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\n Related: <\/span>Jason, Jill and More Duggar Family Members React to Joseph\u2019s Arrest<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tMultiple members of the Duggar family have reacted to Joseph Duggar\u2019s arrest on child molestation charges. Joseph, who rose to fame alongside his family on the reality series 19 Kids and Counting, was taken into custody after being accused of molesting a 9-year-old girl while on a family vacation in Panama City Beach, Florida, in [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cI have a few pre-filmed commitments that I have to post,\u201d she wrote, seemingly referring to a trio of sponsored videos shared earlier Thursday. \u201cThank you for your prayers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n![\"JoyAnna-Duggar-IG\"](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/JoyAnna-Duggar-IG.png?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
<\/div>Courtesy of Joy-Anna Duggar\/ Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nJoseph, 31, was arrested on March 18<\/span><\/a> for lewd and lascivious behavior after allegedly molesting a 9-year-old child in Florida in 2020. The victim, now 14, told police that the Counting On<\/i> alum \u201ceventually apologized for his actions\u201d at the time and \u201cthe incidents stopped.\u201d<\/p>\nNews broke two days later that Joseph, who is currently awaiting extradition to Florida, is facing four additional counts<\/span><\/a> of endangering the welfare of a minor, second degree, and four counts of second degree false imprisonment. Joseph\u2019s wife, Kendra Duggar<\/b>, was also arrested for the same charges and released on bond that same day.<\/p>\n\n![\"Joy-Duggar-IG\"](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Joy-Duggar-IG.jpeg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
<\/div>Courtesy of Joy-Anna Duggar\/ Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nKendra, 27, and Joseph have been married since 2018 and share four children. A spokesperson for the Duggar family told Us Weekly <\/i>that Kendra\u2019s arrest was \u201ctotally unrelated\u201d<\/span><\/a> to her husband\u2019s case in Florida.<\/p>\nA separate source, meanwhile, explained that the child endangerment allegations were \u201cprecipitated\u201d by Joseph\u2019s arrest.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter his charge, they automatically do a home study if minors live there. They came to her house,\u201d the insider told Us. <\/i>\u201cApparently, they had two rooms where the lock of the doorknob was on the outside instead of inside. They arrested her and took her kids for that, saying it\u2019s evidence that she wrongly detains her kids.\u201d<\/p>\n
Joseph is one of Jim Bob <\/b>and Michelle Duggar<\/b>\u2019s 19 children. Many of his other siblings have spoken out <\/span><\/a>since news broke of his alleged crimes.<\/p>\n\n![\"Joseph-Duggar-Mugshot-Credit-Tontitown-Police-Department-Joseph-Duggar-Appears-in-Court-TK-TIME-After-His-Arrest-on-Child-Molestation-Charges.jpeg\"](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Joseph-Duggar-Mugshot-Credit-Tontitown-Police-Department-Joseph-Duggar-Appears-in-Court-TK-TIME-After-His-Arrest-on-Child-Molestation-Charges.jpeg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
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\n Joseph Duggar<\/span> Tontitown Police Department<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cIt\u2019s been one of those weeks that feels like years. And I did not think my heart could break like it has this week,\u201d Jinger Duggar <\/b>said on the Wednesday, March 25, episode<\/span><\/a> of her and husband Jeremy Vuolo<\/b>\u2019s podcast. \u201cThe pain and heartbreak that we\u2019ve had over this and just thinking of how it\u2019s affected so many, yeah, it\u2019s just unthinkable. So hard and painful on many levels.\u201d<\/p>\n\n
<\/div>Joseph, 31, was arrested on March 18<\/span><\/a> for lewd and lascivious behavior after allegedly molesting a 9-year-old child in Florida in 2020. The victim, now 14, told police that the Counting On<\/i> alum \u201ceventually apologized for his actions\u201d at the time and \u201cthe incidents stopped.\u201d<\/p>\n News broke two days later that Joseph, who is currently awaiting extradition to Florida, is facing four additional counts<\/span><\/a> of endangering the welfare of a minor, second degree, and four counts of second degree false imprisonment. Joseph\u2019s wife, Kendra Duggar<\/b>, was also arrested for the same charges and released on bond that same day.<\/p>\n Kendra, 27, and Joseph have been married since 2018 and share four children. A spokesperson for the Duggar family told Us Weekly <\/i>that Kendra\u2019s arrest was \u201ctotally unrelated\u201d<\/span><\/a> to her husband\u2019s case in Florida.<\/p>\n A separate source, meanwhile, explained that the child endangerment allegations were \u201cprecipitated\u201d by Joseph\u2019s arrest.<\/p>\n \u201cAfter his charge, they automatically do a home study if minors live there. They came to her house,\u201d the insider told Us. <\/i>\u201cApparently, they had two rooms where the lock of the doorknob was on the outside instead of inside. They arrested her and took her kids for that, saying it\u2019s evidence that she wrongly detains her kids.\u201d<\/p>\n Joseph is one of Jim Bob <\/b>and Michelle Duggar<\/b>\u2019s 19 children. Many of his other siblings have spoken out <\/span><\/a>since news broke of his alleged crimes.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s been one of those weeks that feels like years. And I did not think my heart could break like it has this week,\u201d Jinger Duggar <\/b>said on the Wednesday, March 25, episode<\/span><\/a> of her and husband Jeremy Vuolo<\/b>\u2019s podcast. \u201cThe pain and heartbreak that we\u2019ve had over this and just thinking of how it\u2019s affected so many, yeah, it\u2019s just unthinkable. So hard and painful on many levels.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>
\n Joseph Duggar<\/span> Tontitown Police Department<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n