Ruby Franke Apologized to Her 'Little Chicks' for Abusing Them Before Being Sentenced to Prison

"I will never stop crying for hurting your tender souls," Franke reportdly said at her sentencing on Tuesday. "You're so precious to me. I'm sorry."

• Ruby Franke received four sentences of 1 to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to four counts of aggravated child abuse, according to multiple reports

• Her former business partner, Jodi Hildebrandt, received the same sentence. The two women were arrested on August 30 after Franke's "emaciated" son escaped from Hildebrandt's home and sought help from a neighbor, a probable cause affidavit states

• Both Franke and Hildebrandt apologized to Franke's children in court

Disgraced YouTuber Ruby Franke apologized to her children at her sentencing on Tuesday months after her December guilty plea for abusing them.

Franke, now 42, was arrested on Aug. 30 along with her ex-business partner Jodi Hildebrandt after Franke's "emaciated" 12-year-old son escaped from Hildebrandt’s home in Ivins, Utah, and asked a neighbor for help, according to a probable cause affidavit previously obtained by PEOPLE.

Police said the boy had visible wounds and marks from tape around his wrists and ankles and was hungry. They also found Franke’s 10-year-old daughter in “a similar physical condition of malnourishment” inside Hildebrandt’s home, the affidavit stated.

On Tuesday, Franke and Hildebrandt both received four separate prison sentences of 1 to 15 years, which will run consecutively, according to TODAY, KSL 5 and KUTV. However, the women will not serve more than 30 years due to a Utah law regarding consecutive sentences, Business Insider reports.

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During her sentencing, Franke apologized to her six children. "To my babies, my six little chicks. You are part of me," Franke said, TODAY reports. "I was the mama duck who was consistently waddling you to safety. I can see now that over the past four years, I was in a deep undercurrent that led us to danger."

She added that she was "disoriented" and "believed dark was light and right was wrong."

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"I took from you all that was soft, and safe, and good," Franke continued, according to TODAY. "I took from you your mother. How terrifying this must have been for you. I will never stop crying for hurting your tender souls. You're so precious to me. I'm sorry."

Franke pleaded guilty to four counts of child abuse in December, The New York Times reported.

As part of a plea deal, she pleaded to four counts, rather than the six she was initially charged with, according to The Times, which cited prosecutors. Hildebrandt also pleaded guilty to four charges of aggravated child abuse.

At Hildebrandt's sentencing, which directly followed Franke's on Tuesday, she also spoke directly about Franke's children and stated that she loved them.

"I sincerely love these children," Hildebrandt said, TODAY reports. "I desire for them to heal physically and emotionally. One of the reasons I did not go to trial is that I did not want them to emotionally relive the experience which had been detrimental for them. My hope and prayer is that they will heal and move forward to have beautiful lives.”

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In November, Franke's estranged husband, Kevin Franke, filed for divorce from his wife.

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