A shaken Kendra Duggar poured out her fears in emotional jail calls, urging her husband not to trust anyone as both face serious legal trouble.
According to Fox News, in recordings obtained by TMZ, the 27-year-old can be heard crying while speaking to Joseph Duggar.
She revealed she had hired her own attorney, separate from his, as the couple navigates the fallout from their arrests.
“I think Friday has probably been my hardest day, but that’s crazy to say because Wednesday was crazy hard,” she said.
Her anguish focused heavily on losing custody of their four children.
“But it’s just like, when you then take my babies from me, they were who I was just going to pour my life into,” she added.
Kendra stressed that her children remain her priority.
“I’m fighting for the kids, and they’re my number one priority right now,” she said.
Joseph backed her stance, saying he was “100% behind” her and agreed she should focus on them first.
The couple was arrested in Arkansas on multiple counts of endangering the welfare of a minor and false imprisonment.
A source told People the case stemmed from a home inspection that found locks placed on the outside of doors.
A family spokesperson said those charges are unrelated to Joseph’s separate case in Florida.
“She’s not suspected or accused of participating in his alleged crime,” the spokesperson said.
Joseph, 31, also faces charges of lewd and lascivious molestation of a child under 12. Brantley Clark set his bond at $600,000 and ordered no contact with the alleged victim or unsupervised minors.
Joseph, known for 19 Kids and Counting, was arrested after a now-14-year-old girl accused him of inappropriate touching during a past family trip. Authorities say he later admitted to the conduct when confronted.
