Duggar Brother Charged with Child Abuse

0:00On March 26, Joseph Dugger, the 31-year-old from the reality show, 19 Kids and Counting, faces serious charges after allegedly groping, a nine-year-old girl during a family trip to Panama City Beach, Florida, back in 2020. Court documents say the victim, now 14, described multiple incidents where he covered them with a blanket and touched her inappropriately over. Her clothing. He's been arrested in Arkansas and agreed to extradition to Florida for lewd and lascivious behavior with a minor. His wife, Kendrae Dugger, already faces child endangerment and false imprisonment charges in Arkansas, and now Joseph is charged with the same offenses. There too, officials say a forensic interview with the girl gave a clear, consistent account that led to the arrest warrant. Family members have reacted publicly to the news. Joseph's brother Josh, serving a 12-year prison sentence for child pornography, spoke through his lawyer about the pain of accusations and wished. His brother, well, Sister Jill Dillard said she was shocked and heartbroken when she heard

1:03about the arrest. In talking to investigators, Joseph admitted to touching the girl over her clothes and said his intentions were not pure, and he later apologized to her, after which the incidents reportedly stopped. The Bay County Sheriff's Office gathered enough evidence from the interview to move forward. Joseph remains in custody in Arkansas as he prepares for extradition to Florida, where the case will play out in court. That's the story for today. Entertainment and celebrity news today, driven by AI. I'm Corey with The Story