Duggar Arrested for Child Molestation, Wife Charged

0:00On March 28th, Joseph Dugger, the 31-year-old father of four from the Dugger family reality shows, got arrested last Wednesday, March. 18th, in Tantytown, Arkansas, on charges of molesting a nine-year-old girl during a family trip to Florida back in 2020. His wife Kendra, 27, was picked up two days later on four counts each of endangering a minor's welfare in false imprisonment, and now Joseph faces those same extra charges too. Right after his arrest, their old show counting on disappeared from HBO Max and Discovery Plus in the U.S. The Dugger's first blew up on TLC with 19 kids and counting, which got axed in 2015 over brother Josh's child porn scandal, he's serving. 12 years now, counting on spun-off without him, running 11 seasons till 2020, focusing on the rest of the family. These new allegations stem from a vacation in Panama City Beach, where the now 14-year-old accuser says, Joseph touched her inappropriately.

1:00Multiple times, under a blanket, family reactions have been muted so far. Sources say, no relatives have visited Joseph in jail, just his lawyer. Brother Josh, from behind bars, had his attorney express support, calling out false accusations and hoping for his brother's well-being. Jill and Derek Dillard also shared some love for Kendra and the kids online before her arrest. New details from an arrest warrant affidavit show the girl described the incidents in a detective interview, and when confronted by phone, Joseph. Admitted touching her over her clothes with impure intentions, that led to the warrant crossing state lines from Florida to Arkansas. Joseph is holding up in solitary at Washington County Detention Center, stuck in an 8x10 space for 23 hours a day, reading the Bible. A lot in calling Kendra collect, both the way trial as this family saga keeps unfolding. Entertainment and celebrity news today, powered by AI bringing you what's trending.