The reality TV star remains in custody and awaits extradition.

19 Kids and Counting star Joseph Duggar’s mug shot released after arrest on child molestation charges

The reality TV star remains in custody and awaits extradition.

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March 19, 2026 12:09 p.m. ET

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*19 Kids and Counting* star Joseph Duggar's mug shot has been released.

The 31-year-old reality TV personality was arrested in Arkansas on Wednesday on child molestation charges and remains detained. The Washington County Sheriff's Office posted his mug shot on its website. It lists Duggar as 5 feet 9 inches tall and 206 pounds.

Duggar is accused of molesting a 9-year-old girl while on vacation in Panama City, Fla., in 2020 and awaits extradition, authorities said. He faces charges of lewd and lascivious molestation of a victim less than 12 years old and lewd and lascivious behavior conducted by a person 18 years or older.

Joseph Duggar's mug shot.

Washington County Sheriff's Department

The Bay County Sheriff's Department in Florida said in a statement that Duggar had allegedly asked the child to sit on his lap repeatedly during a family vacation. Law enforcement stated that the child claimed he "manipulated the victim’s underwear and grazed her genitals." The victim, now 14, reported the incident to the Tontitown Police Department in Arkansas, which contacted authorities in Florida. After the allegations were reported on Tuesday, the police claimed in their statement that Duggar admitted his actions to local detectives and the victim's father.

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The Duggar family.

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The Duggar family rose to prominence with their TLC show *19 Kids and Counting*, which followed the lives of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar and their many kids. However, their flagship show and its subsequent spin-off *Counting On* were both canceled due to their eldest son Josh Duggar's various legal troubles.

In 2015, it was revealed that Josh Duggar was investigated in 2006 in connection with claims that he molested five underage girls, including four of his sisters and a babysitter, as a teen. The eldest Duggar brother, 38, was arrested on child pornography charges in 2021. After being found guilty of possessing and receiving child pornography, he was sentenced to 12 years in prison in 2022.

Joseph Duggar and his wife Kendra share four children. He is currently working in real estate, according to his family's website.

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