Joseph Duggar's aunt, Deanna Duggar, is encouraging his wife, Kendra Duggar, to divorce the "19 Kids and Counting" star after he was accused of molesting a child in Florida.
In a recent interview with Page Six, the sister of family patriarch Jim Bob Duggar spoke out about her nephew's March 18 arrest in Arkansas. Joseph Duggar, 31, was charged with lewd and lascivious behavior involving sexual activity with a 14-year-old female victim who was 9 at the time of the alleged incident, according to the Bay County Sheriff's Office in Florida.
"The way I feel about it is, I think Kendra should divorce him," Deanna told the outlet on Monday. "She needs a new life. The best thing to do would be to divorce him and go on with her life."
She also commented on Kendra Duggar's arrest in Arkansas. Both Kendra and Joseph were charged with four counts of endangering the welfare of a child and four counts of false imprisonment, the Tontitown Police Department announced March 20.
"I don’t know what the charges are going to be for Kendra. I don’t know, we’re all waiting to see. While my heart goes out to her, I know there has been some wrong decisions," Deanna continued. "My prayers are for ... Kendra, for Joseph, for the whole family, wake up and repent of their pride, their feeling of the world is against them, get things right in their family."
