A few weeks ago, we checked in with the Duggar family regarding their seemingly ongoing Arkansas Department of Human Services investigation. In Touch Weekly keeps serving FOIA requests in Arkansas, which has led to a veritable treasure trove of information about Duggar-related investigations past and present. One FOIA request led In Touch to a 911 call placed by a DHS worker trying to gain entry into the Duggar home in late May – the Duggars would not comply with the DHS worker, so he called 911 and from there… In Touch really doesn’t know. FOIA requests only take you so far, especially if the investigation is ongoing. Well, In Touch is still on it, and they released this update on the situation.

An investigation into the Duggar family by the Arkansas Department of Human Services is ongoing, according to new documents obtained by In Touch magazine. The Duggars have remained silent about the investigation, as the fate of their reality TV show, 19 Kids and Counting, is still undecided. This is the second time they have been the subject of a DHS probe.

A DHS investigator made a 911 call to police on May 27 after being refused entry to the Duggar home while attempting to check on the welfare of a minor, as In Touch reported exclusively. New documents obtained by In Touch via the Freedom of Information Act show that both Tontitown police and the Washington County Sheriff’s Department responded to that call and were on the scene for about 30 minutes.

The Tontitown PD document reveals that the investigation is still ongoing. While Washington County gave In Touch its dispatch log, Tontitown did not, and instead redacted the document and listed the reason as, “This is a current active investigation.”

In Touch has also learned that when DHS investigates, the police are also alerted so that they can start their own investigation. The Duggars are not revealing the nature of the current investigation.

The family was investigated by DHS in late 2006 and into 2007 after police were forced to close their investigation into Josh Duggar, who molested five minors on at least seven occasions in 2002 and 2003. The statute of limitations had run out by the time police became aware of the situation in December 2006.

[From In Touch Weekly]

You can see In Touch’s documentation here. This is sort of a dry, sober story, but I appreciate the fact that In Touch is still working their leads, serving FOIA requests and looking into this mess. Previously, they admitted that a DHS investigation could have been kicked off merely through a tip to the hotline, or this ongoing investigation could have been started before the Josh Duggar story went public. We just don’t know. It could be nothing or it could be something terrible, but until the investigation is really through, we’ll probably never know. And not even that – DHS investigations and records are not subject to FOIA requests, only police investigations are subject to FOIA. So, basically, unless a Duggar is arrested or charged with a crime, we probably won’t know what’s going on.

Photos courtesy of Duggars’ Facebook.