Former “19 Kids and Counting” star Josh Duggar was arrested five days after his wife Anna announced they were expecting their seventh child.
According to government records online, Duggar was arrested by the United States Marshals Service and jailed Thursday afternoon in Washington County, Arkansas, where he is currently being held. No further details of his charges are currently available online.
USA TODAY has contacted the office of Magistrate Judge Mark E. Ford and Homeland Security Investigations for comment.
Duggar’s arrest comes less than a week after his wife Anna announced on Instagram that she was pregnant with their seventh child, a baby girl.
In a video posted to Instagram on Saturday, the couple stand in a field with their six children running in the background. Duggar opens an umbrella over him and his wife, dropping pink confetti on them.
“She’s a GIRL !!!!!” Anna wrote in the caption. “We are delighted to announce the arrival of the seventh baby and look forward to holding her in our arms this fall!”
The couple have been married for 13 years and share the children Mackynzie, 11; Michael, 9 years old; Marcus, 7 years old; Meredith, 5 years old; Mason, 3 years old; and Maryella, 17 months old.
The Duggar family rose to fame with their TLC show “19 Kids and Counting,” which chronicles the personal lives of Arkansas parents Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar. Josh is their eldest son.
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TLC canceled “19 Kids and Counting” in 2015 following a sexual abuse scandal involving Josh, who also later admitted to being a porn addict and cheated on his wife. young families.
Duggar was never charged after an anonymous report sparked an investigation into his alleged touching of five girls in 2002 and 2003. He admitted to committing wrongdoing in a statement after reports were published in 2015. His parents and two of his sisters subsequently confirmed the acts.
Josh Duggar and his wife Anna expecting their sixth child this fall
Contributor: Andrea Mandell; Associated press
