Jill Duggar Breaks Silence as Brother Joseph Is Arrested in Child-Molestation Case

Jill Duggar Dillard and her husband Derick Dillard issued a statement expressing shock and heartbreak over brother Joseph Duggar’s arrest for Lewd and Lascivious Behavior involving a minor, based on a 14-year-old victim’s disclosures from a Florida family vacation. Investigators say Joseph admitted the misconduct to the victim’s father and to detectives and he is awaiting extradition to Bay County, Florida. The Dillards condemned abuse, offered support to the victim’s family, and noted this news comes amid the Duggar family’s past legal troubles, including Josh Duggar’s 2021 conviction.