JINGER Duggar is breaking her silence on her brother Joe’s shocking arrest in an emotional
The 19 Kids and Counting star shared that she has been heartbroken since learning last week that Joe was charged with child molestation.
Jinger shared her thoughts in a new episode of her podcast with her husband, Jeremy Vuolo.
“We got the news last week, and it’s been a really difficult week of trying to process this,” Jeremy said.
“A week of us crying out to the Lord, asking for mercy and grace for those affected by this.”
“It’s been one of those weeks that feels like years. I did not think that my heart could break like it has this week,” Jinger said.
“The pain and heartbreak we’ve had over this, and just thinking of how it’s affected so many… it’s just unthinkable.”
Joe Duggar is accused of molesting a 9-year-old girl while on vacation in Florida in 2020.
The girl, now 14 years old, told investigators about the alleged abuse during a recent forensic interview.
Joe was arrested in Arkansas last week and is awaiting a transfer to Florida.
Jinger and Joe appeared alongside the rest of the Duggar family on TLC’s 19 Kids and Counting from 2008 to 2015.
The show was cancelled after their brother Josh was was accused of molesting five children, including four of his sisters.
The disgraced reality star is currently serving 12 years in prison for possessing and receiving child sex abuse materials.
Jinger compared the arrest to Josh’s in her emotional statement.
“You can’t be prepared for news like this, even though we’ve experienced something very similar with one of my other siblings who made unthinkable choices, decisions that have affected all of us,” she said.
Jeremy added that the couple has been keeping Joe’s alleged victim in their thoughts.
“We’re praying for the victim. We’re praying for all those affected, asking that God’s grace would be apparent and would show up, even though on a human level, it’s hard to see where.”
Jeremy continued that they were “asking the Lord to expose truth that’s been hidden.”
Joe’s wife Kendra was also arrested and charged in connection to the case on Friday.
