Woman in Duggars' Church Tried to Warn of Josh's Behavior 8 Years Ago

[Liberal_in_LA]

Was it an open secret that Josh Duggar had molested underage girls?

Long before the scandal erupted, there were troubling comments on the internet aimed at Josh Duggar and his parents.



Eight years ago, in May 2007, a woman who attended church with the Duggars wrote: "Let me tell you something about the precious Duggars that you don't know."

She went on to detail Josh Duggar's history with young girls and claimed his parents, Jim Bob and Michelle, "have lied and lied about their son to protect him."

With the scandal showing no signs of letting up, food giant General Mills announced that it has pulled advertising from 19 Kids and Counting.
http://www.insideedition.com/headlines/10630-woman-in-duggars-church-tried-to-warn-of-joshs-behavior-8-years-ago

[JI7]

1. you should edit to remove the part about dershowitz

i'm guessing that's an attention getting link to something else.

[Liberal_in_LA]

3. done

[MADem]

2. Eight years ago? He wasn't a fresh faced teen then...... nt

[xfundy]

4. He was 19 then

"Fresh faced" compared to me. Mine is stale.

[MADem]

5. All the mitigating talk I hear is "Aww, he was just 13 or 14...."

A nineteen year old can join the military and enter into a contract. He knows right from wrong.

This whole mess just sickens me.

I hate predators.

[xfundy]

6. Agree completely.

Didn't mean to make light.

[brett_jv]

7. Not to defend the creep but ... the date at which it was reported by this woman ...

Is not really 'tied' to the creeps age at the 'time it happened'.

I mean, that date would set a 'maximum age' the guy was, but not really a 'minimum age'.

[pnwmom]

8. Who taught him right and wrong?

He was isolated in a cult that homeschooled him, taught only by his parents. So how was he supposed to learn right and wrong? From whom? The police officer his parents brought him to was himself a child pornographer!

Also, is a HUGE difference between a 13 or 14 year old -- the age at which he got turned in -- and a 19 year old. And even a 19 year old doesn't yet have a fully developed brain.

[pnwmom]

9. He was 19 when the anonymous poster was posting. He was 13 or 14 when his sisters reported him

and the parents took him to the friendly police officer.

[JI7]

10. didn't he continue doing it until he was 18 or older

[pnwmom]

11. I didn't read that anywhere. Do you have a link for that?

People were gossiping online about his past behavior when he was 18, but I didn't see any reports that his crimes continued after his parents found out and sent him to be "rehabbed."` (At a place that is itself being investigated for child abuse.)