Jodi Hildebrandt to appear in court days after YouTube mom Ruby Franke pleads guilty to child abuse
CBSN
Jodi Hilderbrandt, a therapist and the business partner of YouTube vlogger Ruby Franke, is scheduled to appear in court today, nine days after Franke pleaded guilty to several charges of child abuse.
As part of her plea agreement, Franke said she would testify against Hildebrandt, who has been charged with six counts of aggravated child abuse, a second-degree felony, according to court documents reviewed by CBS News.
Hildebrandt is scheduled to appear in court at 11 a.m. MST, according to CBS News affiliate KUTV. She is set to face the same judge that Franke did.

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