Joseph Duggar Child Sex Abuse Case
1st Court Appearance, Jail Intake Video
Published
“19 Kids and Counting” star Joseph Duggar — one of Josh Duggar‘s brothers — appeared in court in Arkansas for the first time since his arrest for alleged child sex abuse … and he agreed to be extradited to Florida, the state where he allegedly sexually assaulted a 9-year-old girl.
The reality TV star appeared Friday in court via Zoom and waived his right to an extradition hearing … and now authorities in Florida have 30 days to pick Joseph up from an Arkansas jail.
As you can see, Joseph is wearing a black-and-white-striped jail jumpsuit as he faces the judge.
New footage also shows Joseph being processed for intake at the Washington County jail.
As we reported … Joseph was arrested Wednesday in Tontitown, Arkansas and charged with lewd and lascivious conduct with a minor … this after a now-14-year-old girl told law enforcement about several alleged incidents with Joseph that she claims occurred during a family vacation in Panama City Beach, FL in 2020 when she was 9 years old.
According to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office, the alleged victim claims Joseph repeatedly asked her to sit on his lap and next to him on a couch under a blanket, where he allegedly manipulated her underwear, grazed her genitals, and rubbed her thighs.
Joseph is officially charged with lewd and lascivious behavior involving molestation of a victim less than 12 years old, and lewd and lascivious behavior conducted by a person 18 years or older.
He starred on TLC’s “19 Kids and Counting” from 2008 to 2015 … and in 2017, he married his wife, Kendra. They have multiple young children.
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