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Joseph Duggar Transferred Amid Extradition Plans

Joseph Duggar has now been transferred from a detention center in Arkansas - after he was arrested for allegedly molesting a nine-year-old girl in Florida. The ...

Joseph Duggar Transferred Amid Extradition Plans
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Bintano News

March 30, 2026

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Joseph Duggar has now been transferred from a detention center in Arkansas - after he was arrested for allegedly molesting a nine-year-old girl in . 

in Tontitown, in connection with accusations he touched a girl on her genitals and underwear during a family vacation to Panama City, Florida in 2020. 

Duggar has not been in the custody of the Washington County Sherriff's Office since March 27, the sheriff's office told People.   

The former TLC star was set to be extradited to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office, a facility in Florida, but is not listed in the BCSO's inmate database. 

People reports that prosecutors have yet to formally file charges against Duggar in the Florida county. Additionally, the agency refrained from commenting when the publication asked if Duggar had been extradited to the BCSO. 

However Washington County prosecutors said that Duggar was transported to Florida on Friday from the Arkansas detention center, according to The Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette. 

Joseph Duggar has now been transferred out of a detention center in Arkansas amid plans to be extradited to Florida - as he faces charges of molesting a nine-year-old girl

The Daily Mail has contacted the Washington County Sheriff's Office and Bay County Sheriff’s Office for further information but have not yet immediately heard back.


Joseph Duggar, 31, was arrested in Tontitown, Arkansas, where he lives with his wife and their four children.

Authorities say Duggar later admitted in a recorded call to 'touching the victim over her clothing' and acknowledged his 'intentions were not pure' 

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Joseph and Kendra's arrests come nearly five years after Joseph's older brother, Josh, was convicted of receiving and possessing material depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct; Josh's 2021 mugshot seen above 

He added that he was restricted to 'an 8-by-10 area' for '23 hours of the day' at the Washington County Detention Facility in Arkansas.

Joseph noted he was kept in a 'pretty small area, but I've been able to read a lot actually, and resting some, but I'm not sleeping great through the night.'  

The arrests have sent shockwaves through the Duggar family - already rocked by the crimes of Joseph's older brother, Josh Duggar.

Josh was convicted in 2021 of receiving and possessing child sexual abuse material and later sentenced to 12 years and seven months in federal prison.

Joseph and Kendra's arrests come nearly five years after Joseph's older brother, Josh, was convicted of receiving and possessing material depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Josh, now 38, was also accused of sexually abusing five girls, including his younger sisters - but he never faced any charges for the alleged abuse.

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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