Anonymous wrote:I'm not getting 17. I'm getting 13, 14.

Correct. Would you be okay if a 13 or 14 year old fondled your daughters breasts and vagina for sakes of experimentation and exploration? 14 is 8th/9th grade. Kids start having sex by then. I'm sorry it is not innocent. And it happened on more that one occasion.

The TMZ article says the girls were "sometimes interacting with him." Sounds like (at least some of) the cases were consensual.

When I was 14, my also 14 year old boyfriend fondled me it the hot tub in his parents backyard. Completely consensual. Are you all outraged?

I'm not getting 17. I'm getting 13, 14.

Wow you all are judge jury and executioner, huh?

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Anonymous wrote:and may I also point out that this is the one who works for that Family Research Council

fine examples of family values

I wonder if he'll keep that job.

nah, didn't they defend their president against gay prostitute solicitation charges?

Plus, it's not a real job....

16:40 -- I understand where you're coming from. I know kids who did bad things, illegal violent mean things, that are regular adults now. But maybe they shouldn't have gotten away with it, back then.

It sounds like this may have harmed 5+ girls. That's more than a mistake or youthful hijinks.

Anonymous wrote:I'm no Duggar fan, but I don't think this is as scandalous as you all are making it out to be. This was a kid acting out on a kid (kids). Josh was 12/13/14 when this happened. Of course, it is still very wrong and intolerable, but it doesn't rise to the level of an adult molesting a kid for me. Kids do unacceptable, bad things, but they are still not yet fully formed and shouldn't be damned for the rest of their lives for things they did as a kid. It does make me wonder what might have caused Josh's behavior, since child-on-child molestation is often learned behavior, but that's beside the point. Give Josh a break. Would you want your adult child to be publicly condemned and ruined for something he did as a teen?

Normally, no. But someone who grew up to be an executive of a hate group? Yeah, I have no problem with this person being publicly shamed for molesting his sisters.

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Anonymous wrote:Does it say he was 14 when this happened?

If so, that's still very troubling, but it's quite different than 19 year old doing it.

He was 17

No, read the police report.

Here is the police report- http://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/bombshell-duggar-police-report-jim-bob-duggar-didn-t-report-son-josh-s-alleged-sex-offenses-for-more-than-a-year-58906

seems like this is very true and that he also molested sisters

Who said it's normal?! You missed the point.

He was a teenager. I'm sorry this is very scandalous. TLC better cancel the show. If you think a 17 year old fondling genitals is normal, let him watch your kid.

I'm no Duggar fan, but I don't think this is as scandalous as you all are making it out to be. This was a kid acting out on a kid (kids). Josh was 12/13/14 when this happened. Of course, it is still very wrong and intolerable, but it doesn't rise to the level of an adult molesting a kid for me. Kids do unacceptable, bad things, but they are still not yet fully formed and shouldn't be damned for the rest of their lives for things they did as a kid. It does make me wonder what might have caused Josh's behavior, since child-on-child molestation is often learned behavior, but that's beside the point. Give Josh a break. Would you want your adult child to be publicly condemned and ruined for something he did as a teen?

Anonymous wrote:Does it say he was 14 when this happened?

If so, that's still very troubling, but it's quite different than 19 year old doing it.

He was 17

Does it say he was 14 when this happened?

If so, that's still very troubling, but it's quite different than 19 year old doing it.

Anonymous wrote:and may I also point out that this is the one who works for that Family Research Council

fine examples of family values

I wonder if he'll keep that job.