Kendra Duggar Wife 19 kids and counting Joseph Duggar was arrested two days after him on a separate set of child endangerment and false imprisonment charges, all of which he now faces and which are said to be the result of an investigation at their family home related to the separate charges that led to his arrest for inappropriate contact with a 9-year-old in 2020, which sent the former reality TV personality to prison last week.
Kendra Duggar, 27, and Joseph Duggar, 31, were each charged on March 20 with four counts of endangering the welfare of a minor and four counts of false imprisonment after an investigation, according to a statement from local police in Tontitown, Arkansas. She was arrested Friday and booked into the Washington County Detention Center in Fayetteville just before 5 p.m. local time. She was released on bail by 6:20 p.m. and is scheduled to return to court on April 29, according to local records.
Police noted in the statement that an “active and ongoing” investigation is underway regarding the charges, and that “Arkansas law limits the amount of information that can be released publicly in cases involving minors and other sensitive circumstances.”
“To protect the integrity of the investigation and the privacy of those involved, no further details will be provided at this time,” Tontitown Police said.
Kendra’s arrest and the charges the couple now face are a direct result of the investigation into Joseph Duggar after he apparently admitted to a 9-year-old girl accusing him of molesting her while the couple was on vacation in Florida in 2020. After his arrest on March 18 in Arkansas on an arrest warrant out of Bay County, Florida, a police investigation into the couple’s home found that bedroom locks were on the outside of the doors, according to a source close to the family who spoke out. with the people.
The couple’s four children are: Garrett David, born in 2018; Addison Renee, born in 2019; Brooklyn Bryce, born in 2021; And Justus, born in 2022.
It is worth noting that the Duggar family had placed locks on their children’s bedroom doors to keep eldest son, Josh Duggar, away from them. In 2015, it was discovered that Josh Duggar had molested several underage girls from 2000 to 2004, when he was between 12 and 16 years old. Among them are four of his sisters. He is currently serving a prison sentence of 12 years and seven months.
Revelations of apparently admitted pedophilia among members of the famous Duggar family came alive last week when the accused girl’s father, Joseph Duggar, a father of four, confronted her about her latest account of what happened six years ago, at which point police say Joseph admitted to “unlawful sexual contact.”
“As the vacation continued, he also asked her to sit next to him on the couch and cover her with a blanket. During this time, Joseph manipulated the victim’s underwear and scratched her genitals. He also continued to rub her thighs with his hands,” the statement from the Bay County Sheriff’s Office said.
He was charged in Bay County with lewd and lascivious conduct — sexually harassing a victim under 12 — and lewd and lascivious conduct by a person 18 or older. He is being held at the Washington County Detention Center awaiting extradition to Florida.
Lawyers and a family spokesman did not immediately respond to calls or messages sent by him Hollywood Reporter Wednesday. A Duggar family spokesperson previously noted that Kendra’s accusations are in no way related to the charges against Joseph.
Joseph and Kendra could face up to eight years in prison if convicted of all charges.
Jinger Duggar, 32, was one of the first family members to speak out on her own about Joseph’s arrest. On her podcast with her husband Ginger and JeremyShe noted, “It was one of those weeks that seem like years.
“I didn’t think my heart could break like it did this week,” Jinger told her fans. “The pain and heartbreak we’ve been through over this and thinking about how it has affected so many — yes, it’s unimaginable. It’s very difficult and painful on so many levels.”
