Category: The Willis Family
Viewers of the TLC reality series
The Willis Family were shocked when news broke in September of 2016 that family patriarch
Toby Willis had been arrested and charged with four counts of rape involving a young girl. Nine months after
Toby pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 40 years in prison, the Willis family's oldest child, Jessica Willis Fisher, is sharing her story of lifelong sexual abuse at the hands of her father.
Toby Willis, the dad from the TLC reality series The Willis Family, pleaded guilty today to four counts of child rape and received two 25-year sentences and two 40-year sentences. Those sentences are to be served concurrently at 100 percent, which means he won't be getting out until 2057. Get the details and read the statement issued by the Willis family after the sentencing.
The latest Toby Willis update brings news of movement in the legal proceedings against the former Willis Family star. Toby, who earlier this year was arrested for the alleged rape of a child, has been held in various prisons for the past two months, as a series of false starts kept his trial from moving forward.
TLC is expected to formally cancel plans for a Willis Family Season 3–and to sever its remaining ties with the family–following patriarch Toby Willis' arrest on an underage rape charge last week. Willis recently appeared in court to defend himself against the charge; read on for the latest.
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. Keep reading for all the details, including Toby fleeing the state of Tennessee in an attempt to avoid being arrested.
The Willis Family accident that took six of Toby Willis' brothers and sisters in 1994 was a horrifying tragedy, one that changed the family forever and began a corruption investigation that ultimately brought down a Governor. Toby and Brenda Willis were married with two children and a third on the way when the accident occurred; read on to find out exactly what happened, and how the three surviving Willis siblings coped with the accident.
Is the Willis Family Quiverfull? Speculation about the specific ideology of the 14-member family has been building in light of their rise to reality TV prominence over the past few years–and because of the fall from grace of the Duggar Family, who aren't strict adherents to the controversial movement, but who embrace its principles. The Willis Family has been largely silent on the matter, except for one telling interview with matriarch Brenda Willis.
The 14-member Willis Family is used to being asked a lot of questions about the logistics of their daily lives, and perhaps no question is more common than a very fundamental one when you're talking about two parents putting food on the table for a dozen kids: How does the Willis Family make their money? Unfortunately for Toby and Brenda Willis, part of the answer to that question is rooted in a terrible tragedy that struck Toby's family when he was a young man. Read on to find out all about the car accident that could have claimed Toby's life–and to see how he and Brenda have turned tragedy into relentless energy, creativity, and optimism.
TLC's sleeper hit The Willis Family is back for Season 2! To help orient you, we've got a complete list of Willis Family names and ages, plus a handful of preview clips, and a teaser of what the family has in store for its fans this year!
