Overview
- Newly released jail calls Thursday and Friday reveal Kendra told Joseph she no longer had custody of their four children and that she had hired her own lawyer.
- Joseph, arrested March 18 on Florida charges tied to alleged abuse of a 9-year-old during a 2020 trip, pleaded not guilty and was freed Tuesday on a $600,000 bond with no unsupervised contact with minors.
- Arkansas authorities also charged both spouses March 20 with four counts each of second-degree child endangerment and false imprisonment after a home study, a separate matter from the Florida case.
- The recorded calls detail plans to get the children into counseling and show efforts to raise money by selling personal items and preparing to rent out the family home.
- Coverage cites an arrest affidavit stating Joseph admitted the conduct to the child’s father and to detectives, while Duggar relatives issued public statements supporting the victim and offering help to Kendra.