Amy Duggar is sharing what she believes could be just some of the many “promises” her famous family has made Kendra Duggar in the wake of her husband Joseph Duggar’s arrest for alleged child molestation.
“I guarantee you a promise has been made. Promises have been made. So here is just my ideas of what those might be — this is just my opinion, OK?” Amy, 39, alleged in a Friday, April 10, video shared via TikTok.
Amy, who has been a vocal critic of her famous reality TV family amid her cousins’ arrests, then pretended to be her family as she listed off what she says are just some of the potential promises they have made to Kendra, 27.
“Kendra we love you so much, we’re gonna band together as a family,” she began. “You know, I’m so sorry that he stumbled, I know that’s gotta be just heartbreaking but you know I know he loves you. And you all are so good together, this is just a little bit of a problem but you know what you’re showing your strength in god right now.”
She continued, “By staying with him and just being a devoted wife and loving him you are showing him God’s love. Your faith is being tested right now and I need you to stay strong because Joseph loves you so much. We’re all here to support you.”
Joseph, the seventh eldest child belonging to Jim Bob, 60 and Michelle, 59, was charged last month with lewd and lascivious behavior involving molestation of a victim less than 12 years old. He was also charged with lewd and lascivious behavior conducted by a person 18 years or older.
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The charges were presented after a 14-year-old came forward to police accusing Joseph of molesting her when she was 9 during a 2020 vacation. Joseph was extradited to Florida, where the alleged crime took place, and has pleaded not guilty.
Kendra was later arrested and charged with four counts of endangering the welfare of a minor, second-degree, and four counts of second-degree false imprisonment. These secondary charges are unrelated to Joseph’s molestation allegations. Kendra was released on bond the same day she was arrested.
“We have the best lawyer for you. You know what? Not even just that, we might just try to drop those charges because it’s ridiculous that you got arrested,” Amy continued in her Friday video, again pretending to be her family as she listed off what she claims could be potential promises they have made to Kendra.
“Let me just tell you something — if you just stick around and you just show family loyalty things are gonna work out. This problem is going to fix itself,” she added. “We’ll take care of everything, just stay. This will all blow over and people are exaggerating. You made vows, you can’t just walk away.”
She concluded of her idea for possible promises she claims her family has made, “God hates divorce. Forgiveness is what God wants. You just need to stay and stay silent and stay quiet for the sake of your family. We’ll take care of the bills, don’t you worry about anything.”
Amy went on to claim that “that’s how it works” within her family amid their public scandals.
“It’s provision, with conditions,” she claimed. “Support, sure, but with strings attached and the help keeps them dependent. Real support doesn’t require silence and real support doesn’t trap you in a system that protected the problem in the first place.”
While Amy believes her family has promised Kendra certain things in exchange for silence and for her to remain in her marriage, a source exclusively told Us Weekly that the opposite is true for Anna Duggar after her husband, Josh Duggar, was found guilty on child pornography charges.
“Anna has several family members who have strongly encouraged her to leave Josh,” the insider told Us. “It has been very difficult to have those conversations because Anna has always been so supportive of Josh, but the family felt that they had to let her know their thoughts.”
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).
https://www.rainn.org/
If you or someone you know is experiencing child abuse, call or text Child Help Hotline at 1-800-422-4453.
https://www.childhelphotline.org/
Parents, teachers, and guardians interested in learning more about protecting children from exploitation can find useful tools and information at Know2Protect.
https://www.dhs.gov/know2protect
