Joseph Duggar told wife Kendra he had $60 in jail as she confirmed she’s staying somewhere ‘private’ with the kids

During a prison meeting, Joseph and Kendra Duggar discussed his finances and his “private” place.

Entertainment Weekly He listened to Joseph’s March 20 collect call to his wife, Kendra, from the Washington County Detention Center in Fayetteville, Ark., where he is being held. child abuse accusations. The connection took place just after Kendra was released on bail. separate charges balanced against him and Joseph.

“It’s nice to hear from you,” Kendra told Joseph and admitted that she had missed her earlier call. Joseph also said he sent her an email for free, but phone calls cost her money. “I think I have $60, so I can at least use it to call him,” he shared, explaining that he had $50 in his wallet when he was arrested. “I won’t use this for anything else.”

Joseph was arrested on March 18 on charges of lewd and lascivious acts on a victim under 12 years of age and lewd and lascivious acts by a person 18 years of age or older. The Bay County Sheriff’s Office in Florida said the alleged victim, now 14, recently came forward with allegations that Joseph molested her when she was 9 years old during a family vacation in the Sunshine State in 2020. According to a statement from authorities, the boy claimed that Joseph “repeatedly asked him to sit on his lap” throughout the holiday, allegedly covered the two of them with a blanket and “played with the victim’s underwear, grazing his genitals.”

Arkansas police later found Joseph and Kendra was accused four counts of endangering the welfare of a minor, second degree, and four counts of false imprisonment, second degree. A spokesperson for the Duggar family said the Arkansas accusations are in no way related to Joseph’s child molestation accusations in Florida.

The conversation between Kendra and Joseph turned to her and her children’s situation. “Did you hear where I am?” he asked, along with Joseph, who suggested that sharing might not be a good idea, knowing that it was being recorded. After some hesitation, Kendra said, “they brought me to a beautiful place to stay that was very special,” to which Joseph responded, “Oh, thank God.”

In the same collect callJoseph shared that he was in solitary confinement “23 hours a day” during his more than week-long stay at the Washington County Detention Center in Fayetteville. Duggar explained that the “8-by-10 space” of the facility where she’s being held is “pretty small,” “but I’ve actually been able to read a lot and get some rest, but I don’t get much sleep through the night.”

Joseph on Friday was released from custody He is expected to be extradited from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office to Panama City, Fla., where the alleged crime occurred. However, as of now, it has not been officially registered by the Bay County Sheriff’s Office in Florida.

Joseph’s brother, Josh DuggarHe is currently serving a 12-year prison sentence after being found guilty of possessing child pornography in 2021. Josh Reacted to Joseph’s arrest With the statement of his lawyer.

Josh’s lawyer says ‘Josh understands the stigma of being accused’ told Daily Mail. “He lives with the harsh reality of how false accusations can destroy a life. He understands how targeting a person for publicity can turn the truth into sensational fiction.”

Duggars He became famous with his TLC shows 19 Children and Counting (initially 17 Children and Counting), but the program Canceled in 2015 After it was revealed that Josh was being investigated in 2006 in connection with allegations that he molested five underage girls when they were teenagers, including four of his sisters. He was never charged in connection with these allegations.

The Duggars are back on TLC I trust This show was canceled in 2021 after Josh was convicted of child pornography.

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