Joseph Duggar, 31, was arrested yesterday, March 18th, in Northwest Arkansas and is awaiting extradition to Bay County on the Florida Panhandle. According to a statement posted to the Facebook page for the Bay County Sheriff's Office, Joseph faces charges involving the molestation of a minor. The alleged incidents took place during a 2020 family vacation in Panama City Beach. The statement says that Joseph "admitted his actions to the victim's father and to Tontitown detectives."
OH NO! This is so tragic! My heart breaks for the poor young girl this happened too and also Joseph's wife and kids. So sad!!
ReplyDeleteI feel sad and sick about this. He seemed to be truly affected by his big brother's sin/crimes way back when those first came out, and he seemed to be a different kind of guy, tenderhearted and loving his wife and family. And maybe all that was genuine at the time, maybe not. It's sad that he didn't deal with the intrusive, twisted thoughts when he first had them. I hope Kendra has strong support, that her kids will be able to have some truly God-loving men of integrity to be examples as they grow up, and that men (and women) who claim to be Christians will truly hunger and thirst after righteousness and get serious about not entertaining sin in their minds.
ReplyDeleteHis brother was arrested in 2021. His allegations are from 2020. So no it wasn't genuine. At that time he had already harmed a kid
DeleteKendra was arrested but on unrelated charges.
DeleteKendra was just arrested.
DeleteWhen one member of a family commits this kind of abuse, it’s tragic and awful but not unheard of. When two siblings in the same family commit similar levels of this kind of abuse… it’s time to look at and analyze how they were raised. How many more Duggar brothers will be arrested on similar charges before people start paying real attention to what went wrong in their upbringing. Prayers for healing for his victim 🙏
ReplyDelete3/19 @12:36 Well said! Heartbreaking! While it’s not an excuse for his actions, something major has gone wrong in this family as a whole! Prayers🙏🏽
DeleteI'm as shocked as everyone else is I'm sure. Instead of spewing hatred let's pray for Kendra and their children,and for Joseph because he needs the prayers the most. Sigh. 😓
ReplyDeleteI would say his victim needs tge prayers most, she needs the strength to get through this court case and see justice. People who commit these types of crimes against children cannot be helped.
DeleteWhat about the victim? I say she needs prayers the most.
DeleteFIRST, let's pray for the 14 yr old young child who had to endure this.
DeleteNo, the victim does.
DeleteI didn't phrase that correctly. I should have asked for prayers for the little girl first. May God bless her and help her heal.
DeleteFor Joseph?? What about the potential victim?
DeleteI say let’s pray for the CHILD he sexually abused. He was an adult who knew exactly what he was doing. He knew it was wrong. And he knew the consequences. He made a cognizant decision.
DeleteKendra was charged ( as was her husband) and arrested on four counts of child endangerment for having locks on the outside of their children’s bedroom doors. She is out on bail.
DeleteSorry, but the VICTIM needs prayers the most
DeleteHow should one treat a person who abuses small children in that way? You call it spewing hate?
DeleteI'd say that his victim needs the prayers most.
DeleteI hope every Duggar son is quaking in his boots right now and examining his past, present, and future. I hope every girl who married a Duggar boy is having a very serious talk with their husband right now. This is not good and there is definitely a pattern here. A pattern that shares Jim Bob and Michelle as the common denominator. They never instilled the right values in their sons, no matter what they said when the cameras were rolling. They let one off easy and openly defended and downplayed his actions (remember that famous TV interview?). They set a bad example for the rest of the boys. Their entire IBLP/patriarchal system relied on male dominance, blame-passing, secrecy, victim-shaming, and looking the other way. All dangerous behaviors in society. I'm glad the victim in this case was brave enough to speak out and her father brave enough to take action immediately.
ReplyDeleteI wonder why it took years to come out? Also years for corrective action to take place?
ReplyDeleteWhat a tragedy!
ReplyDeleteI am sorry for his wife and children. One perverted son is an anomaly, two is the beginning of a pattern. Hopefully it stops here with this family!
ReplyDeleteAmazing that he would engage in that sort of behavior after Josh harmed his sister in such a way.
ReplyDelete5:24 - SisterS, plural, as well as another female. But remember, it was all hidden and then explained away as not being as bad as what other families experienced. That's what Joe witnessed and grew up around. Actions without real punishment, until the feds caught up with Josh, as they should have.
DeleteNo it's actually common that these things run in families especially since according to some the grandfather was questionable
DeleteI always wondered exactly what went on at that car lot and how many guys were there with access to what Josh had downloaded, among other things. Can't help but wonder if Joe was influenced at a young age and nobody in the family knew (other than the brothers) or cared to stop it.
ReplyDeleteWhat about Grandpa Duggar? Very, very sad. Praying for Joseph, Kendra and their kids, and also Jim Bob and Michelle. This has to be incredibly hard on them. Also prayers for the victim.
ReplyDeleteHow many more will be exposed? If there's one, hey.... maybe just a bad seed. But TWO? There's, unfortunately, more. Wherever this behavior originated, needs to be disciplined as well.
ReplyDeletePraying for everyone affected by his bad decisions..,a lifetime of pain…
ReplyDeleteI am enraged about this situation. Statistics show each predator has between 50-100 victims.
ReplyDeleteSad. I’m sorry this happened. A momentary loss of control. God bless him.
ReplyDeleteSo this happened in 2020. He was 25 years old and married for 3 years with two children. The poor innocent child was 9 years old. This is twisted beyond belief. It makes no sense as there are natural aversions to this type of behavior - unless as a child .............
ReplyDeleteJoseph would have been the family member i least would have expected something like this prayers for Kendra and children
ReplyDeleteI believe, according to cousin Amy, grandpa Duggar was a pedophile/sex offender. Why the adults knowing this would allow him to live under their roof.
ReplyDeleteMy heart breaks for Kendra, her babies and the victim.
ReplyDeleteIf this isn't a message to all the kids that they can't rely on their famous name to produce social media income the rest of their lives, I don't know what is.
ReplyDeleteI am shocked. I thought he was a sweet man. He did this crime after Josh was already arrested. I cant believe the repercussions didn’t scare him enough to not follow through on his sick thoughts.
ReplyDeleteIt's clear to me that religious beliefs are not a prerequisite for being a good person or knowing right from wrong. That two male members of the same devoutly religious family have engaged in crimes against children and both have children of their own, is disturbing to say the least.
ReplyDeleteWhen I saw this on YouTube I skipped over it because I thought it was false information but now I have seen it here so I must wonder why two sons of this Christian family are messed up. They have wives and children.
ReplyDeleteHe appeared to be so nice and a good Christian. However, people are not indicted and arrested without evidence to support accusations against them I hope Joe will accept responsibility for any crime he committed and the punishment that goes with it.
ReplyDeletePoof. His carefully crafted image is gone. I hope there are no more skeletons in the closet and that his victim gets justice.
ReplyDeleteThis is heartbreaking!
ReplyDelete1:03 PM Joseph needs the prayers the most? Really? He's a lost cause at this point. Maybe pray for his victim instead.
ReplyDeleteKNWA (tv station) is now (late Friday afternoon) reporting that the Tontitown police have added additional charges. Four counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a minor and 4 counts of second-degree false imprisonment of a minor. Four being the significant number here...
ReplyDeleteKendra is in custody as well now. What is happening?!
ReplyDeleteIm wondering why it took so long to come out, and why corrective action is finally taking place?
ReplyDeleteNow Kendra. For stuff in home state. It is fine to have a lot of kids. It is fine to be Christian. This family has been lying to us. There are other families with a lot of kids who are Christian to be excited about.
ReplyDeleteWhy should we be excited about Christian families, or any families, with a lot of kids?
DeleteThey sure fooled me! This couple is the last one I would expect to be in this situation.
DeleteDidn't really lie to all of us, not those who stuck around trying to figure out what exactly was off about the family. That became more and more clear. Actions speak louder than words.
DeleteNow Kendra has been charged also
ReplyDeleteAnd now Kendra has charges against her as well.
ReplyDeleteI read Kendra was arrested. I hope that isn't true
ReplyDeleteI give him credit for admitting he did do this heinous act. He did well married too. Feel bad for the girl he did this too
ReplyDeleteKendra has been arrested as well.
ReplyDeleteEveryone seems to be in such a rush of judgement. It sounds like the local police department is laser centered on the Duggars. CPS called for something regarding their four children, I’m not rushing to judgement. Remember when Jana was charged with one of those counts while babysitting, her charge was cleared up. If I were the rest of the Duggar children I would think about leaving that area.
ReplyDeleteI read that Kendra had been arrested also but out on bail?? Not meaning to add any rumor as some find pleasure with anything bad happening to this family but this is truly heartbreaking. Something is seriously wrong and should be investigated.
ReplyDeleteThis seems to be growing even uglier as more information comes out. The police in Florida were quite specific about what Joe's victim reported and it appears the entire family ifnored Joe's inappropriate interest in his victim but did nothing to protect here. Kendra also seems to be in trouble with the local police. Who knows what will happen next.
ReplyDeleteChild molestation is demonic. ALWAYS. There is NO EXCUSE. I'm thankful for law enforcement.
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