Joseph Duggar’s Brother-In-Law Reaches Out After Arrest

Joseph Duggar’s arrest on child molestation charges just got a whole lot messier — and we’re not talking about the scandal itself. According to legal docs obtained by TMZ, his brother-in-law Austin Forsyth sent Joseph a supportive email after the arrest dropped, offering to help Joseph’s wife Kendra get through the chaos.

Yes, really. In the middle of one of the biggest family crises the Duggars have faced, Austin — who’s married to Joy-Anna Duggar — apparently decided to extend an olive branch. The email was submitted as evidence in legal documents, showing Austin was willing to stand by Joseph during the fallout.

The gesture is pretty wild considering how nuclear things have gotten within the Duggar family in recent years. Austin’s willingness to support Kendra suggests at least some family members are trying to keep things from imploding completely, even as Joseph faces serious legal trouble.

What exactly Austin said in that email? The legal docs don’t spill all the tea, but the fact that it was deemed important enough to include speaks volumes about the internal family dynamics right now.