On the morning of April 8, 2010— nearly seven years after he failed to report 19 Kids And Counting patriarch Jim Bob and son Josh’s molestation confession— Hutchens was spotted “lying on the floor of the cell, “covered in blood and in the fetal position.”
Next week we will sit down with Megyn Kelly on Fox News to share our hearts with you about the pain that we walked through as a family twelve years ago, the tears we all shed and the forgiveness that was given. We appreciate the outpouring of love and prayers for our family at this time.
-Jim Bob & Michelle Duggar
The Duggars' pastor, Dr. Ronnie Floyd, 59, of the five-branch Pinnacle Cross Church in Rogers, Arkansas, tells PEOPLE, "Everyone does wrong, and what was wrong was very wrong as to what was testified to and it's completely unacceptable.
For nearly four decades, evangelicalism has been the predominant religious voice in the United States.
Fox News Channel’s Megyn Kelly will interview Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar Wednesday night in an exclusive sit-down interview to discuss their son’s molestation allegations and the recent controversy surrounding the 19 Kids and Counting family.
TLC has yet to pull the plug on the show following not only Josh's admission, but his parents' confirmation that they kept the matter from the authorities. However, Us Weekly reports that the Duggars' adult and married children Jessa and Jill, along with their husbands, Ben Seewald and Derick Dillard, are in talks for their own spinoff series.
UPDATE: On Wednesday, TMZ reported that Walgreens, Jimmy Dean, Pure Leaf Iced Tea, Ace Hardware, David's Bridal, ConAgra Foods, Party City and Behr have all removed their ads from the show, while CVS?, H&R Block, Ricola and ?Keurig all said they have no plans of advertising with the series should TLC decide to keep "19 Kids and Counting" on the air.
Two recent sex abuse cases involving the Duggar family and state Rep. Justin Harris — politically connected Arkansas religious conservatives — reveal serious problems in the state’s Department of Human Services.
Like a real-life Kimmy Schmidt, I fled the exploitative and abusive sect into a culture I couldn't fully understand
Sure, 19 Kids…¸ Honey Boo Boo, Duck Dynasty: These are shows that purported to be rooted in their championing of “traditional family values.” But the recent spate of controversies prove that over-aggressively capitalizing on anything—“traditional family values” included—brings with it a very real danger.
Men are physically incapable of controlling themselves around a woman.
“When a man looks lustfully at a woman, a flood of impulses travels through the optic nerve to the back of the brain. As a result, the glands and other bodily functions are activated, and the level of testosterone increases. Recent studies revealed a significant correlation between high testosterone levels and those who commit violent crimes.”
The document states that Hutchens’ Yahoo profile username was “dadsluv2002” and that his profile listed such interests as “Kinki Kids,” “Child Play series,” “Strangers with Candy,” “Puberty” and “Preschools.” The report also states that between 2004 and 2005, Hutchens “spent considerable time on his computer viewing child porn.”