this is "nightline." >> josh is our oldest. >> tonight on "19 kids and counting," they presented a picture-perfect reality. >> this is our story. >> reporter: but the duggars are a family under fire after josh is accused of sexually molesting under-aged girls when he was a teenager. now saying he acted inexcusably. tonight the fallout. indy 500 used to be a man's world, but not anymore. tonight, we hit the track with the independent women, gaining ground on the guys and changing the face of racing. >> no problem. >> reporter: it's a bird, a plane a flying camera. >> always spying on me. >> reporter: people now facing new privacy concerns with the invasion of the peeping drones

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josh duggar and his family are portrayed as a picture of wholesome perfection now. the show has been puld as josh faces accusations he sexually molested rurnd under aged girls when he was a teenager. >> this is the story of my family. we're the duggars. >> the family has been portrayed on "19 kids and counting" as a wholesome christian family values. no cursing, and above all no premarital sex. >> we decided there was no kissing before marriage. >> reporter: now they are a family under fire. after allegations surfaced their oldest child josh duggar had inappropriate contact with several under aged girls beginning when he was 14 years old. >> the family presented itself as the perfect all-american christian family. all of a sudden most of the most salacious things you could imagine, which is child molestation goes in and people can't help but look.

it's like watching a train wreck. >> reporter: stunning by reality tv standards. the news came to light when "in touch" magazine obtained a decades old police report detailing the incident. he was investigated for multiple sex offenses including forcible fondling against five girls in 2002 and 2003. a female minor claimed he touched her genitals while she slept. the statute of limitations expeered. the a judge ordered the original report be expunged from his record and destroyed. >> it's complex and often these issues remain a secret. families don't know how to deal with it and in some cases don't deal with it at all, which is the worse-case snare row. >> reporter: the allegations were acknowledged by josh duggar himself, writing on twitter and facebook i acted inexcusably

for which i'm extremely sorry and deeply regret. i hurt others including my family and close friends. he said his parents arranged for him and the young girls to receive counseling and he knew if i continued down this wrong road i would ruin my life. >> juvenile molesters are not in the same category. that's why it is important to realize if they get treatment early on it is possible for them to get better. >> reporter: josh's parents jim bob and michelle duggar saying when josh was a teenager he made some very bad decisions and that dark and difficult time caused us to seek god like never before. >> there is so much shame when something like this happens. the parent s blame themselves and they are blaming the person victimized. it is a complex issue to address. >> i josh duggar the executive director of family research council action in washington, d.c. >> reporter: in his many public

appearances, josh duggar touted his conservative family image. >> as a father of three my wife and i are blessed to have our children butch i don't want them to grow up in america where they cannot live out their religious convictions without the government trampling on their rights. >> reporter: he got married to his wife anna on the show in 2008. >> i take i anna to be my wedded wife. >> reporter: the couple proudly waiting until they said "i do" to even kiss for the first time. juju chang interviewed them at the texas home schooling conference where they met. >> there are many definitions of courtship, but for us it meant choosing purity choosing to wait for a lot of things that people would take for granted. our first kiss was our wedding day. >> reporter: okay. all right. >> that's what it meant for us. >> reporter: and that is expecting the fourth child a baby girl next month. her pregnancy has been a plot

line on the show. >> push baby, push. >> reporter: many of the 19 duggar children have become celebrities in their own rite with instagram followings appearances on the covers of "people" and us weekly and their pregnant sis and births followed as closely as the kardashians. >> they have millions of people watching them. it really gets the ratings for them and a buzz show on social media. >> i'm josh duggar. >> reporter: two years ago, josh accepted a high-profile job with the family research council. >> i believe every child deserves a mother and father. i'm sure grateful for mine. >> reporter: a deeply conservative lobbying group, devoted to promoting a christian world view. oldest dug ar was one of the public faces of the organization. >> we have to show courage and stand up for what is right. >> reporter: now he has resigned effective immediately. the family research council saying in a statement, we believe this is the best decision for josh and his family at this time. we'll be praying for everyone involved. the scandal could mark the end

of what was looking to be a promising career in politics for josh duggar. devoutly pro life he and his family are active in the anti-abortion movement. >> in my lifetime we are going to end abortion in the united states of america once and for all. >> reporter: campaigning for conservative candidates like rick santorum. >> rick is a man of great courage. >> and mike huckabee current presidential candidate and former governor of arkansas the duggar family's home state who came to josh's defense saying on facebook, josh's actions when he was an under aged teen are as he described himself inexcusable but that dunn mean unforgiveable. no purpose is served by those trying to discredit josh. it may be too late to save the family's tv show which has been on the air for ten seasons. >> i don't see a path for this family to come back from this. i don't see a path for redemption in the television world. it goes well beyond josh. the whole brand is destroyed by

this. >> reporter: today, tlc, the network that made the duggars a household name announced they are pulling "19 kids and counting" off the air saying we are deeply saddened and troubled by this heart breaking situation and our thoughts and prayers are with the family and victims during this difficult time. jim bob and michelle said this is bringing the family closer to god and each other. >> when something like this happens within the family it can be very destructive and hopefully getting treatment, making an intervention and their faith help them to get through to the other side. >> reporter: celebrity can certainly pay the bills. it won't bury your problems. it's a reminder as well all that glitters on reality tv is not always gold. next in the testosterone-fuelled world of the indy 500, you might be surprised to find out there's a woman in here. and now that drones seem to be everywhere, how can you protect yourself from these flying, spying eyes?

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♪ if you think the indy 500 is just a man's world, think again. you are about to meet the women who are fighting for a place, not only on the track, but also behind the scenes. defying expectations at every turn. tonight, abc's matt gutman goes for a spin. [ engine revving ] >> reporter: it's terrifying riding inside an andy car the g-forces snapping my head back and forth in the cockpit. much more terrifying flying in an indy car. crash after crash, modified cars turning in to 1500-pound kites.

during practice runs in the last week leading up to this sunday's indianapolis 500. one of the most watched races in the world. you think only a hard-korman would want to be in this world of high december toast roan racing but you would be wrong. it's not just for men women. on the track, women blazing a trail. there was janet guthrie in the '70s and danica patrick over the past decade. this year have qualified. women now making their mark not just behind the wheel but under the hood as well. meet jessica mace race car mechanic 5'2", 27 years old. the simple act of changing a tire not so simple when you are in a pit crew. race cars whizzing in and out at breakneck speeds make every move treacherous. like when this driver was with crushed under a wheel at the 1999 miller light.

and jumping over the wall swapping a tire in three seconds flat. behind the helmet and the fire suit there's no indication of jessica's gender. >> anyone give you a hard time for being a woman in the job? >> not directly. it is more indirect. they will ask me guys to do it. i am left out. it makes me work harder. >> reporter: does that happen often? >> it does but you work hard an move forward. >> reporter: now the guys are getting the picture. >> we are here to work with you. you can fight it or deal with it and work together. >> reporter: it seems women are gained more acceptance on the track than the pit. >> yes. there's not many girls that are interested in it. >> reporter: how physically demanding is it? >> changing tires is one of the hardest things of the body. >> reporter: to illustrate that mace orders me to my niece. >> grab this wheel, pull it off and then grab this one and put

it on. >> reporter: okay. here we go. how do i know when it is out. not an auspicious start. pull the wheel off? >> yeah, pull it off. get it out of your way. >> nice and easy. >> reporter: it is on? >> no. >> reporter: pull it off. i thought i was doing well. i changed it in under a minute. so i had a little help. slightly stressful and then then she did it. >> pull it off. the wheel. that's it. >> reporter: that's right. about five seconds total. how did you get in to racing? >> i grew up near a course. and i started to work there in high school and i have done office work parts inventory and worked my way up to being a nick. >> reporter: she grew up an racing and so did anna chatman, the queen of the wrench.

>> my dad brought me to the racetrack to the track and so when you bring your boys bring your girls. >> reporter: >> it is almost like a full-time job getting people to accept you. do your job and that on top of it. >> reporter: spectators and others caught by surprise sometimes. >> over the years it's like some of the people that have the most staggering comments about me being in the business come from the fans. it takes all kinds to make the world go around an you meet some of them. some are opinionated. >> reporter: and herself maintains the gearbox, a complex mechanical gizmo and a car so expensive the steering wheel alone could cost up to $40,000. she says nothing holds her back from getting the job done. >> it is not gender specific. last year when i worked the 500 i was 5 1/2 months pregnant. it was difficult. i'm not used to asking for help. i had to prove myself for so

long kind of second nature. >> reporter: to step in to their world, i had to get behind the wheel of one of these monsters myself. 230 miles an hour. not a lot of room in there. >> there's not a lot of room. >> reporter: so i met up with sarah fisher to show how it is done. >> when you take a race car and shove it through the air at 230 miles an hour you can feel that everything is so tight. >> reporter: a former indy car driver herself, she owns her own team at just 34 years old. in fact two of the race cars wrecked this week were hers. >> it flips in the air, smashes in to smithereens. how much does that cost you. >> $450,000 day. that's bad. it doesn't happen all the time. >> reporter: how about the flying back wards in the air part. does that happen all the time? does that scare you? >> no it is how you handle it. >> reporter: to see how i would handle it, we enlisted a driver

whose name is synonymous with driving way too fast. ♪ kind of claustrophobic in here huh? [ engine revving ] my teeth are still rattling. but whether it is behind the wheel or under the hood women of indy proving they do it like one of the guys any day of the week. for "nightline," i'm matt gutman whipping around the track at the indianapolis motor speedway. >> make sure to catch the indianapolis 500 sunday morning starting at 11:00 a.m. eastern here on abc. next even in your own home you may not be safe from prying eyes. why the $84 million drone industry is taking off.

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♪ finally tonight you may be surprised to hear very few states so far, have laws that can protect you from surveillance. now that anyone can buy drone, cases of people spying on their neighbors are on the rise. >> that perv is ogling you again. >> reporter: a modern day problem for a modern family. gloria's day by the pool is not so private. >> the plane is always flying on me. go away or i will call the

policeman. >> reporter: drones intruding on lives all over the country. in miami, christina was breast-feeding her 16-month-old when she noticed a drone hovering outside of her window. >> if i can't nurse in my house where can i freely nurse my child. this is where i was trying to get ahold of it. >> reporter: that instinct to grab the prying drone and rip it to pieces is shared. >> some guy flying a drone with a camera over my property. >> reporter: when residents in new jersey called 911 to complain about the electronic intrudinger flying outside of their home, one neighbor destroyed it with a shotgun, prompting the drone's owner to call 911 on their own. >> the neighbors took out a shotgun and started firing my way and shot the drone out of the air. >> reporter: even celebs are not immune from being droned. miley cyrus shot this instagram video last year appearing to

show a paparazzi drone hovering outside of their home. >> we have enough paparazzis. >> conflicts like this have become increasingly common as sales of drones have skyrocketed. drones are already in an $84 million industry selling 250,000 units last year. even commercials like this audi ad. >> i think we can make it. >> reporter: poking fun at how common they have become. >> no sudden movements. >> reporter: while they found their way in to unwelcome corners, they have opened up a world of hidden beauty. >> look at this. it is unbelievable. i'm standing on this colossal stalagmite. >> giving lifeguards a new way to help swimmers as shown in this video. >> drones are definitely the future of search and rescue.

you can see things with this technology that you can't see with the human eye from the ground. >> reporter: camera-equipped drones are here to stay for better or for worse. so what do you think? will drones improve or impede the quality of our lives? head to our "nightline" facebook page and let us know what you think. thank you for watching abc news. tune in to "good morning america" tomorrow. and as always we are on-line 24/7 at abcnews.com. have a good night and a great weekend. good night, america.

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