{"id":2342653,"date":"2026-03-23T20:10:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T20:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2342653"},"modified":"2026-03-23T20:10:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T20:10:56","slug":"why-joseph-and-kendra-duggar-were-charged-with-endangering-a-minor-false-imprisonment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/why-joseph-and-kendra-duggar-were-charged-with-endangering-a-minor-false-imprisonment\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Joseph and Kendra Duggar were charged with endangering a minor, false imprisonment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Joseph and Kendra Duggar were recently charged with endangering a minor and false imprisonment after police found several suspicious locks in their family home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cApparently, they had two rooms where the lock of the doorknob was on the outside instead of inside,\u201d a source<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/why-was-joseph-duggars-wife-kendra-duggar-arrested\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> told\u00a0Us Weekly<\/a> Monday.\u00a0\u201cThey arrested her and took her kids for that, saying it\u2019s evidence that she wrongly detains her kids.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After Joseph was arrested on\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/18\/celebrity-news\/19-kids-and-counting-star-joseph-garrett-duggar-arrested-accused-of-molesting-9-year-old-girl\/\">child molestation charges<\/a> last Wednesday, law enforcement conducted a home study since he and Kendra <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/parents\/joseph-duggar-family-kids-wife-kendra\/\">share four minor children<\/a>. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Joseph and Kendra Duggar (seen above in 2020) were charged with endangering a minor and false imprisonment after police found several suspicious locks in their family home.  <span class=\"credit\">littleduggarfamily\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cApparently, they had two rooms where the lock of the doorknob was on the outside instead of inside,\u201d a source told\u00a0Us Weekly Monday.\u00a0 <span class=\"credit\">littleduggarfamily\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Upon police findings, Kendra was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/20\/celebrity-news\/joseph-duggar-wife-face-new-charges-of-endangering-a-minor-false-imprisonment-after-his-child-molestation-arrest\/\">arrested two days later<\/a>, though the source insisted that \u201cKendra\u2019s arrest has nothing to do with Joseph\u2019s \u2014 although one precipitated another.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Page Six reached out to the couple\u2019s rep for comment. <\/p>\n<p>A release from the Tontitown Police Department noted that arrest warrants had been issued for each of them on four second-degree counts of endangering the welfare of a minor, and four second-degree counts of false imprisonment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cThey arrested her and took her kids for that, saying it\u2019s evidence that she wrongly detains her kids.\u201d (The couple is pictured with two of their children in 2020). <span class=\"credit\">littleduggarfamily\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Police conducted the search last Friday after Joseph (pictured here with Kendra and two of their kids in 2020) was arrested on child molestation charges two days prior. <span class=\"credit\">littleduggarfamily\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kendra, 27, was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/23\/celebrity-news\/see-joseph-duggars-wife-kendras-arrest-video-for-alleged-child-endangerment-charges\/\">taken to the Washington County Detention Center<\/a> in Fayetteville, Ark. and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/21\/celebrity-news\/kendra-duggar-seen-leaving-jail-after-being-charged-with-alleged-child-endangerment\/\">released a couple hours after her arrest<\/a> after posting a $1,470 bond.<\/p>\n<p>The mother of four was<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/21\/celebrity-news\/kendra-duggars-mugshot-revealed-after-her-arkansas-arrest\/\">\u00a0seen in a mugshot\u00a0<\/a>with a stoic expression; and after her release, sbe was photographed looking visibly distressed outside of the jail.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Joseph, 31, is being held in a \u201csecure\u201d area at the Arkansas facility where he\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/20\/celebrity-news\/inside-joseph-duggars-stay-at-arkansas-jail-after-child-molestation-arrest\/\">is \u201cunder constant watch<\/a>.\u201d He is expected to be extradited to a Florida jail this week for unrelated charges.<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/21\/celebrity-news\/kendra-duggars-mugshot-revealed-after-her-arkansas-arrest\/#\"\/><\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Upon police findings, Kendra was arrested, (her mugshot seen above) though the source insisted that \u201cKendra\u2019s arrest has nothing to do with Joseph\u2019s \u2014 although one precipitated another.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The mom of four was taken to the Washington County Detention Center in Fayetteville, Ark. (footage pictured above) and released a couple hours after her arrest. <span class=\"credit\">Washington County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The \u201c19 Kids and Counting\u201d alum was arrested for allegedly molesting a 9-year-old girl.<\/p>\n<p>The Bay County Sheriff\u2019s Office\u00a0said in a statement that he was charged with lewd and lascivious behavior involving a victim younger than the age of 12 and lewd and lascivious behavior\u00a0conducted by a person 18 or older.<\/p>\n<p>The victim, who is now 14 years old, told officers in a forensic interview that she was allegedly involved in multiple incidents with Joseph during a family vacation in Panama City Beach, Fla., in 2020.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Last week, Joseph was arrested (his mugshot seen above) for allegedly molesting a 9-year-old girl while on vacation in 2020. <span class=\"credit\">Washington County Sheriff&#8217;s Office \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>He is currently being held in a \u201csecure\u201d area at the Arkansas facility where he\u00a0is \u201cunder constant watch.\u201d (Joseph pictured here after being taken into custody last Wednesday). <span class=\"credit\">Washington County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She claimed Joseph repeatedly asked her to sit on his lap and touched her genitals.<\/p>\n<p>One day prior to Joseph\u2019s arrest, the victim\u2019s father addressed the incidents with Joseph, and he confessed to the crimes to the father as well as Tontitown officers, according to the sheriff\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>Since his arrest, several of Joseph\u2019s family members have spoken out with his brother Josh <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/20\/celebrity-news\/josh-duggar-speaks-out-on-brother-joseph-duggar-child-molestation-arrest\/\">defending him<\/a>, while his cousin Amy <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/20\/celebrity-news\/amy-duggar-deeply-angry-over-cousin-joseph-duggars-child-molestation-arrest\/\">stands with the victim<\/a>. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/23\/celebrity-news\/see-joseph-duggars-wife-kendras-arrest-video-for-alleged-child-endangerment-charges\/#\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-330-0226.<\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/21\/celebrity-news\/kendra-duggars-mugshot-revealed-after-her-arkansas-arrest\/#\"\/><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source pagesix.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joseph and Kendra Duggar were recently charged with endangering a minor and false imprisonment after police found several suspicious locks in their family home. \u201cApparently, they had two rooms where the lock of the doorknob was on the outside instead of inside,\u201d a source told\u00a0Us Weekly Monday.\u00a0\u201cThey arrested her and took her kids for that, 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