Josh "Diddly" Duggar

Josh Duggar, son of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar from the popular reality show “19 Kids and Counting”, is in the midst of a media firestorm, resulting from several allegations of molestation against at least five younger girls in the early 2000s. These events occurred when the eldest son of the Duggar clan was 14. Reruns of the show were immediately pulled, however TLC is still deciding on the future of the program. When the patriarch finally went to the police to report the incidents, the report was given to a trooper, who subsequently refused to investigate. As a result, the statute of limitations ran out, making any prosecution against Josh impossible. The trooper himself has since been found guilty of charges related to child ography. Instead, the Duggars chose to have Josh take part in manual labor and counseling with an unlicensed Christian counselor. Jim Bob claims in the police report that he believed that the counseling program was affiliated with the police department. Since this story broke, high-profile right wing religious leaders have come to the defense of Josh and his parents, using language such as “regrettable” and “mistakes”, accusing the media of “sensationalizing” the story, making appeals to Jesus, and claiming that these incidents occurred before Josh was a Christian. Should Jim Bob and Michelle be held accountable for knowingly waiting a year before reporting the incidents to authorities? Did Josh do enough to make restitution for his crimes? What role, if any, did Christian privilege play into how this case was handled by the authorities?

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