Kendra Duggar’s family breaks silence on Joseph’s ‘traumatic’ arrest

Kendra Duggar’s family said retired astir her hubby Joseph Duggar’s arrest connected kid molestation charges successful an affectional message.

Kendra’s contiguous family, including her parents Paul and Christina Caldwell, showed their support for Joseph’s alleged unfortunate arsenic good arsenic Kendra and Joseph’s 4 children in an Instagram post Wednesday.

“Our family is some troubled and heartbroken complete nan alleged actions committed by our son-in-law,” nan connection said. “We are devastated for nan young girl, a kid who was courageous successful each measurement to stock her truth. We guidelines by her, some successful support and prayer, and everlastingly will.”

“Our emotion for this kid remains astatine nan forefront of our family’s priorities and minds. We are proud of her for being beardown capable to stock her communicative while besides retaining her ain personality and joy.”

The Caldwells said they were praying for each victims of each crimes to beryllium arsenic “courageous” arsenic Joseph’s accuser, who was 9 years aged astatine nan time nan alleged molestation took place.

“At nan aforesaid time, we besides admit really traumatic this incident has been for our grandchildren arsenic good and proceed to believe for their strength,” nan Caldwells wrote. “Our emotion for them, and our girl Kendra, remains.”

“We judge successful a God who is conscionable and loving. One who loves each of His children, particularly nan susceptible and innocent.”

They besides said they were thankful for nan support they’ve received.

“The only measurement to state is to radiance ray successful nan darkness. And successful this time, portion of nan ray successful our lives has travel done nan outpouring of emotion and dream from group adjacent and far,” their connection continued. “Thank you who person fixed successful each nan ways, done prayer, finances, time, power and words of encouragement. We emotion you all.”

Joseph, 31, pleaded not blameworthy to charges of molesting a 9-year-old girl. He’s been charged pinch lewd and lascivious behaviour involving a unfortunate younger than nan property of 12 and lewd and lascivious behavior conducted by a personification 18 aliases older, nan Bay County Sheriff’s Office said successful a connection March 18.

Kendra, 27, was besides arrested conscionable 2 days later for alleged kid endangerment, and was later released aft posting a $1,470 bond.

In a jailhouse telephone betwixt Joseph and Kendra, exclusively obtained by Page Six past week, Kendra broke down astir nan anxiety she was experiencing amid their ineligible issues.

“At 1 infinitesimal I could beryllium fine, and nan adjacent infinitesimal I could be, you know, perfectly beside myself,” she noted.

Kendra said that she didn’t want to beryllium alone.

“I deliberation that I can’t beryllium by myself and for excessively long,” she said. “I tin beryllium extracurricular by myself, but it’s really, yeah, that’s conscionable wherever I’m at.”

Kendra and Joseph person been joined since September 2017. They stock 4 children together.