Jodi Hildebrandt

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Jodi Nan Hildebrandt
BornJune 1969 (age 54)[3]
Utah, U.S.[3]
StatusIncarcerated
Occupation(s)Counselor, former YouTuber
Spouse
Brenten C. Pugh
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(m. 1999; div. 2012)​
[3][4]
Children2[3]
Conviction(s)Aggravated child abuse (4 counts)
Criminal penalty4 to 30 years imprisonment[a]
Details
Victims2
Date2020–2023
Date apprehended
August 30, 2023

Jodi Nan Hildebrandt (born June 1969)[3] is an American convicted child abuser. On August 30, 2023, Hildebrandt and Ruby Franke were arrested in Washington County, Utah, and charged with six counts of aggravated child abuse of two of Franke's children under Utah law, four counts to which she pled guilty. She was sentenced to serve between four and thirty[a] years in prison on February 20, 2024.[1]

Biography[edit]

Born in June 1969, Hildebrandt studied English literature at Brigham Young University, and received an MS in Educational Psychology from University of Utah.[3] Hildebrandt married Brenten C. Pugh in 1999, had two children and was divorced in 2012.[3]

Counselor[edit]

Following university, she spent four years working as the program director at Cirque Lodge, Utah drug rehabilitation facility emphasizing addiction therapy.[3] Hildebrandt was a Utah licensed counselor since 2005.[5][6] In 2012, she was the director of LifeStar Utah County, a franchisee of a national company based in Utah that specialized in pornography addiction and sexual addiction.[7]

ConneXions[edit]

In 2007, Hildebrandt founded the relationship and business counseling business Connexions (styled ConneXions) in Orem, Utah.[3][8]

In 2012, Hildebrandt's license was put on probation for 18 months after she "disclosed sensitive confidential information" of a former client to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Brigham Young University between 2008 and 2010, according to Utah Department of Commerce's Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing documents.[5][6] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced that Hildebrandt was no longer on their Family Services' referral list due to the case.[7]

Hildebrandt was a business partner of family YouTube vlogger Ruby Franke,[5] launching a YouTube channel together called ConneXions in 2022,[9] and creating a joint Instagram account called Moms of Truth,[9] offering parenting classes.[10]

By 2023, Hildebrandt had written 24 books and released 22 DVDs over ten years.[3]

On August 30, 2023, Hildebrandt was arrested in Washington County, Utah, and charged with six counts of aggravated child abuse. She surrendered her license as a counselor pending resolution of the court case and a disciplinary investigation.[11][12] After the arrest of Hildebrandt and Franke, YouTube banned both from the platform.[13] After pleading guilty to four counts of aggravated child abuse,[14] she was sentenced in 2024 to four terms of one to 15 years consecutively, the maximum for each count under Utah law.[15]

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Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Each of the four counts Hildebrandt was convicted on carried a term of 1 to 15 years' imprisonment, which were ordered to be served consecutively. The minimum amount of time Hildebrandt must serve is therefore 4 years, and, absent any superseding legislation, the maximum amount of time would be 60 years; however, the Utah Code dictates that the time served by a defendant upon whom consecutive sentences (except those of life imprisonment or the death penalty) are imposed must not exceed 30 years.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Jodi Hildebrandt and Ruby Franke sentenced to 4 consecutive terms in prison". Deseret News. February 20, 2024. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "Utah Code Section 76-3-401". le.utah.gov. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Who is Jodi Hildebrandt's husband? Why was she arrested? net worth, career, biography". www.hollywoodsmagazine.com.
  4. ^ "Does Jodi Hildebrandt have kids? All about her ex husband and family life amid ongoing trial". msn.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c Cohen, Rebecca. "A former client of Jodi Hildebrandt says his family and life were 'destroyed' after she spilled details of his sessions to the Mormon Church". Business Insider.
  6. ^ a b https://web.archive.org/web/20210118185629/https://dopl.utah.gov/orders/2012-32_SO_2012-01-27.pdf
  7. ^ a b May, Heather. "Porn therapist disciplined for telling church, BYU about man". The Salt Lake Tribune.
  8. ^ Turner, Jared (September 8, 2023). "YouTuber, business partner charged with child abuse suffer apparent 'medical issues' in jail". KUTV.
  9. ^ a b Bubalo, Mattea (September 9, 2023). "Ruby Franke and 8 passengers: The rise and fall of a parenting influencer". BBC News. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  10. ^ Ables, Kelsey; Bellware, Kim (September 1, 2023). "What to know about Ruby Franke, parenting YouTuber charged with child abuse". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  11. ^ "YouTube mom Ruby Franke to plead guilty in child abuse case, attorney says". ABC News.
  12. ^ "Jodi Hildebrandt agrees to give up counseling license amid child abuse charges". Deseret News. January 31, 2024.
  13. ^ Wood, Tom (September 14, 2023). "YouTube removes all Ruby Franke content and threatens to ban anyone who re-uploads any". Unilad. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  14. ^ "Jodi Hildebrandt: YouTuber Ruby Franke's business partner pleads guilty". BBC News. December 28, 2023.
  15. ^ "Ruby Franke: Parenting advice YouTuber given maximum sentence for child abuse". BBC News. February 20, 2024.
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