Another republican espousing family values and anti-lgbtq rehtoric seems to have child pornography skeletons in their family closet. I'd expect the accusations of molesting young children can be passed off as librlol media bias by our fellow q's.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/10/evangelical-reality-star-jim-bob-duggar-announces-run-office-arkansas/“Now more than ever, we need a bold voice that is pro-family, pro-business, pro-gun and pro-life,” Duggar proclaimed.
19 Kids And Counting documented the Duggar family, focusing on Jim Bob, his wife Michelle, and their 19 children (plus an adopted grand-nephew), from 2008 to 2015. The show was derailed when accusations that their eldest, then-27 year-old Josh, had molested several underage girls — including his own sisters — came to light.Tabloid reports revealed that Jim Bob had reported Josh to a police officer in 2006, who was a family friend (and himself arrested on child pornography charges later) who gave Josh a “stern talk” but did not investigate further. The Duggars allegedly did not alert authorities about previous allegations from 2002 to 2005 either, instead opting for Christian counseling.
Josh issued a statement revealing that he “acted inexcusably” as a “young teenager” and that he “confessed this to my parents, who took several steps to help me address the situation.” At the time, while 19 Kids And Counting aired, he was working for the Family Research Council (FRC), an anti-LGBTQ hate group according to the SPLC, and had made several statements attacking LGBTQ people.
After the show was cancelled,
Jim Bob and Michelle accused the media of an “agenda” against them based on their religion and that Josh’s “touching” of his siblings was “not rape or anything like that.”