![]() Oddly, police sources say Willis arrived in Greenville separately and before his family did-although they all showed up at the concert hall Friday afternoon to prep for the evening show at about the same time. ![]() The family is from Chicago but moved outside Nashville years ago to break into country music. He is scheduled for a preliminary hearing in Nashville on Sept. Willis was held without bail at the Muhlenberg County Jail awaiting extradition to Tennessee before being extradited to Nashville on Wednesday. We have, and will continue, to fully cooperate with law enforcement officials and ask that you direct all inquires regarding Toby Willis’ case to the District Attorney’s office who have our complete support.” ![]() We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. We are cancelling all appearances for the foreseeable future to focus on the children and their well-being. As a mother of twelve, my first priority remains with my children and helping them through this traumatic event. As these are very trying times for the Willis family, I kindly ask all to respect our family’s privacy. “I was shocked and devastated by the revelation of events leading to Toby Willis’ arrest. In Tennessee the charge of child rape applies to the sexual assault of children between the ages of 3 and 12.Īccording to the Fox affiliate in Nashville, Brenda Willis issued a statement after her husband’s extradition to Tennessee on Wednesday indicating she and her family are supporting the District Attorney’s office: 29 after receiving information that Willis had a sexual encounter about 12 years ago with an underage child, according to a police statement issued after Willis’s arrest. ![]() The TBI began investigating Willis on Aug. Hall.Īfter Willis was taken away from the venue in handcuffs on a fugitive from justice warrant by Greenville police and detectives from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, his family went ahead with the show anyway, a source close to the case said. 9, just hours before his family was to perform in concert at the Felix Martin Jr. Toby Willis, 46, the hard-driving patriarch of The Willis Clan who said he expected his kids to achieve “excellence” in all they did, was arrested in tiny Greenville, Kentucky, on Sept. A seemingly squeaky-clean Christian family band from Tennessee consisting of 12 telegenic kids who gained fame on America’s Got Talent and got their own TLC reality show has quietly imploded with the arrest of the children’s father on a child rape charge in Kentucky. ![]()
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