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New video shows Justin Timberlake struggling through sobriety tests during Hamptons stop
Newly released police video shows Justin Timberlake struggling through field sobriety tests during a 2024 Hamptons traffic stop that led to his arrest on suspicion of drunk driving.
Timberlake was arrested in June 2024 after police suspected him of driving drunk. He later pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of driving while ability impaired and received community service, along with issuing a public apology, as part of a plea agreement.
The roughly eight-hour footage shows the "Can’t Stop the Feeling!" singer's initial stop after Sag Harbor police said he ran a stop sign, veered out of his lane and exited his BMW smelling of alcohol.
After being pulled over, an officer asked Timberlake why he was in town. He responded, "I’m on a world tour."
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"Doing what?" the officer asked.
"Hard to explain," Timberlake responded.
He then added, "World tour. I’m Justin Timberlake."
The officer replied, "You are Justin Timberlake? Do you have a license with you?"
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The body camera video shows Timberlake struggling to follow instructions as officers asked him to walk heel-to-toe in a straight line and stand on one leg.
As officers explained the instructions, he apologized, telling them, "My heart’s racing."
"I’m a little nervous," Timberlake said.
In the back seat of the police car, he asked, "Why are you arresting me?"
Timberlake was later informed at the police station that he would be held overnight, prompting him to say, "I’m going to be here all night? You guys are wild, man."
Earlier this month, Timberlake sued Sag Harbor Village and the police department in an attempt to block the release of body camera footage.
In a petition seeking to block the release of the footage, Timberlake’s legal team said it was notified March 1 of the police department’s intention to respond to a request under the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) to release the body camera footage, which would include redactions for medical and security reasons.
Timberlake argued the footage "contains personally identifying information and private details that are not germane to any law enforcement action of public concern and that would not otherwise be visible to the public but for the presence and recording of law enforcement officers."
On Friday, however, Timberlake’s lawyers said in a joint filing with the village that the video "does not constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy" under state law and agreed to its release.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Timberlake’s attorney for comment.
Fox News Digital’s Tracy Wright and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Kansas man charged in unprovoked park stabbing that left woman critically injured
A Kansas man has been charged with attempted first-degree murder after allegedly stabbing a woman in an unprovoked attack at a park in Olathe, authorities said.
Kwan Noble Trezvant, 27, was arrested following a report Thursday of an armed disturbance that left a 38-year-old woman, identified in court documents as Jamie Trumpp, with critical injuries, the Olathe Police Department said.
Police said they responded at 12:06 p.m. near the 1000 block of North Ridgeview Road and found the woman suffering from stab wounds.
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Trumpp was taken to a hospital for treatment and is expected to survive, according to the Olathe Reporter.
Police told the outlet the attack was "completely unprovoked."
Trumpp is a choir teacher at Indian Trail Middle School, and community members have organized a meal train fundraiser for her family, the Reporter added.
The Johnson County District Attorney’s Office alleged in its complaint that Trezvant cut Trumpp with a knife in an act of attempted first-degree murder, defined as attempting to "unlawfully, feloniously, intentionally and with premeditation kill a human being."
Trezvant appeared in court Friday, and a preliminary hearing is scheduled for March 26. He is being held on a $500,000 bond.
Trezvant previously pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery of a law enforcement officer in 2024 and was sentenced to nearly four months in jail.
In 2020, he pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors — obstructing the legal process and possession of drug paraphernalia — and was released on time served.
Transgender golfer sues LPGA over policy that protects women's competitions
Transgender golfer Hailey Davidson has sued the LPGA and USGA for its policies that prohibit biological males who underwent male puberty from competing in women's competition.
The LPGA said in a statement it was aware of the lawsuit and would "let that process play out on the proper forum."
"The LPGA’s gender policy was developed through a thoughtful, expert-informed process and is grounded in protecting the competitive integrity of elite women’s golf," the statement said.
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The USGA and LPGA changed gender policies for events in 2025 and beyond, declaring that players must be assigned female at birth or have transitioned to female before going through male puberty to be eligible to compete.
The 33-year-old Davidson didn’t transition until after puberty. Davidson competed in a U.S. Open qualifier and LPGA Qualifying School under a different policy in 2024, falling short in both efforts.
Davidson claimed in the lawsuit that the new policy effectively bans transgender women from competing in USGA women’s events or the LPGA because many states prevent children from taking hormones or blocking puberty.
When the USGA denied Davidson entry into the qualifier, Davidson claimed the Hackensack Golf Club violated the law by saying the USGA controlled all decisions regarding eligibility. Davidson began hormone treatments in Davidson's early 20s in 2015 and in 2021 underwent gender-affirming surgery, which was required under the LPGA’s previous gender policy.
Davidson also filed a lawsuit against the women's golf tour NXXT in December after it changed its policies to prevent biological males from competing against females.
NXXT and its attorneys from America First Legal filed its motion to dismiss in February, and believe the suit will be thrown out.
"We are asking the courts to dismiss the claims, and we're addressing the matter," NXXT Golf CEO Stuart McKinnon told Fox News Digital.
"This was about simply protecting women's sports. So the goal was really clarity and competitive integrity, and, as a professional tour, we believe it was our responsibility to define those categories."
NXXT was one of the first women's tours that stepped up to make a policy change. The LPGA then changed its own policy to bring about more restrictions to protect the women's category in December 2024.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Live possum discovered hiding among plush toys in an Australian airport gift shop
Someone was playing possum — or stuffed animal.
Among plush kangaroos, dingoes and Tasmanian devils ready to be bought by parents of antsy children, a live brushtail possum waited in a gift shop at an Australian airport this week.
The wild animal was first noticed by a shopper in the store on Wednesday, retail manager Liam Bloomfield of Hobart Airport in the state of Tasmania said.
"A passenger reported it to …. one of the staff members on shift who couldn’t quite believe what she was hearing," Bloomfield told The Associated Press. "She then called the (airport) management and said we’ve got a possum in the store."
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Staff at the airport were able to remove the animal without harming it.
"I’m imaging it saw some of the plush animals that were for sale on the shelf and it decided to make its home with those," Bloomfield joked of why the possum was hiding with the stuffed toys. "It wanted to blend in."
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"Can you spot the imposter?" the airport wrote in a Facebook post Thursday that showed the possum curled up in a cubby with its stuffed counterparts.
"This cheeky lost possum found a clever hiding place among the Aussie plushies in our retail store," the airport continued. "Luckily it was safely relocated out of the terminal area and the space was cleaned."
Bloomfield said the possum not only found a way into the airport but also their hearts.
"We’ll have a little shrine to the possum," he revealed, according to The Independent. "There will be a nice little photo; once it gets a name, we will put a nice little post in front of the store to make sure it’s remembered."
'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' star Nicholas Brendon dead at 54
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" star Nicholas Brendon died Friday, March 20, at the age of 54.
His family confirmed his death in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, telling the outlet, "We are heartbroken to share the passing of our brother and son, Nicholas Brendon.
"He passed in his sleep of natural causes," the statement added. "Most people know Nicky for his work as an actor and for the characters he brought to life over the years. In recent years, Nicky has found his passion in painting and art. Nicky loved to share his enthusiastic talent with his family, friends and fans. He was passionate, sensitive and endlessly driven to create.
"Those who truly knew him understood that his art was one of the purest reflections of who he was. While it’s no secret that Nicholas had struggles in the past, he was on medications and treatment to manage his diagnosis and he was optimistic about the future at the time of his passing."
They finished their statement by asking the public "for privacy during this time" as they take the time to "grieve his loss and celebrate the life of a man who lived with intensity, imagination, and heart."
"Thank you to everyone who has shown love and support," they concluded.
In 2022, a post on his Instagram account shared with fans that the actor had been rushed to the hospital after a cardiac incident, adding he had been diagnosed with a congenital heart defect.
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He then shared in a 2023 Instagram post that he had a heart attack and multiple spinal surgeries. The actor previously revealed he was diagnosed with cauda equina syndrome, which the Cleveland Clinic describes as "the compression of a collection of nerve roots" found "at the bottom of your spinal cord" that control your ability to "move and feel sensations in your legs and urinary bladder."
Brendon broke into the entertainment business by starring as Xander Harris in all seven seasons of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," from 1997 to 2003.
During that time, he also appeared in films such as "Psycho Beach Party," "Hard Ground" and "Survivor Island," later appearing in popular TV shows such as "Private Practice" and "Criminal Minds."
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"I love that so many of you connected with the show and the characters," he wrote on Instagram on "Buffy's" 25th anniversary. "And despite some of the bittersweet memories, I'll always be so grateful I had the opportunity to play Xander and that it gave me the chance to meet so many of you."
Brendon struggled with substance abuse and mental health in his 30s and was arrested a number of times on felony charges.
'The View' argues whether Iran campaign is historic blunder like Iraq or will keep future Americans safe
CNBC’s Sara Eisen clashed with the co-hosts of "The View" Friday, arguing President Donald Trump’s military operation in Iran will keep future generations of Americans safe, but her co-hosts were unconvinced.
Eisen, who was serving as a guest co-host, argued that a case could be made for toppling Iran.
"It is a strategic opportunity so that our children do not have to face the greatest state sponsor of terror being a nuclear power," she said.
"When they get a nuclear weapon, and they threaten our ally, Israel, or Eastern Europe, then it’s too later.
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"So, you feel safer today?" "View" co-host Ana Navarro asked.
Eisen argued that she felt safer knowing that America is working to prevent the rise of a potential nuclear threat. Co-host Sara Haines, while sympathetic to her perspective, argued that the past has lessons that should be heeded.
"I agree with all the points you just made. My fear going in, although I could see taking out the leadership in Iran was a good thing, was what is — how do we get out?" she asked. "Because we have watched this in Iraq. We watched what happened."
Haines went on to argue that Iran would not only be a uniquely dangerous territory to invade but an impossible war due to the succession of Iranian leadership. (The Trump administration has said much of Iran's leadership has been killed in strikes during Operation Epic Fury.)
Haines also noted that there is a particularly extreme culture in Iran among its leadership to the point where it specifically "honors death" in that Iranian regime loyalists believe martyrdom against the enemy grants an eternal reward in the afterlife. This, she argued, has no equivalent in America.
When Eisen claimed Trump is indeed aware that the American public has no desire for another long-term ground war, co-host Sunny Hostin jokingly quipped, "You think he has a plan or the ‘concepts of a plan?’"
"I believe that they have more than you guys give them credit for," Eisen replied, citing multiple strategic goals they have laid out.
Navarro later argued Trump has made a grave miscalculation with Iran.
"Frankly, I think — I think Trump has what a friend of mine called ‘Venezuela derangement syndrome,’ and he thought getting rid of the regime and finding people to work with in Iran was going to be as easy as it was in Venezuela. And it’s proven to be a completely different ball of wax," Navarro said.
White House spokeswoman Olivia Wales told Fox News Digital Trump had four distinct goals concerning Operation Epic Fury.
"The Trump-deranged wackos on ‘The View’ have no talent and a very poorly rated TV show," Wales said.
"President Trump launched Operation Epic Fury with four distinct goals: Destroy the Iranian regime’s ballistic missile and production capacity, annihilate the Iranian regime’s Navy, end their ability to arm proxies and guarantee that Iran can never obtain a nuclear weapon.
"The United States military is meeting or exceeding all of its benchmarks, and the president’s decisive action is quickly eliminating short- and long-term threats to the United States and our allies."
Boxer Tyson Fury's dad, John Fury, reveals their relationship 'is destroyed'
Boxer Tyson Fury and his father do not appear to have a close — or even friendly — relationship, at least according to the elder Fury’s latest public comments.
"My relationship with Tyson is destroyed," John said during an appearance on Playbook Boxing. The claim marks a stark contrast to the time when John served as a mentor to his son.
John said the rift between father and son stems from Tyson’s decision to fight Oleksandr Usyk twice. He also cited Tyson’s setback against Deontay Wilder after urging him to decline those bouts.
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"I begged and prayed with him before the first fight," John said. "He'd already been through a full training camp, and then he got cut in the last week. He was worn out from that camp. You can't just have three weeks rest and then go straight into another seven weeks. That's what happened."
"The Gypsy King" lost back-to-back bouts to Usyk. He lost via split decision in the first meeting and via unanimous decision in the rematch.
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Fury announced his retirement in January 2025, roughly one month after the second loss to Usyk.
"Hi everybody, I'm going to make this short and sweet. I'd like to announce my retirement from boxing," Fury said at the time. "It's been a blast, I've loved every single minute of it, and I'm going to end with this: Dick Turpin wore a mask. God bless everybody, see you on the other side."
In January, Fury announced plans to come out of retirement and return to boxing in 2026, but his father believes his best days are behind him.
"I think he’s past his best," John said. "I’m a no-filter kind of guy — I say it how I see it. I love him, but there are too many people patting him on the back and telling him things that aren’t true, building him up like he’s invincible. He’s not, and he hasn’t been for a while.
"I felt like strangling Sugar afterwards," John said in reference to the meetings with Usyk. "He’s no Emanuel Steward — he’s nothing like him. He’s just a gym sweeper. That’s all he ever was."
Fury is slated to face Arslanbek Makhmudov in April.
Fox News' Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.
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Pilot claims Google Earth image may show Amelia Earhart's missing plane on Pacific island reef
A pilot with decades of experience flying thinks he may have found an image of Amelia Earhart’s lost plane via Google Earth.
Justin Myers told Popular Mechanics recently he began looking through satellite images of Nikumaroro Island in the Pacific after watching a documentary on her final flight.
"To be totally honest, my interest started after watching a documentary on the National Geographic Channel. It was the next day when curiosity about Nikumaroro Island took me to looking on Google Earth."
When first looking at images of Nikumaroro, an uninhabited coral atoll in the Pacific, Myers said he wasn’t trying to find the Lockheed Electra 10E. "I was just putting myself in Amelia and [her navigator] Fred’s shoes."
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But then he tried to imagine, as a pilot, "where I would have force landed a light twin aircraft in their position, lost and low on fuel."
Once he zoomed into an area where he thought they might have tried to land, he noticed a "dark-coloured, perfectly straight object" that measured approximately 39 feet, the same as Earhart’s plane.
"I used the measuring tool on Google Earth and to my surprise and mild little shiver it measured approximately 39 ft," he wrote in a blog post.
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"It looked man-made," he told Popular Mechanics. "It looked like a section of aircraft fuselage. That was remarkable by itself, let alone the possibility it was Electra 10E NR16020, even though the measurements looked the same."
Earhart was attempting to become the first woman to circumnavigate the globe in 1937 when she and her navigator lost radio contact on July 2 while attempting to land on Howland Island in the Pacific, north of Nikumaroro.
Neither the pair nor their plane have been found, leaving nearly a century of professional and amateur investigators attempting to figure out what happened to them.
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Myers said as he continued to look at the satellite imagery, he thought he saw more plane debris, thinking he might have gotten lucky with his sighting.
"There was an element of luck in spotting that aircraft debris, as Mother Nature had revealed what had been buried on the reef for a long time," he said. "I managed to catch some photos before being covered over again by passing weather systems."
Myers wrote in his blog that he attempted to contact several agencies with his findings but was largely ignored.
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The National Transportation Safety Board said the island wasn’t its jurisdiction, so he filed a report with the Australian Transport Safety Bureau but never heard anything back.
He also contacted Purdue University in California but never heard anything, and he contacted an expedition company in the state but said he hadn’t heard back from them in a while.
Myers is hardly the first person to believe he figured out the mystery of the aviators’ disappearance.
Last year, Purdue announced its own expedition to research the Taraia Object, a visual anomaly also on Nikumaroro that some think could be the plane’s wreckage.
The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery also believes that Nikumaroro is where Earhart went down, based on a huge body of evidence and a dozen visits to the island between 1989 and 2019, according to Archaeologychannel.org.
Tony Romeo, a former Air Force intelligence officer and CEO of Deep Sea Vision, made news a couple of years ago after sonar images from a 2023 expedition showed what looked like a plane on the seafloor near Howland.
But it was soon discovered to just be a natural rock formation with plane-like features.
Still, that hasn’t deterred Myers in his findings.
"The bottom line is, from my interests from a child in vintage aircraft and air crash investigation, I can say that is what was once a 12-metre, 2-engine vintage aircraft," he told Popular Mechanics, adding the caveat that he’s not sure it’s Earhart’s.
And even if it's not the famed pilot’s plane, "then it’s the answer to another mystery that has never been answered. This finding could answer some questions to someone who disappeared many years ago."
Federal judge rules Pentagon policy restricting press access unconstitutional, hands victory to New York Times
The New York Times is touting a victory after a federal judge ruled against the Pentagon's press access policy implemented in 2025.
U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman of Washington, D.C., slapped down a policy requiring journalists to agree to specific conditions in order to be granted access to the Pentagon, something the Times argued violated its First Amendment and Fifth Amendment rights.
"The record evidence supports the conclusion that the Policy discriminates not based on political viewpoint but rather based on editorial viewpoint—that is, whether the individual or organization is willing to publish only stories that are favorable to or spoon-fed by Department leadership," Friedman ruled.
Friedman continued, "The undisputed evidence reflects the Policy's true purpose and practical effect: to weed out disfavored journalists—those who were not, in the Department's view, 'on board and willing to serve'—and replace them with news entities that are. That is viewpoint discrimination, full stop… The Policy thus violates the First Amendment."
The judge also wrote the policy violates the Fifth Amendment, writing, "the Policy fails to provide fair notice of what routine, lawful journalistic practices will result in the denial, suspension, or revocation of a PFAC."
"The Policy on its face makes any newsgathering and reporting not blessed by the Department a potential basis for the denial, suspension, or revocation of a journalist’s PFAC. It provides no way for journalists to know how they may do their jobs without losing their credentials. The Policy therefore is vague in violation of the Fifth Amendment," Friedman ruled.
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The New York Times was pleased with the judge's decision.
"The New York Times welcomes today’s ruling, which enforces the constitutionally protected rights for the free press in this country," Times spokesperson Charlie Stadtlander told Fox News Digital.
Stadtlander added, "Americans deserve visibility into how their government is being run, and the actions the military is taking in their name and with their tax dollars. Today’s ruling reaffirms the right of The Times and other independent media to continue to ask questions on the public’s behalf."
Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell responded to the ruling, writing on X, formerly Twitter, "We disagree with the decision and are pursuing an immediate appeal."
The Times' lawsuit said the policy gave the Pentagon "standardless discretion" to punish reporters without due process by revoking their press badges based on the policy's "incurably vague language" on how they go about their newsgathering.
The Times also alleged viewpoint discrimination, pointing to several reporters and outlets who were invited to Tuesday's press briefing after having signed the Pentagon's pledge and are outspoken supporters of President Donald Trump.
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Many news organizations pushed back against the policy when it was first implemented in October 2025.
"[W]e join virtually every other news organization in declining to agree to the Pentagon’s new requirements, which would restrict journalists’ ability to keep the nation and the world informed of important national security issues. The policy is without precedent and threatens core journalistic protections. We will continue to cover the U.S. military as each of our organizations has done for many decades, upholding the principles of a free and independent press," ABC News, CBS News, CNN, FOX News Media and NBC News previously said in a joint statement.
Joseph Duggar searched with hands against wall in booking video after child molestation arrest
Reality star Joseph Duggar's booking video has been released after he waived his right to an extradition hearing in Arkansas, meaning he will be sent to Florida to face a child molestation charge.
The former "19 Kids and Counting" star was arrested and charged with molestation of a victim younger than 12 years old and lewd and lascivious behavior by a person 18 years or older, according to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office in Florida.
In the booking video, a deputy conducts a thorough search and pat-down of Joseph. The officer first takes off and checks Joseph's hat before removing his handcuffs and having him put his hands against the wall. After completing the pat-down, Joseph is directed to a bench where he sits with his hands behind his back.
Later in the video, Joseph put his socks back on after taking off his shoes and socks, so an officer could check his feet.
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According to People, Joseph is also facing four counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a minor and four counts of second-degree false imprisonment in Arkansas. These charges are not related to the child molestation charges he's facing in Florida.
Joseph's wife, Kendra, has also been arrested. She was arrested on Friday and released on $1,470 bond, according to the Washington County Sheriff's Office.
She is facing four counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a minor and four counts of second-degree false imprisonment.
Northwest Arkansas News previously reported that Kendra was not home when Tontitown police initially went to the Duggar residence Friday at 1 p.m. to serve a warrant for her arrest.
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Duggar's family is speaking out after his arrest. His cousin, Amy Duggar King, shared a statement with Fox News Digital, saying she is "deeply angry."
"In light of the recent allegations involving my cousin, Joseph Duggar, I am sickened, heartbroken and deeply angry. My first thoughts are with the victim, a child who deserved to be safe, protected and surrounded by people she could trust," King said.
"The courage it took for her to come forward, especially after years of carrying something so heavy, cannot be overstated. That bravery deserves to be honored above all else."
King explained that she "was utterly shocked to hear about these allegations and Joseph’s arrest."
"At the same time, I am not surprised that another alleged predator has emerged from this toxic system. For years, I have spoken out about the importance of truth, accountability and protecting children, even when it meant going against my own family. Family ties should never equal automatic trust or access, especially when it comes to the safety of children," King explained.
She said she is praying for the victim and her family.
"Recognizing that we do not yet know the full picture, I am also praying for Joseph’s wife, Kendra, as she begins to process this, and for the protection of their children. I'm praying for eyes to be opened and, above all, I pray that justice will be served to the fullest," King concluded.
Josh Duggar, who is serving a 12-year prison sentence for possessing child pornography, said through his lawyer that the allegations against his brother are not true.
"Josh understands the stigma of being accused," his attorney told the Daily Mail. "He lives with the painful reality of how false accusations can destroy a life. He understands how the targeting of a person for publicity can twist the truth into sensationalized fiction.
"Josh and Joe are not in frequent communication," but he "hopes and prays for his brother's well-being in this difficult time."
Josh is expected to remain in prison until 2032 after his appeal for a new trial failed in 2023.
On Thursday, Jill Duggar Dillard's family blog posted a statement, sharing that they were "shocked yesterday evening to learn of Jill’s brother (Joseph Duggar’s) arrest."
"We first learned of anything related to his charges yesterday via a text from a friend who messaged us about the recent media reports of Joseph’s arrest and his alleged confession to molesting a juvenile female in 2020. We are shocked and heartbroken," the post said.
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"We strongly condemn abuse. We support the rule of law and hope that justice will be achieved. Our hearts go out to the innocent juvenile victim of this unspeakable crime and her family," it continued. "We pray God gives her strength, comfort and hope and that she is able to get all the help and support she needs and deserves in the days ahead."
The alleged victim, now 14, told investigators during a forensic interview that the alleged crimes occurred while she was on a vacation in Panama City Beach in Florida with her family in 2020.
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During the vacation, the former reality star allegedly asked the girl to sit on his lap. Then he asked her to sit next to him and covered both of them with a blanket, the sheriff’s office said in a press release.
"Duggar manipulated the victim’s underwear and grazed her genitals. Duggar would also continue to rub his hands on her thighs," the press release said.
Duggar later apologized for what he allegedly did to the girl, and it stopped, officials said.
The girl’s father confronted Duggar about the crimes on Tuesday, the sheriff’s office said, adding that Duggar admitted to what he had done to the father and police.
TLC canceled "19 Kids and Counting" in 2015. The allegations against Josh date to 2006 after a family friend sent a tip to authorities that he had allegedly molested four of his sisters. But the investigation ended because the statute of limitations had passed.
The show followed the lives of devout Baptists Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar and their 19 children, all of whose names began with the letter "J."
Fox News Digital's Brie Stimson contributed to this report.