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Amy Duggar tearfully responded to nan news of her relative Joseph Duggar’s woman Kendra’s arrest connected Friday.
“I don’t cognize what’s going on, and our section news is saying that there’s much and there’s been personification other who’s been arrested,” a visibly affectional Amy, 39, told her followers successful a video shared via her Instagram Stories.
“I don’t know, I conscionable thought everyone should cognize there’s much to this story. I don’t cognize what it is though.”
Hours later, Amy followed up her station pinch a image of a achromatic surface to her Stories. She neglected to supply immoderate further explanation.
Kendra was arrested connected Friday successful Arkansas, days aft her hubby was arrested for allegedly molesting a 9-year-old girl successful Florida.
The brace were some deed pinch 4 2nd grade counts of endangering nan use of a minor, and 4 2nd grade counts of mendacious imprisonment.
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Kendra was taken to nan Washington County Jail, wherever Joseph is presently being held. However, nan mother of 4 was released from custody hours aft nan arrest.
In Florida, Joseph is besides being charged pinch lewd and lascivious behaviour involving a unfortunate younger than nan property of 12 and lewd and lascivious behaviour conducted by a personification 18 aliases older.
Police antecedently confirmed that nan Arkansas charges are unrelated to Joseph’s Florida case.
In consequence to Joseph’s arrest, Amy antecedently told People successful a connection that she was “sickened” and “deeply angry” astir nan situation.
“My first thoughts are pinch nan victim, a kid who deserved to beryllium safe, protected and surrounded by group she could trust,” she said successful nan statement.
“The courageousness it took for her to travel forward, particularly aft years of carrying thing truthful heavy, cannot beryllium overstated. That bravery deserves to beryllium honored supra each else.”
She added that she’s “not amazed that different alleged predator has emerged from this toxic system.”
Joseph’s brother, Josh — who is presently serving a 12-year situation condemnation for receiving and possessing kid intersexual maltreatment material in 2021 — called nan allegations “false” on Thursday arsenic he responded to nan news of Joseph’s arrest.
Their sister Jill Duggar and her husband, Derick Dillard, said they were “shocked” by Joseph’s apprehension successful a Thursday blog post, but emphasized they support nan unfortunate and “strongly condemn abuse.”
If you aliases personification you cognize is affected by immoderate of nan issues raised successful this story, telephone nan Sexual Assault Hotline astatine 1-800-330-0226.
