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“19 Kids and Counting” prima Joseph Garrett Duggar was arrested and accused of molesting a 9-year-old woman successful Florida connected Wednesday.
The 31-year-old reality prima was charged pinch lewd and lascivious behaviour involving a unfortunate younger than nan property of 12 and lewd and lascivious behavior toward a unfortunate aged 18 aliases older, according to nan Bay County Sheriff’s Office.
Per nan sheriff’s office, they were contacted by nan Tontitown Police Department successful Arkansas and made alert of a past intersexual maltreatment incident involving a now 14-year-old.
In a forensic interview, nan unfortunate told officers that she was 9 years aged successful 2020 erstwhile she was allegedly progressive successful respective incidents pinch Duggar during a family getaway successful Panama City Beach, Fla.
The unfortunate recalled really Duggar would allegedly inquire her to beryllium connected his lap.
During nan aforesaid vacation, nan existent property agent allegedly invited nan unfortunate to beryllium adjacent him connected nan couch, wherever he past covered them up pinch a broad and started rubbing her privates.
At nan time, nan unfortunate recalled various times erstwhile Duggar would allegedly swipe her thighs.
The unfortunate recalled nan businessman later stopping aft he apologized.
On March 17, 2026, nan victim’s begetter addressed nan incidents pinch Duggar, and he confessed nan crimes to nan patriarch arsenic good arsenic Tontitown officers.
Page Six confirmed that Duggar is down bars astatine nan Washington County jailhouse successful Arkansas and hasn’t been officially booked. He will beryllium extradited to Bay County.
A rep for his family wasn’t instantly disposable to Page Six for comment.
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The TV characteristic tied nan knot to Kendra Caldwell successful 2017, and nan mates shares 3 kids together: Garrett, Addison and Broolyn Praise.
Joseph roseate to fame connected nan early 2000s show “19 Kids and Counting,” which followed nan lives of his parents, Jim Bob Duggar and Michelle Duggar, and each of their children.
Additionally, nan couple’s boy Josh was besides accused of molesting minors, including his sisters, successful 2015.
He was arrested in April 2021 and found guilty later that year. Josh was sentenced to 12 years successful prison
Josh tied nan knot to his woman Anna Duggar successful 2008, and nan duo shares a now 16-year-old daughter, Mackynzie Renée Duggar.
If you aliases personification you cognize is affected by immoderate of nan issues raised successful this story, telephone nan Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-330-0226.
