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Celeb News: Josh Duggar's parents speak on child molestation
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Josh Duggar's parents speak on child molestation
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Jim Bob said of Josh’s explanation, “He said he was just curious about girls and had gone in and basically touched them over their clothes while they were sleeping.” The patriarch said they then spoke to their daughters, who had supposedly been unaware of “Josh’s wrongdoings.” Jim Bob went on to say they at first “tried to deal with in-house,” and believes, “Looking back, we did the best under the circumstances.” He further said there were “punishments” for Josh and “safeguards” for their five girls as they slept, but other instances on a couch, where he “actually touched the breast while they were asleep, over the clothes.”
“It is public shame that our son did this,” said Jim Bob. “We thought, at first, that Josh was on the road to mend. But he was still a kid, he was still a juvenile. He wasn’t an adult. So there were a couple more times where he came and told us what he’d done, and we were just devastated. Again, this was not rape. This was touching people over their clothes. There were some instances touching under the clothes, but it was a few seconds.”
But there were times that Josh’s sisters were awake, even if they didn’t “understand” it was “improper touch.” One sister at the time wasn’t even 10 years old yet, and another victim was their babysitter. After the third time Josh came to them is when the Duggars finally sought “outside help.” Jim Bob said they then sent Josh, then 15, to be with a trusted advisor for Christian-based treatment. “The law allows for parents to do what they think is best for their child,” he argued, saying it was a “turning point” for Josh. The Duggars said they also taught their daughters “right and wrong” touch in an effort to “protect” them, and that all the kids received “professional counseling.”
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Upon Josh’s return from his time away, Jim Duggar said “it was an important step” for him to “confess” to police. “We didn’t know if they were going to arrest him at that point,” said the reality star, claiming Josh “told everything.” The officer Josh spoke to, however, is now imprisoned for child sex crimes, behavior the Duggars now said they had no idea about back then. The cop supposedly gave Josh a “stern lecture,” but no further legal action was taken.
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.” The officer Josh spoke to, however, is now imprisoned for child sex crimes, behavior the Duggars now said they had no idea about back then. The cop supposedly gave Josh a “stern lecture,” but no further legal action was taken.
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I guess now we know why.
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Originally posted by Giselle
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Do you honestly think this is surprising coming from a family that doesn't let their children front-hug or kiss?
EDIT: To clarify, I am speaking solely on the "over the clothes" bit as opposed to penetration. I am not saying their strict standards are an excuse for molestation.
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woah... this is sickening.
just the thought of people excusing and protecting a PERVERT makes me sick.
they also used the "the kids didn't know about it because they were asleep" excuse.
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A few thoughts:
1. I didn't know this happened while the girls were completely unaware. This makes me respect Josh more, actually, for fessing up to his parents. The girls were asleep, they didn't know, and he could have just continued on his merry way without saying anything and without getting caught.
2. The parents, though, really need to stop saying "wrongdoing" or "sin" or "bad thing" or any other euphemism for molestation. You know what he did. The world knows what he did. Using vague language doesn't make the situation look any less bad, and it makes me doubt if the "healing" this family has gone through is truly working if they can't even properly address what happened.
3. Why isn't Josh being interviewed? This is about HIS actions. You're a grown man; don't let your parents fight your battles for you.
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Originally posted by Cherry
A few thoughts:
1. I didn't know this happened while the girls were completely unaware. This makes me respect Josh more, actually, for fessing up to his parents. The girls were asleep, they didn't know, and he could have just continued on his merry way without saying anything and without getting caught.
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But there were times that Josh’s sisters were awake,
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But there were times that Josh’s sisters were awake,
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According to them, the first incident(s) were when the girls were asleep, and he let his parents know before any of the incidents where the girls were awake happened.
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Originally posted by Cherry
According to them, the first incident(s) were when the girls were asleep, and he let his parents know before any of the incidents where the girls were awake happened.
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The fact that he told his parents doesn't mean anything since he did it again. It's like if you apologize for your actions bit then so it again. That overrides the apology, just like how him doing it again overrides him telling his parents.
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But then they want to condemn gay people. I feel bad for the girls of that family, they're never going to have a voice unless they break free.
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he was just curious about girls
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Eww I'm curious about boys but I'm not gonna touch my little brother What kind of pathetic excuse?!?!
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Wow for once the media told the actual whole truth. All they did was repeat everything we already knew. Josh is probably still a sicko. He didn't get actual help.
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I am not convinced we have the whole story. People don't just wake up to be molesters. Something had to have happened to trigger him.
I know from experience my step brother is a child molester.
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But then they want to condemn gay people. I feel bad for the girls of that family, they're never going to have a voice unless they break free.
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They condemn child molestation too. They're not glorifying it just because he did it. They clearly said they were horrified when he told them.
And he doesn't live with the girls anymore; he's married.
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I can't.
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Lock your kid in a bubble and they're going to want to burst it.
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I can't.
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Did they actually say that? Please tell me that's fake...
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Originally posted by Joaquin Ignacio
I can't.
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There were some instances touching under the clothes, but it was a few seconds.”
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I knew I should have stopped at:
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Josh Duggar's parents speak
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Originally posted by that G.U.Y.
I am not convinced we have the whole story. People don't just wake up to be molesters. Something had to have happened to trigger him.
I know from experience my step brother is a child molester.
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It's probably because the family is ridiculously over-sheltered, far more than most Christian families.
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They only watch programs they consider to be wholesome family television and various historical events. Their Internet service is filtered. They adhere to certain standards of modesty in clothing in accordance with their religious beliefs. Shorts and tank tops are prohibited, and the women do not wear skirts with a length above the knee... They avoid beaches and public swimming areas "because it's just too hard for the guys to try to keep their eyes averted in those situations". Female family members do not cut their hair short, and males are clean-shaven and short-haired. They practice chaperoned courtship, instead of typical dating, where the couple gets to know each other in a group setting.
The children are homeschooled using a mix of materials, including "Switched On Schoolhouse", Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP), and Accelerated Christian Education (ACE). Several of the older children use the CollegePlus! program for post-secondary studies.
The Duggars use a buddy system to raise their children, in which an older child is assigned to a younger sibling and assists in the latter's primary care.
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