Joseph Duggar's brother-in-law encouraged him to keep the faith in a jailhouse letter he received while in custody after he was .
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Duggar Gets Family Support Letter in Jail
Joseph Duggar's brother-in-law encouraged him to keep the faith in a jailhouse letter he received while in custody after he was arrested last month on molestati...
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Austin Forsyth, 32, the spouse of, told the accused molester, 31, that he needed to lean into religion .
'I want you to know that I love you!' Forsyth said in the March 25 letter sent through the Washington County Detention Facility in and obtained by People.
Forsyth continued, 'Jesus loves you, and continues to draw you closer to Him ... God works despite the sin of man for his good.'
Forsyth told Joseph - who was taken into custody last month in connection with a 2020 incident involving a nine-year-old girl - that he didn't want to discuss his 'issues over these communications.'
Daily Mail has reached out to representatives for the family for further comment on the story.
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Joseph Duggar's brother-in-law Austin Forsyth, 32, encouraged him to keep the faith in a jailhouse letter he received after he was arrested last month on molestation allegations
Joseph has pleaded not guilty to a pair of counts of lewd and lascivious behavior and is slated to appear in court May 18; in the letter, which came before Joseph's, Forsyth advised Joseph to 'only be talking to your attorney.'
Joe's wife Kendra, 27, was arrested March 20 in connection with endangering the welfare of a minor and false imprisonment, both in the second degree
Josh Duggar is currently serving a prison sentence in connection with his 2021 conviction for receiving and possessing material depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
Joseph was arrested in connection with lewd and lascivious molestation of a victim less than 12-years-old, authorities with 's Bay County Sheriff's Office said last month.
The letter was sent to Joseph while he was in custody following his arrest on molestation allegations
The show, which began airing in 2008, was centered on Michelle and Jim Bob, the devout Arkansas couple who named all 19 of their children with the first letter J.
Jim Bob and wife Michelle posted a statement on Facebook at the time explaining how they dealt with the initial incident.
'Back 12 years ago our family went through one of the most difficult times of our lives,' they said in a May 21, 2015 Facebook post. 'When Josh was a young teenager, he made some very bad mistakes and we were shocked.
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'We had tried to teach him right from wrong. That dark and difficult time caused us to seek God like never before.'
Jim Bob and Michelle continued, 'We pray that as people watch our lives they see that we are not a perfect family. We have challenges and struggles everyday. '
Josh, 38, is currently serving a prison sentence in connection with his 2021 conviction for receiving and possessing material depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
For those who have been impacted by sexual abuse, text 'STRENGTH' to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 to be connected to a certified crisis counselor.
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