Just days after her husband, Joseph Duggar, was arrested for molesting a nine-year-old girl, Kendra Duggar has likewise been arrested on multiple counts of child endangerment and false imprisonment.
According to the Tontitown Police Department, following the execution of a search warrant in Arkansas that led to her husband facing extradition to Florida (where his crimes were committed), both Kendra Duggar and Joseph are facing:
- Four counts of endangering the welfare of a minor (second degree)
- Four counts of false imprisonment (second degree)
Kendra and Joe 5 children, including a newborn.
Reportedly, when police officers arrived to arrest Joseph, they found padlocks on all the children’s doors, locking them from the inside, which would make it impossible to exit in the event of a fire or other emergency.
Both charges are Class A misdemeanors, and the maximum punishment per count is a fine of up to $2,500 and up to one year in jail.
While these punishments could run consecutively if found guilty, they almost always run concurrently.
Along with these lesser charges, Joseph is facing between 15 years and life in prison for the Florida charges, which include:
- Lewd and Lascivious Behavior – Molestation of a Victim Less Than 12 Years Old
- Lewd and Lascivious Behavior Conducted By a Person 18 Years or Older.
