| Jodi Hildebrandt | |
| Birth Name: | Jodi Nan Hildebrandt |
| Birth Date: | [1] |
| Spouse: | [2] |
| Children: | 2 |
| Victims: | 2 |
| Occupation: | Counselor, former YouTuber |
| Penalty: | 4 to 30 years imprisonment |
| Conviction: | Aggravated child abuse (4 counts) |
| Date: | 2020–2023 |
| Apprehended: | August 30, 2023 |
| Status: | Incarcerated |
Jodi Nan Hildebrandt (born January 17, 1968) 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 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 years in prison on February 20, 2024.[3]
Jodi Hildebrandt was born to Jay & Florence (née Haynie) Hildebrandt on January 17, 1968. She grew up in Tucson, Arizona, and attended Canyon Del Oro High School.[4]
Hildebrandt was raised by devout followers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and her father was a pilot with the US Air Force.[5]
She participated in the Miss Orem (Utah) pageant in 1990.[6]
Hildebrandt was a Utah licensed counselor, starting in 2005. 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.
In 2007, Hildebrandt founded the relationship and business counseling business Connexions (styled ConneXions) in Orem, Utah.[7]
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.[8] [9] 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.[10]
Hildebrandt was a business partner of family YouTube vlogger Ruby Franke,[8] launching a YouTube channel together called ConneXions in 2022,[11] and creating a joint Instagram account called Moms of Truth,[11] offering parenting classes.[12]
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.[13] [14] After the arrest of Hildebrandt and Franke, YouTube banned both from the platform.[15] After pleading guilty to four counts of aggravated child abuse,[16] she was sentenced in 2024 to four terms of one to 15 years consecutively, the maximum for each count under Utah law.[17]
Hildebrandt was later sued by Kevin Franke over the child abuse she committed on his kids and for ruining his family.[18]
Jodi Hildebrandt appeared in the Lifetime film portrayed by Heather Locklear.[19]