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Joseph Duggar, who was featured connected TLC‘s 19 Kids and Counting and its spinoff bid Counting On, was arrested pursuing intersexual maltreatment claims.
The apprehension happened connected Wednesday aft an investigation was opened pursuing a 14-year-old unfortunate claiming she was abused by nan erstwhile reality prima erstwhile she was 9 years old.
According to a connection from nan Bay County Sheriff’s Office successful Florida, 31-year-old Joseph Duggar was charged pinch lewd and lascivious behaviour involving unlawful intersexual activity pinch a minor.
“On March 18, 2026, Bay County investigators were contacted by a detective pinch nan Tontitown Police Department regarding a study of past intersexual abuse,” publication nan Facebook post. “The 14-year-old unfortunate participated successful a forensic interview, wherever she disclosed respective incidents involving Duggar that occurred during a family picnic successful Panama City Beach erstwhile she was 9-years-old.”
Based connected nan investigation, nan unfortunate claimed, “Duggar many times asked her to beryllium connected his lap. As nan picnic continued, he besides asked her to beryllium adjacent to him connected a sofa and covered them pinch a blanket. During this time, Duggar manipulated nan victim’s underwear and grazed her genitals. Duggar would besides proceed to swipe his hands connected her thighs.”
The unfortunate said that Joseph Duggar apologized for his actions, and nan incidents stopped pursuing nan apology. Furthermore, authorities said Joseph Duggar admitted to nan incident to his begetter and nan constabulary aft being confronted connected March 17.
Joseph Duggar was featured connected 19 Kids and Counting, a TLC bid that aired from 2008 done 2015, pursuing nan lives of Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar and their 19 children. The bid was canceled aft accusations surrounding Joseph Duggar’s brother, Josh Duggar, came up. TLC spun disconnected nan show into Counting On, which aired from 2015 to 2021, erstwhile it was canceled up of Josh Duggar’s kid pornography trial.
Josh Duggar was accused of abusing underage girls, including 4 of his sisters. Following his apprehension for kid pornography, he was convicted and sentenced to 12 years successful prison.
