Duggars Reeling from Josh’s Sex Abuse Scandal

By Maria Puente
Josh Duggar, formerly executive director of the Family Research Council Action.
Josh Duggar, formerly executive director of the Family Research Council Action. Image via RNS.
May 22, 2015
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The Duggars, the reality television family famous for its progeny (19 Kids and Counting) and its conservatism, are reeling now that oldest son, Josh, has been forced to acknowledge he was investigated for molesting underage girls when he was a teenager in Arkansas.

Josh Duggar apologized Thursday and abruptly resigned his job at the Family Research Council in Washington, one of the leading conservative groups fighting abortion and gay marriage among other causes.

 

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Josh Duggar, formerly executive director of the Family Research Council Action. Image via RNS.