FL - Second Duggar Son Joseph Garrett Duggar, 31, Arrested for Crimes Against a Minor, 18 March 2026

[happy128]

I have just realized I don't know how to start a new thread. Apologies, not sure why I can't get it to work...Duggar #2.... Second Duggar son arrested: Joseph Duggar faces Florida sex abuse charges

Authorities said Joseph Garrett Duggar, 31, was taken into custody out of state and will be extradited to Bay County, Florida, where investigators say the alleged incidents occurred. Duggar is married with four children.

 

[airportwoman]

There is no end of depravity with this family. I have a feeling that the known scandals are only scratching the surface.

https://people.com/joseph-duggar-charged-with-allegedly-molesting-9-year-old-girl-in-2020-11929539?hid=58054e4bb804a04f39e01e45ea4cb8c9ae0d7bd4&did=22575114-20260318&utm_source=ppl&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ppl-breaking-news_newsletter&utm_content=031826&lctg=58054e4bb804a04f39e01e45ea4cb8c9ae0d7bd4&lr_input=f7f340267b8aaf19ceb83f1584c6456507b95e99015d8ce4d7394aba4921dece&campaign=17339702#comments

 

[moonglow123]

This is insane. Two child predators in that family that we know of now... I'm glad he's been arrested and isn't getting away with this. Poor victim.

 

[Stunned]

Another one? Blessing's on the victims.

 

[ferretnurse]

I was absolutely positive that there were more pedos in this family than Josh. Joseph wouldn't have been my first guess, though. Wow.

 

[Leilei]

There is no end of depravity with this family. I have a feeling that the known scandals are only scratching the surface.

https://people.com/joseph-duggar-charged-with-allegedly-molesting-9-year-old-girl-in-2020-11929539?hid=58054e4bb804a04f39e01e45ea4cb8c9ae0d7bd4&did=22575114-20260318&utm_source=ppl&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ppl-breaking-news_newsletter&utm_content=031826&lctg=58054e4bb804a04f39e01e45ea4cb8c9ae0d7bd4&lr_input=f7f340267b8aaf19ceb83f1584c6456507b95e99015d8ce4d7394aba4921dece&campaign=17339702#comments

I imagine that the nastiness has been well known within that family for a very long time. They're protecting their own and it's abhorrent.
This is no surprise.
Well, except that he admitted it.
And that he was still alive to admit it to investigators after he admitted it to the victims father.
IMO and disgusted.

 

[Stunned]

I wonder if the Duggar family knew about this and was waiting to see if the allegations ever came out? IMO

 

[tricia]

From the Newsweek article:
A member of the Duggar family who appeared on the reality television series 19 Kids and Counting has been arrested and is awaiting extradition to Florida to face charges involving alleged crimes against a minor, according to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office.

Authorities said Joseph Garrett Duggar, 31, was arrested out of state and will be extradited to Bay County, Florida, where investigators say the alleged incidents occurred. Duggar is married with four children.

Second Duggar son arrested: Joseph Duggar faces Florida sex abuse charges

A Duggar family member is arrested and faces extradition to Florida in a child abuse investigation.

www.newsweek.com

 

[caradana]

There was a very gifted reporter who covered the Josh Duggar case, CC McCandless, who’s now in Las Vegas - my hope is that he covers this one as well. He’s in that Brian Entin category.

 

[airportwoman]

I wonder if the Duggar family knew about this and was waiting to see if the allegations ever came out? IMO

I know darned well that they knew exactly what the first son was up to! This wouldn't surprise me either.

I just hope that the nature of the relationship with the then-9-year-old isn't revealed without her permission (Not her parents, but HER) because it could identify her.

 

[Knox]

Joseph Garrett Duggar was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly molesting a 9-year-old girl years earlier.

During the vacation, the former reality star allegedly asked the girl to sit on his lap, then he asked her to sit next to him and covered both of them with a blanket, the sheriff’s office said in a statement.

The office said "Duggar manipulated the victim’s underwear and grazed her genitals. Duggar would also continue to rub his hands on her thighs."

The girl’s father confronted Duggar about the crimes on Tuesday, the sheriff’s office said, adding that Duggar admitted what he had done to him and police.

'19 Kids and Counting' star Joseph Duggar arrested for alleged child molestation | Fox News

Joseph Duggar from "19 Kids and Counting" was arrested on alleged child molestation charges this week, involving a 9-year-old girl during a 2020 Florida vacation.

www.foxnews.com

 

[TexLil]

Awful allegations. It sounds like he possibly knew the victim before the incident? MOO

 

[ColyH]

It's time Jim Bob and Michelle take a long hard look at themselves and realize they messed up.

 

[JoeFromLB]

And today we have the news that Cesar Chavez, an American icon, was alleged to have molested and/or raped many young women.
Is there a general psychosis affecting all these men?
And then there's Epstein and also, the thousands of missing and probably trafficked young people.
I give up, it's too much to comprehend.
I say blow the lid off all of it, wherever it may land. This nation needs cleansing and justice needs to be done, no matter who is involved.

 

[KBlackRabbit]

Gee, what a surprise. Another Duggar Diddler. I doubt he’ll be the last.

 

[Serononin]

Awful allegations. It sounds like he possibly knew the victim before the incident? MOO

Considering how all these enormous IBLP families are connected, I'd say almost certainly. At least it sounds like the victim's family in this case are actually supporting her, unlike certain other families from that group that we know of...

 

[Rikissa]

Threads merged.

 

[Serononin]

It's time Jim Bob and Michelle take a long hard look at themselves and realize they messed up.

I saw someone on Reddit describe Jim Bob and Michelle as "the getaway drivers for the thieves of innocence", which feels very accurate

 

[TMich6811]

I really really really doubt he molested a child outside of the family but didn’t touch any of the easily accessible, unsupervised children in the home…

 

[Serononin]

I really really really doubt he molested a child outside of the family but didn’t touch any of the easily accessible, unsupervised children in the home…

It's terrifying to think of how many potential victims he's had access to over the years. He's got four kids of his own, I'm pretty sure he and his wife both have siblings who are still minors, and goodness only knows how many nieces and nephews they've got between them