Joseph Duggar posts $600,000 bond in Florida child molestation case
AP News • • general
Key Points:
- Joseph Duggar, a reality TV star from "19 Kids and Counting," posted a $600,000 bond and is returning to Arkansas after facing molestation charges involving a child under 12 in Florida.
- Duggar was arrested in Arkansas and transferred to Florida to face charges of lewd and lascivious molestation and contact involving a minor, with a judge barring him from unsupervised contact with anyone under 18.
- The charges stem from allegations by a 14-year-old girl who said Duggar molested her multiple times during a family trip when she was 9, and Duggar reportedly admitted to the abuse during police interviews.
- Separate charges in Arkansas against Joseph and his wife Kendra Duggar include four counts each of endangering the welfare of a minor and false imprisonment.
- Joseph Duggar’s older brother, Josh Duggar, was convicted in 2022 for downloading child sexual abuse materials and sentenced to over 12 years in prison.
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