Yet another Southern TLC reality show family is being rocked by a sexual assault scandal involving a minor as The Willis Family dad Toby Willis has been arrested and charged with the rape of a child.
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Toby Willis was arrested in Greenville, Kentucky on Friday after he allegedly fled from his home state of Tennessee in an attempt to avoid being arrested.
TBI special agents arrested and charged the Ashland City man at the request of 23rd District Attorney General Ray Crouch, and the investigation into Willis remains active and ongoing.
Willis was being held in the Muhlenberg County Jail without bond on a Fugitive from Justice warrant.
Over the course of their investigation, they claim to have discovered that Willis had a sexual encounter with an underage girl 12 years ago.
He will be extradited to Cheatham County, where he will be held in the Cheatham County Jail without bond.
A source close to the show revealed that the network did a detailed background check on the couple and there were no red flags prior to the criminal investigation.
As of Saturday, the network had removed all links to the show from the official TLC website.
Apparently, TLC made a decision back in May to NOT renew the show for its third season, so it appears they’ll be off TV, anyways.
By Saturday afternoon, TLC had pulled the show’s site and social media channels offline.
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“19 Kids and Counting” was cancelled after police revealed Josh Duggar was under investigation for molesting 5 underage girls, including his sisters.
