The reality TV kids are not alright |
Jim Bob Duggar, the paterfamilias of the infamous family from 19 Kids and Counting, has 10 sons. With the latest arrest of the 31-year-old Joseph Duggar, 20% of those 10 sons have now been arrested and charged with sex crimes involving prepubescent children.
The Sheriff’s Office of Bay County, Florida, alleges that Joseph Duggar has been charged with two counts of lewd and lascivious behavior over a 2020 incident, during which he, then 25, “manipulated the victim’s underwear and grazed her genitals” and rubbed her thighs. The alleged victim was 9 at the time.
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The reality television show that made the family a household name has been off the air for over a decade, but the family managed to foray the cancellation of the original series into TLC spin-offs, brand deals, and social media fame. The original, of course, was canceled upon the discovery that the eldest son, Josh Duggar, had molested five children, four of whom were his prepubescent sisters, when he was 14 to 15 years old in 2002 and 2003.
Jim Bob Duggar salvaged the family’s reputation by claiming that when he found out in 2003 about his son’s malfeasance, he technically........