Joseph Duggar, ex-'19 Kids and Counting' star, accused of molesting a minor

Joseph Garrett Duggar, who starred on the TLC reality show “19 Kids and Counting,” was arrested Wednesday after he was accused of molesting a 9-year-old girl six years ago during a vacation in Florida.

Joseph Garrett Duggar, who starred on the TLC reality show “19 Kids and Counting,” was arrested Wednesday after he was accused of molesting a 9-year-old girl six years ago during a vacation in Florida.

The 31-year-old is accused of lewd and lascivious behavior — molestation of a victim less than 12 years-old — and lewd and lascivious behavior conducted by a person 18 years or older, the Bay County Sheriff's Office in Florida said in a news release.

He was arrested by police in Tontitown, Arkansas, and is awaiting extradition to Bay County, which covers Panama City.

Tontitown police said in statement that they received a report of a sexual abuse earlier Wednesday and reported it to the Bay County Sheriff's Department, as the alleged incident had occurred there.

In an interview, the now 14-year-old girl told police that Duggar allegedly touched her inappropriately on several occasions during a family vacation in Panama City Beach in 2020, the Bay County Sheriff’s Office said.