Duggar reacted on Facebook to a story first reported by In Touch Weekly.
“Twelve years ago, as a young teenager, I acted inexcusably,” he wrote. “I confessed this to my parents … We spoke with the authorities where I confessed my wrongdoing, and my parents arranged for me and those affected by my actions to receive counseling.”
According to a police report, Duggar
allegedly sexually molested 5 girls, some of whom are his sisters,
when he was about 14 years old. Jim Bob Duggar, the patriarch of the
family, waited nearly a year before reporting his son's actions to
the authorities, according to reports.
The 27-year-old Duggar cannot be
prosecuted because the statute of limitations has run out.
Duggar has stepped down from his post
as executive director of the Christian conservative Family Research
Council (FRC), a group vocally opposed to LGBT rights.
Last year, Duggar and his mother,
Michelle Duggar, led a successful campaign to defeat an LGBT
protections measure in Fayetteville, Arkansas. During an appearance
on FRC's Washington Watch radio program, Duggar claimed that
such measures jeopardize
the safety of children.
In a statement, Jim Bob and Michelle
said the incident drew the family “closer to God.”
So, not only did this paragon of moral superiority molest young girls, he also incestialy molested some of his sisters and to top it all off, his parents, the notified authorities and counselors, assisted in covering up his crimes or down played them (probably because he came from such a good Christian family)
Yet, amazingly, to them, homosexuality is a far worse offence?
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