“19 Kids and Counting” star Joseph Garrett Duggar was arrested and accused of molesting a 9-year-old girl in Florida on Wednesday.
on Friday that the “19 Kids and Counting” alum is being held in a “secure” area at the facility as he waits to get extradited to Bay County, Fla.A supervising corporal told TMZ that Duggar is “under constant watch” at the facility, which can be seen in the photo above.
‘Shocked’ Jill Duggar speaks out after brother Joseph’s child molestation arrestJail staff, who “are very aware” of Duggar’s notoriety, are checking on him hourly, if not more often, according to the supervising corporal. In addition, officers wearing body cameras have been posted close to Duggar’s cell to make sure the 31-year-old can’t hurt himself, the supervising corporal said.Duggar is being checked on by jail staff at least every hour.For the hearing, which reportedly lasted one minute, Duggar wore a white prison jumpsuit and had his hair slicked back.Officials said the reality star had been arrested and charged with lewd and lascivious behavior involving a victim younger than the age of 12 and lewd and lascivious behavior toward a victim aged 18 or older.The incidents allegedly happened during a family vacation to Destin, Fla., in 2020. The unidentified girl, now 14, asserted to a detective with the Bay County Sheriff’s Office that Duggar had repeatedly asked her to sit on his lap during the trip. Duggar also allegedly requested that the girl sit next to him on the couch and they would share a blanket, where he allegedly “manipulated the victim’s underwear and grazed her genitals.” Duggar eventually stopped the alleged abuse and apologized to the girl, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office reported. The girl’s father confronted Duggar about the allegations on March 17, 2026, as the businessman admitted to him and detectives that the accusations were true.in a statement shared by his lawyer that read, “He lives with the painful reality of how false accusations can destroy a life. He understands how the targeting of a person for publicity can twist the truth into sensationalized fiction.” 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.Want to smell like Carolyn Bessette Kennedy? Prepare to pay over $1,000Legendary action star Chuck Norris dead at 86 following medical emergencyConvicted sex offender Josh Duggar speaks out on brother's child molestation arrestWhat happened to Carolyn Bessette Kennedy’s clothes?Washington County Sheriff's Office A supervising corporal told TMZ that Duggar is"under constant watch" at the facility, which can be seen in the photo above.Duggar is being checked on by jail staff at least every hour.duggarfam/InstagramStream It Or Skip It: ‘Beauty in Black’ Season 2 Part 2 on Netflix, A Surprisingly Dull Continuation of the Tyler Perry Series
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