Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Joseph Duggar Released on $600,000 Bond in Florida Molestation Case

Strict release terms signal a court focus on protecting minors pending trial.

Overview

  • Duggar was released Tuesday on a $600,000 bond with a judge’s order barring any unsupervised contact with minors, and he is due back in court April 20.
  • He was extradited from Arkansas and booked into the Bay County Jail Tuesday morning before a brief first appearance.
  • Court records show he filed a written not-guilty plea and demanded a jury trial on March 29.
  • An affidavit says the now 14-year-old described repeated touching during a 2020 family trip, and investigators say Duggar admitted the conduct to her father and to detectives.
  • In a separate Arkansas case, Joseph and his wife, Kendra, face misdemeanor counts tied to a home welfare check that found bedroom doors with locks on the outside, and she was arrested March 20 and released on bond.