Former reality TV star Joseph Duggar was arrested Wednesday on accusations he molested a 9-year-old girl.
Duggar, 31, is accused of having repeatedly engaged in unlawful sexual activity with the alleged victim, who is now 14, while vacationing with the girl’s family in Panama City Beach, Florida, in 2020, according to multiple reports.
He was detained near his home in Tontitown, Arkansas, and is currently awaiting extradition to Bay County, Florida, where he’ll face charges of lewd and lascivious behavior, as well as molestation of a victim less than 12 years old.
The Bay County sheriff’s office released a statement on social media regarding the ongoing investigation on Wednesday. According to the statement, Duggar “repeatedly asked [the victim] to sit on his lap” during the vacation, and later “manipulated the victim’s underwear and grazed her genitals.” He would “also continue to rub his hands on her thighs.”
Duggar would’ve been 26 at the time of the alleged incidents. The sheriff’s office statement also indicated that Duggar has admitted his actions to the victim’s father and to Tontitown detectives.
