Josh and wife Anna
Last week FBI agents arrested 19 Kids and Counting’s Josh Duggar on charges or receiving and possessing material depicting the sexual abuse of children. Now his sister Jill is speaking out.
Jill Dugger, and her husband Derick, have expressed obvious concern for Josh’s pregnant wife, but pretty much denounce their brother and the charges he’s hit with.
Speaking to The Sun she said “We’re very sad about the whole thing, it’s horrible. It’s all very sad. Josh’s wife Anna is pregnant with their seventh child, I cannot imagine how she is feeling.’
Derick told the news outlet that “obviously if there is anything there related to child pornography, we hope that justice is done”.
“I don’t think anybody supports child pornography. We’re sad for Anna, put yourself in her situation and imagine how you would feel if that happened with your family member. I imagine it would be really hard,” he added.
Josh’s other sister, Jinger, and her husband, Jeremy, have also reacted to Duggar’s charges after they were made public Friday.
‘We are disturbed to hear of the charges against Josh. While this case must go through the legal system, we want to make it clear that we absolutely condemn any form of child abuse and fully support the authorities and judicial process in their pursuit of justice,’ the couple wrote in a statement shared to Instagram.
And while I feel bad for his wife Anna, back in 2015 Josh’s own father reported him to police for molesting several under age girls. That’s not something you just get over. What was she thinking?