Duggars Face Child Molestation Charges

0:00On April 2nd, Joseph Dugger faces child molestation charges for allegedly touching a nine-year-old girl during a family trip to Florida back in 20. 20. His wife, 27-year-old Kendra, got arrested just two days later on four counts of endangering minors and four counts of false imprisonment. Their four young kids were removed from their care right away by authorities. The arrests kicked off after police searched their Arkansas home on March 19th, right after Joseph's charge. They found two bedrooms with locks on the outside of the doors, which officials said showed the kids were being wrongly held in. Kendra's charges stemmed directly from that discovery during a standard welfare check. In a jail phone call, the couple kept it light at first, chatting about Joseph's new workout and diet behind bars. With Kendra joking, she slimming down too. But she admitted feeling super weak and barely able to walk from skipping meals amid the stress. They leaned on their faith, vowing to fight through it together.

1:01Joseph entered a not guilty plea in his first Florida court hearing and got released on March 31st, though a judge banned him from any. Unsupervised time with kids under 18. Kendra is still dealing with her side of things as they prepped for a joint court date in Arkansas on April 29th. This saga is far from over, with both parents focused on getting their family back while navigating these heavy accusations and restrictions. Stay tuned as more details drop. That wraps entertainment and celebrity news today brought to you with AI. I'm Corey with The Story.