Josh Duggar -- the eldest of the Duggar spawn on TLC's 19 Kids And Counting-- allegedly has a history of molesting, sexually assaulting, and "forcibly fondling" (shudder) young girls, including his own sisters, according to a 33-page police report obtained by In Touch Weekly.
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In response to the leaked information, Duggar released a statement to People on Thursday that appears to verify the details of the police report. He has also resigned from his position at the Family Research Council in response to the accusations becoming public.
Though the police report has some names and other identifying information redacted, both In Touch and TMZ confirmed with the Springdale, Ark., Police Department that the assailant in the report is in fact Josh Duggar.
Here's an excerpt from page 11:
"The alleged victims are (redacted), who live with their parents Michelle and Jim Bob (redacted). ... The parents said that 3 1/2 years ago when (redacted) was (redacted) admitted to fondling (redacted). They said that (redacted) said that (redacted) had been fondling (redacted) breast and vaginas when they were sleeping, from the time (redacted) was (redacted). They said that (redacted) also admitted to fondling (redacted) outside the home on her breasts."
According to the report, a member of their church found out about the fondling incident when an unnamed Duggar wrote a letter about it and put it in a book that was frequently loaned out to fellow churchgoers. When the Duggars traveled to Chicago to appear on Oprah's show, the church member forwarded a copy of the letter to Oprah's production company, which sent it to the authorities, prompting the investigation that led to the report
Josh has resigned from his position at the Family Research Council as a result of the accusations becoming public, but his family has stood behind him. The Family Research Council is an conservative organization to promote Traditional Christian families and marriages.
Disgusting. But that family is so annoying and homophobic so I'm okay with them collapsing from the media spotlight. Hope the girl gets the help she needs though.