Reality TV star Joseph Duggar and his wife Kendra are facing serious charges of child endangerment and false imprisonment.
Joseph, one of the 19 Duggar siblings on TLC’s reality TV show 19 Kids and Counting, also faces a separate charge of child molestation while on vacation in Florida in 2022.
Following the allegations, the couple faced heat on their littleduggarfamily Instagram handle, where they regularly post pictures and videos.
Joseph and Kendra Duggar have been married since 2017 and have three children together. They have a huge fan following of over 554,000 people on Instagram.
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But their last post wishing their daughter ‘Happy 2nd Birthday’ was on November 4, 2021. The couple, social media users noted, stopped posting shortly after Joseph was charged with child molestation in Florida.
Here’s what netizens are saying:
Their followers, already cross with Joseph, were in complete disbelief that Kendra was also facing child endangerment charges. The pair were criticized in the comments on their posts, especially those that featured their children.
Netizens were disgusted by the allegations against the couple, commenting, “Disgusting!!” “Your poor children. and “SICK SICK!!!”
“It makes me sick that these Duggar men both had young children of their own…they can NEVER be trusted with children again,” the social media user said.
Several users hoped to save the girls from their father, saying: “Protect the little girls!!!”
After Kendra was also accused, fans really hoped that all three children were safe somewhere. “I wonder who has kids now???” The user also claimed that Kendra must be happy with Joseph, which allows for child abuse.
“If he would do this to other people’s children, he would do this to his own children while the mother is happy,” the user said, adding that as a survivor, “I know it’s a fact.”
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What are the allegations against Joseph Duggar?
is facing charges of molesting a nine-year-old child while on vacation in Florida in 2022, with the charges against him including four counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a minor and four counts of second-degree false imprisonment.
“The victim stated that Duggar repeatedly asked her to sit on his lap,” Bay City police said Thursday after Joseph’s arrest. “As the holiday went on, he also asked her to sit next to him on the sofa and covered them with a blanket.
During this time, the police statement said Duggar handled the victim’s underwear and scratched her genitalia. “Duggar would also continue to rub his hands on her thighs,” they said, providing officers with some details about the 14-year-old’s complaint.
The victim also reportedly told authorities that Joseph stopped and “eventually apologized for his actions.”
Joseph, who is currently awaiting extradition to Florida, where his alleged crimes took place, virtually appeared in court on Friday and waived his right to an extradition hearing.
What are the allegations against Kendra Duggar?
27-year-old Kendra Duggar is wanted for allegedly endangering the welfare of a minor and false imprisonment, which is the intentional, unlawful restraint or holding of a person against their will in a specific, confined space, without legal justification.
she was arrested on Friday, days after her husband was arrested.
She was later released after posting bail, which was set at $1,470, US Weekly reported.
