Category: 19 Kids and Counting
During their interview on Wednesday night, Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar said their daughters have been victimized more by the release of Josh Duggar's police records than when he molested them. They added the records were illegally released -- is that true?
Read the full recap of what Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar told Megyn Kelly in their first interview about what the family experienced when oldest son Josh Duggar molested his sisters as a teenager.
19 Kids and Counting's Jill Dillard and Jessa Seewald revealed they were two of older brother Josh Duggar's molestation victims when they were young. They will speak about the experience in an interview this week. Also, see the first clip from Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar's interview with Megyn Kelly...
A newly obtained police report from a different department makes it clear that Jim Bob Duggar knew Josh Duggar was molesting girls for more than one year before he took any action, during which time more incidents occurred. Under Arkansas law, he may have committed the crime of Permitting Abuse of a Minor, punishable by six years in prison.
A newly obtained police report (with fewer redactions) from a different sheriff's office shows Jim Bob Duggar said he believed Josh Duggar molested a five-year-old girl in the family, among other things.
In 2003, Jim Bob Duggar told church elders about the allegations against Josh Duggar. They all then decided to send Josh to Christian treatment without reporting it to a child abuse hotline. By doing that, at least one church elder broke a law.
In light of last week's revelations about Josh Duggar's history of sexual molestation accusations, his parents' past comments on incest and molestation are being seen in a new light. See what Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar have said...
Hours after Josh Duggar's police record was unsealed last week, an Arkansas judge agreed to expunge it at the request of one victim. Now, more details have come to light, raising questions about how ethical the judge's move was...
In a long blog post, Jessa Seewald's father-in-law defended Josh, Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar for their reactions to molestation accusations against Josh. Mike Seewald also shared some interesting comments on how someone should cope if a sexual abuser is in the family.
A year after Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar learned about molestation accusations against their oldest son Josh, the parents decided to send him away for three months of "treatment." Find out more about the program.
It's been less than a week since the online publication of a 2006 police report
detailing Josh Duggar's alleged sexual molestation of five young girls, four of whom were reportedly his sisters. Since the release of the report there has been some speculation that Josh's cousin Amy Duggar may have been the fifth girl involved. On Friday Amy's boyfriend Dillon King responded to the speculation with a definitive answer that angered some because of how it was worded.
