Duggar Brother Charged with Child Molestation

0:00On March 19th, Joseph Dugger, the 31-year-old former star of the reality show, 19 Kids in Counting, faces a child molestation charge in, Florida. This comes nearly five years after his brother Josh was convicted for downloading child-sexual abuse images. Authorities arrested Joseph in Arkansas, and he's awaiting extradition to Bay County. Officers in Tantytown, Arkansas spoke with a 14-year-old girl who reported that Dugger molested her multiple times during a family trip to Panama City Beach. She was nine years old at the time. The charge involves lured and lascivious behavior toward a child under 12. The Dugger family gained fame on TLC for their large Baptist household, with 19 children. All names starting with Jay. The show ended in 2015 amid scandals involving Josh, who admitted to molesting sisters in a babysitter years before. No court records are online yet in Florida, so it's unclear if Dugger has a lawyer. Police in both Arkansas and Florida haven't commented publicly.

1:02Meanwhile, the case highlights ongoing issues for the Dugger family, with Joseph set to face formal proceedings soon in Panama City.