was aware that SOME type of abuse was going on? Because we all know, after watching the 8 Passenger videos, that Kevin was very well aware of the situation.
If anyone believes Kevin is worried about the privacy of his children, I submit years of 8 Passengers videos to refute this statement.
PS – Kevin will definitely tell his story to the highest bidder!
Even IF Kevin told the truth, then his mental & emotional capabilities are severely impaired. So much so he can’t care for traumatised children.
Even then, pictures showed all children underweight. Were people blind?
THIS IS BS. Kevin Franke went along with all the abuse in 8passengers.
What a dangerous woman …
He was Not shocked. „He didn‘t know? He was Not Interested! „Strong Bond“??? He was absent!!
He was Not there all the time. He didn‘t want to see them for so long time!!! This man is Not ok.
He believes his son? What? There is something to believe??
I hope Kevin does get his children back
He was part of the abuses before Jodi. They’re his children and if he was so easy manipulated by Jodi, I don’t believe he is the right person to take care of the kids.
What a horrible mess!
Not buying this Lawyer’s BS for one second!!! He is as full of it as Ruby and Kevin are.
He knew the sisters knew the parents knew. The parents never left the mission they are on to even support any of this family. Why contact -he was invisible for a year. He will drive for a hearing but not to see his kids.
This is disgusting. He is as guilty as Ruby is.
This joker never saw his children or else he would know they were being abused. He abandoned his kids. I hope he never gets custody. The kids deserve so much better than him.