{"id":252348,"date":"2026-07-17T13:50:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T13:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/17\/amy-duggar-i-talked-to-josephs-victim-shes-really-brave\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T13:50:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T13:50:07","slug":"amy-duggar-i-talked-to-josephs-victim-shes-really-brave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/17\/amy-duggar-i-talked-to-josephs-victim-shes-really-brave\/","title":{"rendered":"Amy Duggar: I Talked to Joseph&#8217;s Victim! She&#8217;s Really Brave!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Like many of her relatives, Amy Duggar King has been deeply affected by Joseph Duggar\u2019s criminal cases.<\/p>\n<p>During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/07\/amy-duggar-on-josh-joseph-abused\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recent interview<\/a>, she shared that she has actually spoken to Joseph\u2019s alleged victim.<\/p>\n<p>Amy says that she offered encouragement and praise to the girl, who was only 9 for the series of 2020 incidents.<\/p>\n<p>She also expressed dismay that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/04\/joseph-duggar-confessed-impure-intention-with-9-year-old-girl-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joseph could confess<\/a> but then take it back and force this girl to endure his trial.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"956\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0715_amyduggar_01-Cropped.png\" alt=\"Amy Duggar King on The Sarah Fraser Show in July 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-559206 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0715_amyduggar_01-Cropped.png 956w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0715_amyduggar_01-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0715_amyduggar_01-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0715_amyduggar_01-Cropped-728x410.png 728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0715_amyduggar_01-Cropped.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On \u2018The Sarah Fraser Show,\u2019 Amy Duggar opened up about speaking to her cousin\u2019s teenage accuser.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-you-are-such-a-strong-person\">\u2018You are such a strong person\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>During her recent interview on <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JBaoxo_jq6g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Sarah Fraser Show<\/a><\/em>, Amy revealed that she has spoken with the girl at the center of Joseph\u2019s criminal case in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, Joseph went on a family vacation. Traveling between states to vacation during the first month of a deadly pandemic is, sadly, the least horrific detail of this story.<\/p>\n<p>The unnamed accuser, who is now in her early teens, was only 9 years old when she says that Joseph repeatedly molested her during the trip.<\/p>\n<p>It was only earlier this year, it seems, when she told her family. Her father called Joseph, who reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/joseph-duggar-confessed-to-molestation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">confessed twice<\/a> to the despicable crime \u2014 though he has since pleaded not guilty in court.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just gave her hope. I said, \u2018This doesn\u2019t have to destroy you. It really truly doesn\u2019t,\u2019\u201d Amy reported of having spoken with the girl. \u201cI told her that if she ever just needed a safe place to talk, that I\u2019m here.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"thg-ytf\" data-ytid=\"JBaoxo_jq6g\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/JBaoxo_jq6g\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udea8Amy Duggar King EXCLUSIVE: Speaking with Joe's Victim &amp; Why He Should Plead Guilty | Part 1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/JBaoxo_jq6g\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udea8Amy Duggar King EXCLUSIVE: Speaking with Joe's Victim &amp; Why He Should Plead Guilty | Part 1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"lazyload\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video: \ud83d\udea8Amy Duggar King EXCLUSIVE: Speaking with Joe's Victim &amp; Why He Should Plead Guilty | Part 1\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"68\" height=\"48\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M66.5 7.7a8 8 0 0 0-5.6-5.7C56 .7 34 .7 34 .7s-22 0-26.9 1.3A8 8 0 0 0 1.5 7.7 83 83 0 0 0 .2 24a83 83 0 0 0 1.3 16.3 8 8 0 0 0 5.6 5.7C12 47.3 34 47.3 34 47.3s22 0 26.9-1.3a8 8 0 0 0 5.6-5.7A83 83 0 0 0 67.8 24a83 83 0 0 0-1.3-16.3z\" fill=\"#f00\"\/><path d=\"M27 34l18-10-18-10z\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>According to Amy, she also praised the girl\u2019s strength for coming forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou speaking out and you being so honest and vulnerable,\u201d she correctly assessed.<\/p>\n<p>Amy added that \u201cknowing the backlash and knowing the people that would turn their backs on you and not believe you, you are such a strong person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Admittedly, we\u2019re unclear on why Amy and the girl spoke. It seems unlikely that any courtroom wants to hear about a relative of the defendant speaking to the victim ahead of trial.<\/p>\n<p>However, she\u2019s right when she says that coming forward takes tremendous courage. Particularly if, as many suspect, the girl is from a similarly insular, fundamentalist social circle where girls are second-class at best, and where consent is not really taught or understood.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"952\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0715_amyduggar_02-Cropped.png\" alt=\"Amy Duggar on The Sarah Fraser show.\" class=\"wp-image-559011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0715_amyduggar_02-Cropped.png 952w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0715_amyduggar_02-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0715_amyduggar_02-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0715_amyduggar_02-Cropped-728x410.png 728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"952\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0715_amyduggar_02-Cropped.png\" alt=\"Amy Duggar on The Sarah Fraser show.\" class=\"wp-image-559011 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0715_amyduggar_02-Cropped.png 952w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0715_amyduggar_02-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0715_amyduggar_02-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0715_amyduggar_02-Cropped-728x410.png 728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/0715_amyduggar_02-Cropped.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On \u2018The Sarah Fraser Show,\u2019 Amy Duggar discussed her disgraced cousins and late grandfather.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-i-don-t-understand\">\u2018I don\u2019t understand \u2026\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Like many, Amy expressed dismay at how Joseph reportedly confessed more than once to the crimes but then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/04\/joseph-duggar-released-from-jail-after-pleading-not-guilty-on-molestation-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">entered a plea of not guilty<\/a> when it came to his arraignment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t understand how you can admit to it and say you did it, and then backtrack and change it,\u201d she expressed.<\/p>\n<p>Amy continued: \u201cAnd be like, \u2018Well, I might have said that, but I didn\u2019t mean that.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, many confessions are coerced out of people, some of whom may lack legal representation and may have been subjected to sleep deprivation.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph reportedly first confessed to the child\u2019s father and then, over the phone, to police. That\u2019s not <em>quite <\/em>the same scenario as someone kept up all night and then at risk of losing their job if they show up late to work the next day, believing that they can leave an interrogation room if they just sign a false confession.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"thg-ytf\" data-ytid=\"UlFISS3YE74\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/UlFISS3YE74\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Full interview w\/ Amy Duggar King is up on The Sarah Fraser Show #realitytv #tlc #josephduggar #TSFS\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/UlFISS3YE74\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Full interview w\/ Amy Duggar King is up on The Sarah Fraser Show #realitytv #tlc #josephduggar #TSFS\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"lazyload\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video: Full interview w\/ Amy Duggar King is up on The Sarah Fraser Show #realitytv #tlc #josephduggar #TSFS\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"68\" height=\"48\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M66.5 7.7a8 8 0 0 0-5.6-5.7C56 .7 34 .7 34 .7s-22 0-26.9 1.3A8 8 0 0 0 1.5 7.7 83 83 0 0 0 .2 24a83 83 0 0 0 1.3 16.3 8 8 0 0 0 5.6 5.7C12 47.3 34 47.3 34 47.3s22 0 26.9-1.3a8 8 0 0 0 5.6-5.7A83 83 0 0 0 67.8 24a83 83 0 0 0-1.3-16.3z\" fill=\"#f00\"\/><path d=\"M27 34l18-10-18-10z\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Some on social media have speculated that perhaps the child and her family are known to the broader Duggar family, and not only to Joseph.<\/p>\n<p>If so, that might explain why Amy was allowed to speak with her. Were the Duggars unknown to the family except for Joseph, that could still happen, but would seem less likely.<\/p>\n<p>As for the \u201cnot guilty\u201d plea \u2026 one can only assume that either the reality of losing everything set in, or Joseph simply spoke with an attorney who (in all fairness, doing their job) told him the realities of prison.<\/p>\n<p>Without knowing more, it\u2019s hard to say whether his previous confessions can be effectively used against Joseph in court. <\/p>\n<p>It seems likely that <em>any <\/em>defense attorney would move to preclude the prosecution from even mentioning them, let alone entering any recordings into evidence, playing them for the jury, or bringing testimony about the confessions from those who heard them.<\/p>\n<p>It is just a shame that this girl will likely have to testify and even face cross-examination in court. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/07\/amy-duggar-spoke-with-joseph-child-accuser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Like many of her relatives, Amy Duggar King has been deeply affected by Joseph Duggar\u2019s criminal cases. During a recent interview, she shared that she has actually spoken to Joseph\u2019s alleged victim. 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