Overview
- The Bay County Sheriff’s Office charged the 31-year-old with lewd and lascivious behavior, including molestation of a victim under 12 and conduct by a person 18 or older.
- Authorities say the allegations involve a 2020 family trip to Panama City Beach at a residence on Danny Drive, when the victim was 9.
- A now 14-year-old participated in a forensic interview this month and disclosed multiple incidents to investigators.
- Police say the victim’s father confronted Joseph Duggar on March 17, and Duggar admitted the conduct to the father and to detectives.
- Duggar was arrested in Arkansas, booked in Washington County on March 18, and is awaiting extradition to Bay County, with no public statement from the Duggar family reported.