September 2004: The Duggar family appears on a Discovery Health special called 14 Kids and Pregnant Again.ĭec. (The trooper, Hutchens, is currently serving 56 years in Arkansas prison on child pornography charges.) Jim Bob Duggar tells police Hutchens gave Josh a "very stern talk" about what might happen if he "continued such behavior." Jim Bob Duggar tells police that Hutchins said "there was nothing else to do," according to the report. Jim Bob Duggar says Josh Duggar admitted the abuse to Joseph Truman Hutchens, a former Arkansas state trooper. Shortly after Josh returns from treatment, Jim Bob Duggar, Josh Duggar and a church elder tell a police official about the incidents, according to the report. It's unclear whether the counseling program was with a certified counselor, and Jim Bob Duggar tells police he cannot recall the name of the facility, according to the report.
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Jim Bob Duggar tells police that Josh Duggar went through a Christian counseling program from March 17 to July 17, where he "did manual labor and had counseling," according to the 2006 police report. He says the elders agree that Josh needs treatment. Jim Bob Duggar meets with the elders of his church to discuss what action they can take to prevent further abuse, according to the police report. Around the same time, the person (name redacted) put his hand beneath a victim's dress in the family's laundry room, Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar tell the police. In one instance, he allegedly molested a victim while she was sitting in his lap, according to the report. Duggar says his son was punished after the incident, according to the police report.Ģ003: In March of 2003, nine months after the first incidents, Jim Bob Duggar and his wife Michelle Duggar are made aware of two more incidents, according to the report. July 2002: Duggar says his son Josh came to him in July and reported that he touched one of the victims while they were sleeping on the couch. Duggar ran on a platform that "rape and incest represent heinous crimes and as such should be treated as capital crimes." May 2002: Jim Bob Duggar loses a primary bid for the Republican Senate seat to Senator Tim Hutchinson in Arkansas.
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March 2002: The 33-page police report reveals that Jim Bob Duggar tells police his son admits he fondled the breasts and genitals of several victims while they were sleeping in the family's home, and that similar incidents happened four to five times.
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Names in the police report have been blacked out to protect alleged victims. Here's a timeline of events from a 2006 police report obtained by InTouchthat details when Josh's parents, Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, first became aware of the alleged sexual abuse to when the story emerged in the media. The decision to cancel the show comes nearly two months after reports surfaced that as a teenager Josh molested several young girls, and that his parents kept it a secret.įollowing the networks decision to cancel the show, Jim Bob and Michelle said in a statement that they hope, "the painful situation" the family went through "can point people toward faith in God and help others who also have lived through similar dark situations to find help, hope and healing, as well."
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TLC is pulling the plug on the hit series 19 Kids and Counting, following the revelation that Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar's son, Josh, sexually molested five young girls, including his own sisters. Watch Video: Advertisers cut ties with '19 Kids and Counting'