{"id":314869,"date":"2026-04-07T17:47:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T12:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=314869"},"modified":"2026-04-07T17:47:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T12:17:28","slug":"joy-anna-duggars-husband-sent-joseph-a-letter-of-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/joy-anna-duggars-husband-sent-joseph-a-letter-of-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Joy-Anna Duggar&#8217;s Husband Sent Joseph a Letter of Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Joy-Anna Duggar<\/strong>\u2018s husband, <strong>Austin Forsyth<\/strong>, sent his brother-in-law <strong>Joseph Duggar<\/strong> a supportive letter following Joseph\u2019s child molestation arrest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would like you to know that I like you,\u201d Austin, 32, wrote in emails obtained by <em>Us Weekly<\/em> during Joseph\u2019s stay in Arkansas\u2019 Washington County Detention Center. \u201cJesus loves you, and continues to attract you closer to Him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Joseph was arrested on March 18 on charges of lewd and lascivious behavior, molesting a victim under 12 and lewd and lascivious behavior conducted by an individual over 18. He has pleaded not guilty.<\/p>\n<p>A 14-year-old victim got here forward to Arkansas police with allegations that Joseph, 31, molested her when she was 9 years old during a vacation in Panama City Beach, Florida in 2020.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Josh Duggar Breaks Silence on Brother Joseph&#8217;s Child Molestation Arrest<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tJosh Duggar is speaking out from behind bars after his brother Joseph Duggar was arrested for illegal sexual intercourse with a minor. \u201cJosh Duggar doesn&#8217;t know the small print of the claims which were made against his brother, Joseph. But, he knows the media frenzy that any incident regarding his family creates,\u201d Josh\u2019s attorney [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>4 additional counts of endangering the welfare of a minor, second degree, and 4 counts of second degree false imprisonment were levied against Joseph and his wife, <strong>Kendra Duggar<\/strong>, over completely separate allegations in Arkansas.<\/p>\n<p>In his email to Joseph, Austin insisted that he was not prepared to debate the small print of his brother-in-law\u2019s legal case.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t wish to discuss your issues over these communications. You&#8217;ll want to only be talking to your attorney,\u201d Austin wrote to Joseph. \u201cPlease know that God works despite the sin of man for his good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cI&#8217;m praising God that we began getting closer to you guys throughout the last 12 months and a half. He knew that Kendra was going to need assistance. We are going to, and are helping her!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Austin\u2019s wife, Joy-Anna, initially broke her silence about her brother\u2019s arrest on March 26.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4301396\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.571428571429%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4301396\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Joy-Anna-Duggars-Husband-Sent-Joseph-a-Letter-of-Support-e1775538768455.jpg?w=1000&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all\" alt=\"Joy-Anna Duggars Husband Sent Joseph a Letter of Support\" width=\"1000\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Joy-Anna-Duggars-Husband-Sent-Joseph-a-Letter-of-Support-e1775538768455.jpg?w=100&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Joy-Anna-Duggars-Husband-Sent-Joseph-a-Letter-of-Support-e1775538768455.jpg?w=200&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Joy-Anna-Duggars-Husband-Sent-Joseph-a-Letter-of-Support-e1775538768455.jpg?w=300&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Joy-Anna-Duggars-Husband-Sent-Joseph-a-Letter-of-Support-e1775538768455.jpg?w=400&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Joy-Anna-Duggars-Husband-Sent-Joseph-a-Letter-of-Support-e1775538768455.jpg?w=500&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Joy-Anna-Duggars-Husband-Sent-Joseph-a-Letter-of-Support-e1775538768455.jpg?w=600&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Joy-Anna-Duggars-Husband-Sent-Joseph-a-Letter-of-Support-e1775538768455.jpg?w=700&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Joy-Anna-Duggars-Husband-Sent-Joseph-a-Letter-of-Support-e1775538768455.jpg?w=800&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Joy-Anna-Duggars-Husband-Sent-Joseph-a-Letter-of-Support-e1775538768455.jpg?w=900&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Joy-Anna-Duggars-Husband-Sent-Joseph-a-Letter-of-Support-e1775538768455.jpg?w=1000&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Joy-Anna-Duggars-Husband-Sent-Joseph-a-Letter-of-Support-e1775538768455.jpg?w=1200&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Joy-Anna-Duggars-Husband-Sent-Joseph-a-Letter-of-Support-e1775538768455.jpg?w=1400&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 1400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Joy-Anna-Duggars-Husband-Sent-Joseph-a-Letter-of-Support-e1775538768455.jpg?w=1600&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Joy-Anna-Duggars-Husband-Sent-Joseph-a-Letter-of-Support-e1775538768455.jpg?w=1800&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Joy-Anna-Duggars-Husband-Sent-Joseph-a-Letter-of-Support-e1775538768455.jpg?w=1920&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Joseph Duggar on \u201cCounting On.\u201d<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy YouTube\/TLC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhat has come out about my brother is heartbreaking and deeply disturbing,\u201d she wrote via Instagram on the time. \u201cMy heart is with the victim, and I&#8217;m grieved by the pain and harm caused.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Joy-Anna, 28, added, \u201cI actually have been a wreck this week and am taking time to process \u2026 Thanks on your prayers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Austin shouldn&#8217;t be the one member of the Duggar family to achieve out to Joseph behind bars. Joseph has discussed his prison workout routine and potential legal strategies together with his wife Kendra in multiple phone calls released in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph also received supportive emails from his older brother <strong>Josh Duggar<\/strong>\u2019s wife <strong>Anna Duggar<\/strong>. Josh, 38, is currently serving a 151-month prison sentence for receiving and possessing child pornography in 2022. (Josh maintains his innocence.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Anna-and-Josh-Duggar-GettyImages-464795588.jpg?crop=0px%2C78px%2C1367px%2C773px&#038;resize=400%2C225&#038;quality=40&#038;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Anna-and-Josh-Duggar-GettyImages-464795588\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Anna-and-Josh-Duggar-GettyImages-464795588.jpg?quality=40&#038;strip=all\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Inside Anna Duggar&#8217;s Relationship With Josh&#8217;s Family After His Arrest\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tAnna Duggar became a member of the expansive Duggar family after marrying eldest son Josh Duggar in 2008. Nearly 20 years after Anna and Josh tied the knot, the 19 Kids and Counting alum was arrested in 2021 for receiving and possessing child pornography. Josh, who has continued to keep up his innocence, was convicted in [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve got our prayers. We love you \u2014 nonetheless we may also help, please tell us,\u201d Anna, 37, wrote to Joseph, 31, on March 21. \u201cI believe I put some money in your books. I don\u2019t remember how phone calls and video calls work.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You may have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>She went on, \u201cPlease let me know if I may also help get things arrange so you may call and talk with Kendra. Just remember, don\u2019t discuss anything legal unless you might be with an attorney. Every little thing said in these messages, phone calls and video chats are recorded and turned over to prosecutors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Joseph was extradited from the Washington County Detention Center in Arkansas to Florida\u2019s Bay County Jail on March 31 ahead of his upcoming trial.<\/p>\n<p><em>If you happen to or someone you understand has been sexually assaulted, contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/rainn.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Sexual Assault Hotline<\/a> at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673). If you happen to or someone you understand is experiencing child abuse, call or text <a href=\"https:\/\/childhelphotline.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Child Help Hotline<\/a> at 1-800-422-4453.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joy-Anna Duggar\u2018s husband, Austin Forsyth, sent his brother-in-law Joseph Duggar a supportive letter following Joseph\u2019s child molestation arrest. \u201cI would like you to know that I like you,\u201d Austin, 32, wrote in emails obtained by Us Weekly during Joseph\u2019s stay in Arkansas\u2019 Washington County Detention Center. \u201cJesus loves you, and continues to attract you closer [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":314870,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[337],"tags":[49715,2207,11589,37159,3630,712],"class_list":["post-314869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-duggars","tag-husband","tag-joseph","tag-joyanna","tag-letter","tag-support"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=314869"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314869\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":314872,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314869\/revisions\/314872"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/314870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=314869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=314869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=314869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}