ETA- I probably don't have to clarify this, but by "family" I mean the son, and the parents who covered this up and essentially let this slimeball get away with what he did.
I'm just sick for these girls. Not only does he get a free pass to come back home after this, now they're going to be re-victimized by this whole thing blowing up in the media.
Post by shopgirl07 on May 21, 2015 11:44:28 GMT -5
I've always said these people were detestable. As far as I'm concerned, Michelle and Jim bob are abusive, fame whoring parents and now this. The people at TLC don't rank any better.
Post by underwaterrhymes on May 21, 2015 12:04:25 GMT -5
These sick fucks judge people who are just trying to marry the people they love, and yet their own son was molesting their daughters and - from the looks of it - other girls as well and they just turned a blind eye.
Post by snipsnsnails on May 21, 2015 12:13:30 GMT -5
Why would they pursue a TV career if this was going on in their household? Their focus should have been on the horrific dysfunction occurring within their own family. I'm so sad for those girls.
I cannot imagine the feelings of betrayal for your brother to abuse you, but THEN for your parents to just be like, oh, well, we'll just have him go build a house or whatever the fuck he did. so gross. Also, that chart is making me sick to my stomach. IF the abused was not at fault?? Which would you choose, no abuse or being strong in spirit? Um, I choose, you know, not being fondled by my fucking BROTHER any day. (I mean, or anyone, obviously, but ugh.)
Back on TWOP, there was a rumor that they were going to be on Oprah but weren't because of a sex abuse scandal and everyone was like "Yeah, what a ridiculous rumor!" I'm really surprised that it really did involve Oprah's show.
In TWOP (and FJ)'s defense, the Oprah "rumor" (which is now not a rumor) was always thought to have originated with Razing Ruth. So when her whole shtick fell apart, so did the Oprah thing. Today is the first time it's had any other evidence other than RR.
I cannot imagine the feelings of betrayal for your brother to abuse you, but THEN for your parents to just be like, oh, well, we'll just have him go build a house or whatever the fuck he did. so gross. Also, that chart is making me sick to my stomach. IF the abused was not at fault?? Which would you choose, no abuse or being strong in spirit? Um, I choose, you know, not being fondled by my fucking BROTHER any day. (I mean, or anyone, obviously, but ugh.)
Or your parents saying that you need to forgive him. WTF. NO.
This just showed up on my FB news feed. It's from the Superficial ...so you know it's 100% accurate. But this is what they wrote.
Josh Duggar Police Report: He Groped 5 Minors In Their Sleep
Yesterday, the Josh Duggar molestation story broke all over the Internet which, at first glance, seemed like his dad Jim Bob turned him in for some innocent teenage fooling around because sex is an evil, disgusting act unless it’s causing a small town to fly out of your wife’s sin-hole. Other possibilities included Jim Bob manning up and doing the right thing by taking Josh right to the police after another father accused him of “inappropriate contact.” And then there were the incest rumors which we’ll circle back to because In Touch, in a surprising feat of journalism, got a hold of the police report and Jesus Clown Car Vagina Christ. Here are the highlights:
Josh Duggar confessed to his parents that he molested five young girls in their sleep. They waited a year before taking him to the police.
Jim Bob informed his church elders who waited three months before contacting authorities.
Josh has been doing this since he was 14 and confessed to his parents in 2002 that he molested a girl in her sleep.
It happened again nine months later and with more victims. This landed Josh in a “Christian program” that supposedly involved counseling. Michelle Duggar would later tell police they actually just sent Josh to live with a family friend to work on houses. There was no counseling whatsoever. When asked if the man was a mentor, Michelle responded, “kind of.”
Josh prayed to God and was “forgiven” by the victims, so that was cool enough for the church who were totally cool with everything, according to Jim Bob.
When Jim Bob did take Josh to the police, it wasn’t to turn him in but to meet with a state trooper friend as more of a “scared straight”-type meeting. Despite previous reports, this trooper took no action and gave Josh a “stern talk“, but was definitely arrested for child porn, so Jim Bob couldn’t have picked a better cop.
As for how an official investigation got started, someone tipped off Oprah about Josh just before the Duggars were supposed to appear on her show and her production company immediately notified the Department of Human Services. When the police officially tried to question Josh, Jim Bob tried to hire a lawyer – two refused to take the case – and refused to produce his son for question. The charges were eventually dropped because the three year statute of limitations had expired.
In Touch‘s coverage of the police report is definitely worth reading, but one thing it does not make clear is whether or not Josh’s victims were his own sisters. Although, it doesn’t imply that they were either. The Duggars interacted with other Quiverfull families, so God fucking knows whose kids were where, and the only one keeping tracking of kids were other kids. There’s no way these people don’t find a child corpse every few days in a dryer or something, but that’s not important right now. What is important is the next time Josh shoves his self-righteous punch-me-face in a camera and preaches about homosexuality destroying the moral fiber of this country, tell him to shut the fuck up because he touches kids in their sleep, and no, it doesn’t make it better that they were all girls. Don’t even.
So it was probably the 5 oldest sisters who were abused, right? Joy-Anna couldn't have been that old 10 years ago. What, like 6?
He's always creeped me out.
I read the police report. There was one if the victim statements that read like the person was very young judging by their responses.
I thought that as well.
What a sick fuck. I hope it is the beginning of the end for that show, and that in seeing the parents/Josh for what they really are, as well as seeing the support from non-fundie people "on the outside," some of the girls and other kids can find a way to get out.
"Oh, it's all good! We did some praying, he said he was sorry, built a house, and ta da! All better! And no girls, there's nothing you need, or need to do except forgive him, because he said he was sorry." FUCK THAT.
Also actually gasped at the part about Michelle "not wanting to make a bigger deal about it than it was."
Jesus Christ. This is some fucking bullshit and enrages me.
"If the abused was not at fault" WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK???
Well duh. I mean if you're sleeping and you roll over and expose a little bit of your midsection... that's basically giving signs that you're DTF, right?
This should really be called "Concealing Sexual Abuse". I'm not surprised, but horrified.
In Touch‘s coverage of the police report is definitely worth reading, but one thing it does not make clear is whether or not Josh’s victims were his own sisters.
Uh, someone didn't actually read the police report. It was VERY clear that his sisters were among his victims.
(I am not directing this comment at you, Alyssa. But to the writer of that article.)
Good timing on that, the writer over at the Superficial just editied their post by saying, "UPDATE: It was his own sisters. Josh Duggar molested his sisters."