Joseph Duggar, who starred on the hit TLC reality show 19 Kids and Counting, has been arrested in Florida for allegedly sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl.
A statement from the Bay County Sheriff’s Office on the 31-year-old’s arrest indicated that he has been charged with lewd and lascivious behavior involving unlawful sexual activity with a minor. His arrest comes five years after his brother, Josh Duggar, the eldest of Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar’s 19 children, was arrested on charges of receiving and possessing child sexual abuse material; he was convicted and sentenced to 12 years in prison.
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According to the Sheriff’s office, on March 18, Bay County investigators were contacted by a detective with the Tontitown Police Department regarding a report of past sexual abuse after a 14-year-old victim participated in a forensic interview. Speaking with authorities, the girl disclosed several
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