Jodi Nan Hildebrandt (born June 15, 1969) is an American convicted child abuser, former counselor, retired businesswoman, and YouTuber. On August 30, 2023, Hildebrandt and Ruby Franke were arrested in Washington County, Utah, and charged with six counts of aggravatedchild abuse of two of Franke's children. Hildebrandt ultimately pleaded guilty to four counts, and was sentenced to serve between four and thirty[a] years in prison on February 20, 2024.[1]
She participated in the Miss Orem pageant in 1990.[7]
Counseling career
Hildebrandt was a Utah licensed counselor, starting in 2005.[8][9] In 2007, she founded the relationship and business counseling business Connexions (styled ConneXions) in Orem, Utah.[10] In 2012, she was the director of LifeStar Utah County, a franchisee of a national company based in Utah that specializes in the psychiatric and psychological treatment of pornography and sex addiction.[11]
Hildebrandt was a business partner of family YouTubevloggerRuby Franke.[8] They launched a YouTube channel called ConneXions together in 2022,[12] and created a joint Instagram account called Moms of Truth,[12] offering parenting classes.[13]
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.[14][15] After the arrest of Hildebrandt and Franke, YouTube banned both from the platform.[16] After pleading guilty to four counts of aggravated child abuse,[17] she was sentenced in 2024 to four terms of one to 15 years consecutively, the maximum for each count under Utah law.[18]
Hildebrandt was later sued by Kevin Franke for emotional distress and negligence.[19]
^ abEach 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]
