Overview
- A Bay County judge rejected motions by Joseph Duggar on June 16 to allow unsupervised contact with minors and to remove a 500‑foot restriction on properties near the accuser’s former home.
- The court ruled Duggar may have supervised visits with the four children he shares with wife Kendra but barred him from unsupervised contact under his bond conditions.
- The judge also denied Duggar’s request to personally maintain rental properties within 500 feet of the listed address and permitted an employee or agent to do maintenance instead.
- The underlying Florida allegations come from a 2020 Panama City Beach vacation that a now‑14‑year‑old described in a forensic interview and an arrest affidavit that reports Duggar’s alleged admission of touching the child over her clothing.
- Pretrial work is moving forward: judges have expanded defense access to investigatory materials and depositions of investigators, Duggar has a Florida hearing on July 14, and separate Arkansas charges for both he and Kendra carry an Aug. 10 court date.