Joseph Duggar Arrested for Child Abuse

0:00You're listening to entertainment and celebrity news today, powered by the Daily News Now. Footage from Joseph Dougher's arrest surfaced this week, showing the 31-year-old former reality star at Washington County Jail in Arkansas. He faces charges of lude and lascivious molestation of a girl under 12, stemming from an incident back in 2020 during a family vacation in Florida. The allegations involve inappropriate touching of a nine-year-old girl, who he reportedly asked to sit on his lap and later next to him under A. Blanket. Officers say he graced her genitals and rubbed her thighs before apologizing, and the behavior stopped after that. Family members express shock over the news. His sister, Jill Dougher Dillard, called it stunning, while Joseph himself had previously voiced harboring over his brother Josh's similar child. Exploitation conviction admitting it revealed a hidden double life. The victim, now 14, came forward recently during a forensic interview about past abuse.

1:00Dougher allegedly confessed his actions to her father and investigators. He's held without bond, awaiting extradition to Florida for court appearance via Zoom on March 20th, as the case moves forward.