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A Utah-based "momfluencer" previously known for her family YouTube channel has been arrested with her husband on suspicion of child abuse after her child ran to her neighbors for help, reported The Daily Beast on Thursday.

"Ruby Franke, the momfluencer behind the now-defunct channel '8 Passengers,' was arrested after authorities received a report about a juvenile in need of help, the Santa Clara-Ivins Public Safety Department said in a Thursday press release," reported AJ McDougall. "Arresting documents obtained by Salt Lake City station Fox 13 describe an 'emaciated' child climbing out of a window and running to a neighbor’s home to ask for food and water. The neighbor alerted police, the documents say, after noticing the child had 'open wounds' and duct tape wrapped 'around the extremities.'"

The child had to be hospitalized because their condition was so serious, the report continued....

Former Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) was defeated in 2010 amid a tea party wave that thumped Democrats' majority in Congress, but did not topple it completely. As one of the Senate's top progressive voices, many on the left saw the Wisconsin vote as a great loss to their cause.