Overview
- People published private emails and texts in which Josh Duggar accused relatives of showing little compassion and told them to "shut up."
- In a May 27, 2022 email to his father, he wrote that only two siblings contacted him in the 13 months after his arrest, naming a message from Jessa Duggar Seewald and a video visit from John‑David Duggar.
- He said in that email that Joseph and Kendra Duggar had not reached out to him at that time.
- In a separate text to his mother a month after his conviction, he claimed some family members were "waiting to ambush" him and said he felt more supported by strangers.
- He continues to maintain his innocence, is serving a 151‑month federal sentence at FCI Seagoville with a projected release of February 2, 2033, and is pursuing a fourth appeal.