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Kendra Duggar’s No Contact Order Lifted Amid Not Guilty Plea
A judge has lifted the no contact order against Kendra Duggar and she is now able to reunite with the unnamed victims per their request, Us Weekly can confirm.
According to court documents obtained by Us, Kendra, 27, entered a not guilty plea on Thursday, April 23, in her case against the State of Arkansas. Kendra’s lawyer submitted a motion to dissolve the no contact order against the unnamed victims — which was placed in March — on April 17.
The docs claimed the alleged victims “have expressed a desire to have contact” with her as she “complied” with the order’s terms.
That same day, a judge signed off on the request and dissolved the order.
Joseph Duggar’s release from jail has come with stipulations amid his child molestation case. Duggar, 31, has been ordered to have “no contact with the victim,” who accused him of sexually abusing her when she was 9 years old, according to online records viewed by Us Weekly on Wednesday, April 1. Additionally, he cannot have […]
“It is further ordered that the Arkansas Department of Human Services is authorized to supervise, communicate and facilitate reunification between the Defendant and the individuals previously covered in the no contact order,” read the judge’s ruling.
TMZ was first to report the news.
Us has reached out to Kendra’s lawyer for comment.
Last month, Kendra was arrested days after husband Joseph Duggar was taken into custody on molestation charges. (Joseph was accused of sexual abuse from a teen girl who was 9 years old at the time of the alleged incident. He has since pleaded not guilty and released after posting a $600,000 bond.)
Both Kendra and Joseph were charged with four counts of endangering the welfare of a minor in the second degree and four counts of false imprisonment in the second degree. Kendra was released that same day on a $1,470 bond.
Kendra’s endangerment arrest is not related to Joseph’s case. A spokesperson for the Duggar family told Us in a statement, “[Kendra’s] is a misdemeanor charge totally unrelated to the Florida case.”
A source claimed to Us that “one precipitated the other.”
“After his charge, they automatically do a home study if minors live there. They came to her house,” the insider said at the time. “Apparently, they had two rooms where the lock of the doorknob was on the outside instead of inside. They arrested her and took her kids for that, saying it’s evidence that she wrongly detains her kids.”
The conditions for Kendra Duggar’s release from jail have been revealed following her recent arrest on child endangerment charges. Us Weekly has obtained Duggar’s conditional release form from the Washington County Detention Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas, which was issued on March 20. Kendra was booked on four counts of endangering the welfare of a minor […]
Joseph and Kendra have since been reunited following his release from jail. The couple, who wed in 2017, share four children. Kendra’s family broke their silence on Joseph’s arrest earlier this month.
“Our family is both troubled and heartbroken over the alleged actions committed by our son-in-law,” the statement read. “We are devastated for the young girl, a child who was courageous in every way to share her truth. We stand by her, both in support and prayer, and forever will. Our love for this child remains at the forefront of our family’s priorities and minds.”
Amid Joseph and Kendra’s legal woes, Kendra’s family have remained by the pair’s side. The family launched a GoFundMe page which was raising funds for “moving expenses [and] housing costs such as rent.”
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673). If you or someone you know is experiencing child abuse, call or text Child Help Hotline at 1-800-422-4453.
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