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More bad news for Joseph Duggar:
The embattled former reality star appeared in court via Zoom today, three months after he was arrested for child abuse.
And as Us Weekly reports, the judge in his case denied Joseph’s request for unsupervised visits with his four children.
Joseph faces charges in both Bay County, Florida and his home state of Arkansas, where he has been indicted for child extermination.
(In searching Joseph’s home after his arrest, investigators determined that he and wife Kendra Duggar had a habit of locking their children in their bedrooms as punishment.)
Defense attorney Albert Sauline argued that it would be “a little unusual” for a criminal case in Florida to affect Joseph’s ability to see his children when they said children were not the alleged victims in the Florida case.
The judge saw things differently, as did Assistant State’s Attorney Joao Paulo Ferreira, who noted that Arkansas Child and Family Services would be more than willing to monitor contact with Joseph’s children.
That may not bode well for prosecutors’ willingness to work with Joe’s lawyers as the legal process continues.
Meanwhile, the financial problems facing Joseph and Kendra Duggar seem to be intensifying.
According to a new report from PeopleKendra has listed one of the family’s properties in Arkansas for sale as her husband prepares for a trial that could send him to prison for the rest of his life.
The three-bedroom, two-bath house in Siloam Springs is reportedly listed for $407,900. The property sits on more than a hectare of land and had previously been occupied by members of Kendra’s family.
Joseph and Kendra reportedly kicked the tenants out after her parents sided with Josef’s accusations.
According to recordings of prison phone calls obtained by PeopleJoseph and Kendra talked in March about whether it would make more sense to sell the property or keep it as a source of rental income in the event Joseph is convicted and imprisoned.
At the time, the couple was already under considerable financial pressure.
Kendra had reportedly sold personal belongings and converted family properties into rentals in an attempt to raise money following Joseph’s arrest and subsequent $600,000 bond.
Kendra is also charged with child endangermentwhich could land her in prison for up to four years.
Needless to say, it seems like the pair are starting to feel the pressure of their growing afflictions, which makes sense, especially after they had witnessed the fate that befell Joseph’s brother.
We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available.
