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Joseph Duggar's reality show Counting On has vanished from two streaming services after his arrest on accusations of child molestation.
He first shot to fame with his parents and 18 siblings on the TLC series 19 Kids and Counting, which was canceled in 2015 when his brother Josh Duggar was embroiled in a child pornography scandal that resulted in a 12-year prison sentence.
Counting On was devised as a sequel series to continue the family's story without Josh, running for 11 seasons on TLC from 2015 until 2020.
Joseph, a 31-year-old father of four, was arrested last Wednesday, March 18 in Tontitown, Arkansas in connection with allegations that he touched a nine-year-old girl on her genitals and underwear in Florida.
Two days after Joseph was arrested, his wife Kendra, 27, was taken into custody in Tontitown and charged with four counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a minor, as well as four counts of second-degree false imprisonment. Joseph is now also facing the same charges.
As he awaits trial, it has emerged that Counting On has been removed from both HBO Max and Discover+ in the US - though some UK and Canada users have said the show is still possible to watch online in their territories, according to Us Weekly.
Joseph Duggar's accuser detailed her shock claims against him in an interview with a detective, according to a newly surfaced arrest warrant affidavit
Kendra was released on bond last Friday about an hour and a half after her booking, while Joseph has signed an extradition waiver to face charges in Florida, according to the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
Joseph called Kendra collect from jail last Friday - roughly two hours after she herself bonded out - and revealed he was in solitary confinement, via People.
Now a source has indicated Joseph's family have not been to see him in jail, where his only visitor has been his attorney, according to Page Six.
While speaking to his wife on the phone last Friday, Joseph said: 'I've been spending a lot of time reading, uh, reading the Bible, they got me a Bible in here.'
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.'
It has emerged that Joseph's accuser, who is currently 14, alleged she suffered 'several incidents of sexual abuse' when she was nine years old on a family vacation in Panama City Beach, Florida, according to the affidavit obtained by the Daily Mail.
She made the claims in a forensic interview she gave to a detective with the Tontitown Police Department, per an affidavit written by Deputy Sheriff Darrell Norris of the Bay County Sheriff's Office in Lynn Haven, Florida.
Joseph Duggar is pictured with his then girlfriend, now wife Kendra Caldwell on an episode of Counting On, which ran from 2015 to 2020
At the time of the Florida vacation described in the document, Joseph and Kendra had two children and she was pregnant with their third.
Joseph's accuser told a detective that during the Florida vacation, she 'would sit on the defendant’s lap' and he would 'cradle [her] with his arms,' the affidavit states.
As the holiday progressed, Joseph's behavior is said to have evolved, according to the underage girl's account of events as relayed in the legal document.
Joseph is claimed to have requested that she 'sit on the couch beside [him],' whereupon he supposedly 'covered the parties with a blanket,' per the affidavit.
The document adds: 'Once the parties were covered, the defendant would pull the victim’s dress up and touch the victim’s thighs.'
The accuser also asserted that 'during these incidents [Joseph's] hand grazed [her] vagina' and his 'hand was outside of her underwear' - an occurrence she said took place 'several times,' leaving her 'confused' and 'uncomfortable.'
Joseph's accuser also said he 'eventually approached the victim and apologized for his actions' and then 'the incidents stopped occurring,' the affidavit claims.
After the underage girl gave her forensic interview to the Arkansas detective, Deputy Sheriff Darrell Norris in Florida - the officer who wrote the affidavit - 'requested the detective and victim’s father call Joseph' in order to obtain a confession from him.
At the time of the Florida vacation described in the arrest warrant affidavit, Joseph and his wife Kendra (left) had two children and she was pregnant with their third
The affidavit claims that during the call, Joseph 'admitted his actions, stating he touched the victim over her clothing' and 'admitted his intentions were not pure.'
According to the authorities, a judge signed off on an affidavit that included the contents of that phone conversation, whereupon an arrest warrant was issued to the Bay County Sheriff's Office in Florida.
The Bay County Sheriff's Office then apparently sent the warrant to the police in Arkansas, leading to Joseph's arrest in Tontitown.
He was taken in to custody last week in connection with lewd and lascivious behavior involving unlawful sexual activity with a minor, a statement from the Bay County Sheriff's Office in Lynn Haven, Florida announced.
An investigator with the Tontitown Police Department in Tontitown, Arkansas reached out to the BCSO 'regarding a report of past sexual abuse.'
An alleged victim, identified as a 14-year-old girl, told law enforcement about a series of inappropriate incidents Duggar was involved in around five years back, police said.
Authorities said then that the alleged incidents occurred in 2020, when the alleged victim was nine years old and on vacation with her family in Panama City Beach, Florida.
Joseph is now facing now facing additional charges including four counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a minor and four counts of second-degree false imprisonment, as is Kendra, the Tontitown Police Department told TMZ.
A warrant for Kendra's arrest was issued on Friday but when law enforcement initially went to the Duggar family residence in Washington County, she was not there
The 19 Kids And County star is now facing additional charges including four counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a minor and four counts of second-degree false imprisonment, the Tontitown Police Department told TMZ; Duggar seen above top far right
Joseph and Kendra's new charges in Arkansas are reportedly not related to his case in the state of Florida.
Family members have since broken silence on his arrest, such as brother Josh - who is currently serving a 12-year prison sentence for possessing child pornography.
His attorney told the Daily Mail: 'Josh understands the stigma of being accused.
'He lives with the painful reality of how false accusations can destroy a life. He understands how the targeting of a person for publicity can twist the truth into sensationalized fiction.'
The attorney said that the brothers 'are not in frequent communication' but Josh 'hopes and prays for his brother's well being in this difficult time.'
Family members have since broken silence on his arrest , such as brother Josh - who is currently serving a 12-year prison sentence for possessing child pornography; Josh's 2021 mugshot seen above
Jill and Derick also sent love to Kendra and her four children in the post shared on Thursday, just one day before her arrest
Joseph Duggar's mugshot was released on Wednesday evening by the Washington County Sheriff's Office in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
The former reality star sported a thick beard, and he gazed forward with a stony expression, which notably contrasted the grinning 2021 mugshot of his brother Josh, which had also been snapped in Washington County.
The alleged victim told investigators that the family had been staying at a home located on Danny Drive at the time of the illegal incidents.
Joseph Duggar 'repeatedly asked her to sit on his lap,' BCSO officials said, adding that his behavior appeared to escalate as the vacation continued.
In another incident, Joseph 'asked [the victim] to sit next to him on a couch and covered them with a blanket, 'rubbing' his hands on her thighs.
Joseph Duggar 'repeatedly asked her to sit on his lap,' BCSO officials said, adding that his behavior appeared to escalate as the vacation continued
'During this time, Duggar manipulated the victim's underwear and grazed her genitals.'
Duggar subsequently told the alleged victim he was sorry, and the incidents ceased, according to officials with the BCSO.
The father of the alleged victim confronted Joseph Duggar about what happened on Tuesday, at which time he admitted to his actions to the father and a detective in Tontitown, the BCSO said.
Joseph Duggar was subsequently arrested and charged in connection with 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.
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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