Kendra Duggar told Husband Joseph his Family are 'Disappointed' in Him during Jail Call Amid Child Molestation Scandal
Kendra Duggar told husband Joseph his family were 'disappointed' in him during jail phone call.
April 1 2026, Published 8:11 a.m. ET
Kendra Duggar told husband Joseph his family were "disappointed" in him in the wake of his child molestation arrest.
RadarOnline.com can reveal the reality star, 27, also told Joseph, 31, his family still "loves him" during a call between the spouses at Fayetteville, Arkansas' Washington County Jail last Thursday, which was made public on Tuesday.
'I Understand The Disappointment'
Joseph said he accepted why his family feel let down in phone call with wife Kendra.
Kendra said: "Just know that everybody loves you — even if they're disappointed," following his arrest in connection with allegations he touched a nine-year-old girl on her genitals and underwear in Florida during a 2020 vacation.
She told her husband: "That's how things are," to which he responded, "Oh, I understand — I understand the disappointment."
Kendra then reassured him, "Just understand that they love you, too," to which Joseph said, "Oh, yeah, absolutely, I feel that — I'm not upset or anything like that."
'God Is Going To Get Us Through This'
Kendra pointed to their family's strong sense of faith to help husband.
On the call, reported by TMZ, Kendra pointed to the devout Baptist family's strong sense of faith as a place she and her spouse can turn to amid the turbulent times
She said: "God is gonna get us through this one day at a time."
Kendra, who is mother to four children with Joseph, alluded to how she misses her husband's presence at home since he's been behind bars.
"Every time I look up the staircase I melt into a puddle, so we've decided to take it one day at a time, one moment at a time ... hopefully, you can do that, too," she said.
The audio was released after Joseph posted $600,000 bond Tuesday and was headed from Florida to his native Arkansas.
Kendra Crumbling Following Husband's Arrest
Kendra admitted to the pain she was suffering while husband Joseph was in jail.
He is prohibited from unsupervised contact with anyone under the age of 18 by Judge Brantley Clark, according to legal docs. He is due back in court on April 20.
Duggar appeared before a judge on Tuesday morning, where he requested a jury trial. His lawyer Albert Sauline, who is representing him in Florida, said that his team's "number one goal is to make sure he is treated fairly."
RadarOnline.com recently told how Kendra is crumbling after the arrest of her husband.
The reality show wife has confessed the former 19 Kids and Counting star's arrest has left her weak in mind and body.
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Kendra broke down in tears while on the phone with her incarcerated husband, Joseph.
In jail phone calls obtained by Radar, Kendra confessed to Joseph she was not handling the sudden arrest and scandal well.
"You know how I am with anxiety," she said on the phone. "And this is a whole other level that I've experienced in my entire life. It's a moment-to-moment battle. One moment I could be fine, and then the next moment, absolutely beside myself."
Joseph tried to calm her nerves on the other end of the line, speaking softly and offering words of encouragement. But Kendra shared that she is unable to read, sleep, or eat. She has resorted to relying on IV injections just to get her necessary nutrition.
"I'm going to possibly get more IV's. I got one already," she told Joseph during one phone call, before adding that she's purposely keeping to herself. "I don't want to see anybody. I thought about it."
