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You just know they blamed those girls some way.
Go Montel! But why the H would the judge order Josh's police record destroyed? Can they now bring charges against him???
I don't see how since they did discuss it with a LEO. Never going to happen that they will go after the parents, imo.They can't bring charges against him since the statute of limitations is only three years. But, they may be able to bring charges against his parents for not taking appropriate action when they found out what he had done (from what I heard on CNN today).
It's just that Mike Huckabee said that people are trying to discredit Josh.
People are simply reporting and reacting to what Josh did. It isn't really trying to discredit and ruin his reputation if it's true imo, it's simply broadening the picture. More honesty maybe.
Let's all hope that he was a misguided teenager who learned a hard lesson, is a good man deep down and with the help of his family will make something good out of this scandal.
You just know they blamed those girls some way.
(b/u by me)
If they cannot effectively raise 19 biological children, how can they raise 19 adopted or foster children?
What a horrible thought
Those poor girls. If nothing was really done about it they must have felt so let down.
The scary thing was, even after he was found out, he still done it again!
And his wife and mother of his children stated that she already knew, josh told her about it. Yet, she still married him and went on to have children with him?
It isn't as easy as saying we can learn from our mistakes made so many years ago when the transgression has the psychology of pedophilia attached. If we have learned one thing from being on WS, it is being aware pedos have an ongoing lifetime problem with their sexual preference/predilection for children. JD should have been removed from the victims' home permanently and certainly not allowed to be part of their television life, imo. This would have been the very least of appropriate action to take in protecting not only the girls in his family, but associated families.How do you feel Josh discredited himself? By lying about the counseling (iirc, it was Josh who initially mentioned the counseling?) or that the actions ever occurred?
I'm not at all familiar with Josh and the organization he resigned from. But his actions yesterday, were exactly what I would have expected from the average person. A yes I did it and regret it...... Our God is a forgiving God. I would hate to be judged by things I did more than a decade ago. Today is today, none of us can change our mistakes, but we CAN learn from them.
I feel like I am waiting for the other shoe to drop with this case.......
You just know they blamed those girls some way.
He was not just a kid playing doctor with his siblings. He molested them while they slept. And he continued to do it. He is not only a pedophile, he is a predator. His children are in danger.
TLC official statement:
"We are deeply saddened and troubled by this heartbreaking situation, and our thoughts and prayers are with the family and victims," TLC said in a statement to CNN.
http://www.wdam.com/story/29136198/tlc-pulls-duggars-show-judge-ordered-police-record-destroyed
Agreed! This is woman in denial, who will stand-by-her-man over her children, much as my mother chose to believe her own brother wasn't capable of such a thing.I am worried for their children because I can't believe that someone who would knowingly choose to marry a person who molested people in their sleep (because he's changed and it's in the past and God has forgiven him etcetera) would be suspicious and vigilant and wary enough to protect her children from their father if necessary.
Just to clarify -- this link isn't about the horrid Duggar show being cancelled, but Oprah cancelling an episode of her show in which they were to be featured, after learning about the sexual assaults back in 2006.
Go Montel! But why the H would the judge order Josh's police record destroyed? Can they now bring charges against him???
So do you think it's possible that a young person can sexually molest prepubescent children but not actually turn out to be a pedophile? I suspect it can be true but I'm not an expert. And since someone did the math above and determined one of the victims had to be about 6, oh boy. That's a bad sign. But I sure hope it's true that it could be other than pedophilia.
I just find the whole environment in this case of a very sexually charged/sexually focused atmosphere combined with extreme repression when it comes to the body, masturbation and even to normal thoughts a teen boy would have about sex, along with the kids not being able to socialize or even fantasize about members of the opposite sex who are their own ages, to be a pressure cooker for a 14 year old. At that age, sex is on the mind of a boy every minute of every waking hour. And he literally had no outlet. He didn't even have the privacy of his own thoughts without feeling guilt.
These people teach that you must not even entertain romantic thoughts, or read romance novels or daydream about members of the opposite sex until God calls you to court someone specific. And they have zero privacy. There are always a herd of other kids in their rooms, etc. They have little opportunity to even masturbate. So what do they do with all their feelings, physical and otherwise?
I just hope that once he was able to actually have sex, and be married, that he became more normal.
Do you think the way he was raised trumps the possibility of him being sexually abused a child?So do you think it's possible that a young person can sexually molest prepubescent children but not actually turn out to be a pedophile? I suspect it can be true but I'm not an expert. And since someone did the math above and determined one of the victims had to be about 6, oh boy. That's a bad sign. But I sure hope it's true that it could be other than pedophilia.
I just find the whole environment in this case of a very sexually charged/sexually focused atmosphere combined with extreme repression when it comes to the body, masturbation and even to normal thoughts a teen boy would have about sex, along with the kids not being able to socialize or even fantasize about members of the opposite sex who are their own ages, to be a pressure cooker for a 14 year old. At that age, sex is on the mind of a boy every minute of every waking hour. And he literally had no outlet. He didn't even have the privacy of his own thoughts without feeling guilt.
These people teach that you must not even entertain romantic thoughts, or read romance novels or daydream about members of the opposite sex until God calls you to court someone specific. And they have zero privacy. There are always a herd of other kids in their rooms, etc. They have little opportunity to even masturbate. So what do they do with all their feelings, physical and otherwise?
I just hope that once he was able to actually have sex, and be married, that he became more normal.
So much in retrospect is making me think. Jana Duggar, the oldest, unmarried Duggar girl, at 26 has still not married and always seems so shy and sort of sad/wistful. She made a comment once about having to forgive those who may hurt you.
She also talked about praying a lot for Josh to find a spouse and being so happy when he found Anna - at age 20.
And Jill: Dad reminded us that when we pray the Lords Prayer (Matthew 6:913) we are asking God to forgive us to the same degree we forgive others. It says, Forgive us . . . as we forgive. Dad asked us to think about those words and take them seriously. Even though we might not feel like forgiving someone, we must choose to forgive every person who offends us and do it even before they askand regardless of whether they ever do ask. We must come to the place where we say, Lord, I choose to forgive (name of offender) for (name of offense). Its a choice we cant afford not to make.
― Jill Duggar, Growing Up Duggar: It's All About Relationships
Then there's Jinger Duggar. She was very emotional in a speech at her sister's wedding rehearsal, saying: "I just have to say that I am so thankful for just I am so undeserving," she said, before beginning to cry in earnest. "I just love Jessa."
The sisters hugged, and Jinger continued, "She has always been there. For my lowest points and stuff, she has been the one encouraging me, standing beside me, regardless of what I've gone through. It's something that I'm just so grateful for. " http://www.people.com/article/19-kids-counting-recap-jessa-duggar-ben-seewald-wedding