SICK CLAIMS: 19 KIDS AND COUNTING STAR JOSEPH DUGGAR ARRESTED AFTER CLAIMS HE ABUSED GIRL,9, ON VACATION TER
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace
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🗓️ 18 April 2026
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Joseph Duggar, 31, one of the stars of “19 Kids and Counting” has pleaded not guilty to molesting a 9-year-old girl in Florida. He posted a $600,000 bond and is barred from contact with anyone younger than 18.
The accusations follow allegations made against of brother Josh Duggar, of “19 Kids and Counting.” He was arrested by federal agents on child pornography charges. He's now serving a 12.5-year federal prison sentence, followed by 20 years of supervised release after his conviction of two counts of receiving and possessing child pornography (specifically child sexual abuse material).
He is attempting to appeal his conviction, arguing he was denied a fair trial and that a witness manipulated forensic data.
Joining Nancy Grace Today:
- Sara G. West, M.D., Forensic Psychiatrist, Specializing in Sexually Deviant Behavior, Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, forensicpsychiatryMD.com
- Glenn Bard - Retired Pennsylvania State Trooper First Class, Computer Crime Investigations, U.S. Veteran of Operation Desert Storm, PATCtech Digital Forensics patctech.com
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.5 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.9 | Crime Stories with Nancy Grace. |
| 0:12.3 | It's Saturday night, and you know what that means. |
| 0:16.3 | It's time for a Saturday night special, |
| 0:18.8 | and I'm not talking about a cheap gun you get at the corner gun shop. |
| 0:22.8 | I'm talking about sick accusations. The 19 kids and counting star Joseph Dugger arrested on claims he sex |
| 0:36.0 | abused a little girl just nine years old on a Florida vacation. |
| 0:42.3 | Now, hold on. You heard me right. That's Joseph Duger. Remember, the brother, Josh, was convicted |
| 0:52.6 | of possessing child sex abuse images back in 2021. |
| 0:59.4 | What is it with this family? |
| 1:02.9 | I'm Nancy Grace. |
| 1:04.1 | This is Crime Stories. |
| 1:05.6 | I want to thank you for being with us. |
| 1:08.1 | Believe it or not, former 19 kids and counting star Joseph Dugger now arrested |
| 1:13.9 | for alleged child sex crimes against a nine-year-old little girl. The 31-year-old from Arkansas |
| 1:22.0 | allegedly molested the girl on a vacation in Florida. Now, according to the court documents, this occurred about six years ago. |
| 1:32.4 | Here is the kicker. |
| 1:35.5 | Joseph Dugger's brother, Josh Dugger, was convicted of possessing child sex abuse images back in 2021. |
| 1:44.8 | He's serving 12 and a half years behind bars after being found guilty of receiving and |
| 1:50.4 | possessing child sex abuse images. |
| 1:53.6 | What is with this family? |
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