Jill Duggar and her husband, Derick Dillard, launched an announcement within the wake of her brother Joseph Duggar’s baby molestation arrest.
The duo wrote in a weblog put up Thursday that they had been “shocked” when information broke Wednesday of the 31-year-old being detained.
“We first discovered of something associated to his expenses yesterday through a textual content from a buddy who messaged us in regards to the current media experiences of Joseph’s arrest and his alleged confession to molesting a juvenile feminine in 2020,” the “heartbroken” pair continued.
The couple emphasised that they “strongly condemn abuse.”
They added, “We assist the rule of regulation and hope that justice will probably be achieved. Our hearts exit to the harmless juvenile sufferer of this unspeakable crime and her household. We pray God offers her energy, consolation and hope, and that she is ready to get all the assistance and assist she wants and deserves within the days forward.”
Jill, 34, and Dillard, 37, went on to provide “love” to Joseph’s spouse, Kendra Duggar, and 4 youngsters.
“We pray that they really feel beloved and supported throughout this time as we can not think about the indescribable ache they really feel as they course of and grieve all the things,” the put up concluded.
Jill uploaded the identical assertion to her Instagram account, alongside a damaged coronary heart emoji.
Whereas the “Counting On” alum is among the first Duggar relations to publicly react to Joseph’s authorized troubles, Joseph Duggar shared an announcement through his lawyer.
The “deeply saddened” 38-year-old, who’s a convicted intercourse offender, railed in opposition to “how false accusations can destroy a life” and claimed he lives with the identical “painful actuality.”
His legal professional informed the Every day Mail, “He understands how the focusing on of an individual for publicity can twist the reality into sensationalized fiction.”
Joseph is presently serving a 12-year sentence — which he’s desperately attempting to enchantment — for receiving and possessing baby porn.
As for Joseph, the businessman is behind bars in Arkansas’ Washington County Jail ready to be extradited to Bay County, Florida.
He has been charged with lewd and lascivious habits involving a sufferer youthful than the age of 12 and lewd and lascivious habits towards a sufferer aged 18 or older.
A household spokesperson informed Web page Six the Duggars would not have an announcement.
