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this is jim bob duggar saying josh's sisters are forgiven him. >> the girls have totally forgiven josh and gone on and josh is now a wonderful husband father he's a godly man. it's just luke you know what? sometimes there's young people that make mistakes that get involved in alcohol and drugs and everything in their youth and then they get treatment, they get therapy and they go on and they became very great people. and so i think that's the reason normally in society people that we seal juvenile records. >> what's your reaction to that? >> i think parents have to be invested in this the idea that this is all over it's gone for the victims and it's gone for josh as well. and is that possible. it is possible. but usually for victims issues of depression later in life anxiety later in life difficulty with relationships, with trust, with intimacy do
this is jim bob duggar saying josh's sisters are forgiven him. >> the girls have totally forgiven josh and gone on and josh is now a wonderful husband father he's a godly man. it's just luke you know what? sometimes there's young people that make mistakes that get involved in alcohol and drugs and everything in their youth and then they get treatment, they get therapy and they go on and they became very great people. and so i think that's the reason normally in society people that we seal...
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jim bob and michelle duggar are famous for a hit u.s.ity tv show about raising the family's 19 children. but about two weeks ago, a tabloid reporter -- reported their eldest son josh molested his sisters and a family friend when he was a teenager. now his parents hatchve not spoken publicly about this until now. >> we thought we are failures. here we tried to raise our kids do know what is right. yet one of our children made some really bad choices. and i think as a parent we were devastated. >> you just saw an image of josh duggar there. never been charged with a crime. >> no randi kaye reports the controversy has put the future of the show in doubt and raised many questions about the handling of the allegations. and we have to warn you, some of the language in the report may be disturbing. >> reporter: on three separate occasions, josh duggar confessed to his father he molested his sisters. three times he told jim bob duggar what he had done according to a police report obtained by "in touch" magazine. >> in the police report joshua wa
jim bob and michelle duggar are famous for a hit u.s.ity tv show about raising the family's 19 children. but about two weeks ago, a tabloid reporter -- reported their eldest son josh molested his sisters and a family friend when he was a teenager. now his parents hatchve not spoken publicly about this until now. >> we thought we are failures. here we tried to raise our kids do know what is right. yet one of our children made some really bad choices. and i think as a parent we were...
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jim bob duggar: this was not a rape or anything like that. it was like touching somebody all over their close, but it was like a few seconds. >> the conservative christian parents, stars of reality show "19 kids and counting" admitting josh confessed to them three separate times before they finally sent him to get counseling and later reported the details to a state trooper. no charges were brought against josh, 15 at the time and considered a minor, and the records were sealed. the duggars now angry the report was made public. jim bob duggar: i don't know if the rest of our family should be punished for the act of one of our children that happened years ago. >> the parents could be charged for failing to report this in a timely fashion, but no charges were filed then, and now the statute of limitations has expired. larry: happening right now the fight to save sweet briar college. leaders in amherst county, virginia, are at the state supreme court pushing justices to block the planned closure. the government cited insurmountable financial pro
jim bob duggar: this was not a rape or anything like that. it was like touching somebody all over their close, but it was like a few seconds. >> the conservative christian parents, stars of reality show "19 kids and counting" admitting josh confessed to them three separate times before they finally sent him to get counseling and later reported the details to a state trooper. no charges were brought against josh, 15 at the time and considered a minor, and the records were sealed....
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jill and jessa duggar are two of the 19 kids belonging to jim bob and michelle duggar. tonight they reveal themselves as victims of their brother josh's inappropriate touching, saying they want to set the record straight about what really went on some 12 years ago under their parents roof and what did not. jill and jessa will speak in moments but we begin with what has proven to be an intense few days for the entire duggar family. an explosive interview. >> we went through one of the most darkest times our family has ever gone through. our son josh came to us on his own and he was crying and he had just turned 14 and he said he had actually improperly touched some of our daughters. >> we were shocked. we were devastated. >> jim bob and michelle duggar sitting down with "the kelly
jill and jessa duggar are two of the 19 kids belonging to jim bob and michelle duggar. tonight they reveal themselves as victims of their brother josh's inappropriate touching, saying they want to set the record straight about what really went on some 12 years ago under their parents roof and what did not. jill and jessa will speak in moments but we begin with what has proven to be an intense few days for the entire duggar family. an explosive interview. >> we went through one of the most...
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charged with encourage rahim to get rid of evidence by destroying his cell phone. >>> michelle and jim bob duggar of tlc's "19 kids and couting" are speaking out for the first time since reports of sexual abuse allegation against their eldest son josh. the duggars sat down with fox news' megyn kelly last night. they say when their son josh was a minor he improperly touched five victims, including four of his younger sisters and a person outside the family. >> 12 years ago we went through one of the most darkest times our family has ever gone through, and our son josh came to us on his own and he was crying, and he had just turned 14. he said he had actually improperly touched some of our daughters. and it was -- >> we were shocked. we were just devastated. i don't think any parent is prepared for a trauma like that. >> the duggars say none of their daughters were aware of what happened, saying the girls were asleep at the time. it wasn't until josh admitted to touching one of his very young sisters that the parents sought help outside the home. >> that same day, he was just weeping and shared imm
charged with encourage rahim to get rid of evidence by destroying his cell phone. >>> michelle and jim bob duggar of tlc's "19 kids and couting" are speaking out for the first time since reports of sexual abuse allegation against their eldest son josh. the duggars sat down with fox news' megyn kelly last night. they say when their son josh was a minor he improperly touched five victims, including four of his younger sisters and a person outside the family. >> 12 years...
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. >>> michelle and jim bob duggar breaking their silence. and they're also hitting back saying they're the vingtctims in this whole mess. we'll show you straight ahead. ♪ [whirring drones] ♪ no sudden movements. ♪ [screaming panic] ♪ [whirring drones] google search: bodega beach house. ♪ ♪ [drones crashing] ♪ i'm brian vickers, nascar® driver. i'm kevin nealon comedian. and i'm arnold palmer, professional golfer. know what we have in common? we talked to our doctors about treatment with xarelto®. me, when i had a blood clot in my leg that could have traveled to my lungs. that's why i took xarelto®, too. xarelto® is proven to treat and help reduce the risk of dvt and pe blood clots. i took xarelto® for afib... an irregular heartbeat that can lead to a stroke from a blood clot. xarelto® is proven to reduce the risk of stroke in people with afib, not caused by a heart valve problem. hey, well i'm glad we got together. for people with afib currently well managed on warfarin there is limited information on how xarelto® and warfarin compare in red
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the police report also says that only after josh duggar's second confession did jim bob duggar his dads at the church who recommended josh duggar get counseling at a christian work camp. the father also notified a state trooper but the trooper didn't report it to higher-ups. when the police were eventually tipped off and conducted an investigation, the three-year statute of limitations had expired. since the controversy, 20 of the show's sponsors have pulled out and tlc has pulled the show from its schedule. now the duggars are speaking out to megyn kelly to "share our hearts with you about the pain that we walked through as a family 12 years ago, the tears we shed the forgiveness that was given." interview clearly is piquing interest but so is the interviewer. watch. >> i think it's smart that they're going to megyn kelly and they're fools if they think that megyn kelly's going to go easy on them. megyn kelly is tough and she's putting journalism ahead of any sort of politics. >> tough, fair and balanced. megyn. >> thanks, trace. joining me now with how the media is handling this stor
the police report also says that only after josh duggar's second confession did jim bob duggar his dads at the church who recommended josh duggar get counseling at a christian work camp. the father also notified a state trooper but the trooper didn't report it to higher-ups. when the police were eventually tipped off and conducted an investigation, the three-year statute of limitations had expired. since the controversy, 20 of the show's sponsors have pulled out and tlc has pulled the show from...
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. >>> michelle and jim bob duggar spoke out defending their eldest son josh who admitted to molestingd his sisters came forward to say they are among the victims. here's what his mother michelle had to say about finding out about her son. >> as parents we felt, we've failed we had learned about it, i think as a parents we were devastated. >> tlc has pulled reruns of the show 19 kids and counting. they have not made a decision whether the series will continue. >>> a man jailed for stocking mila kunas is in custody. he pleaded no cost to no stalking charges two years ago authorities notified the actress he has been captured. >> police say a half million dollar home in texas doubles as a swirntion club. >> -- swingers club. >> rick williams rick rick williams owe [ electronic dance music playing ] feel like a kid again with dunkin's new oreo and chips ahoy! flavored iced coffees. classic cookie flavor in every sip. america runs on dunkin'. ♪♪ i am never getting married. never. psssssh. guaranteed. you picked a beautiful ring. thank you. we're never having kids. mmm-mmm. breathe. i love i
. >>> michelle and jim bob duggar spoke out defending their eldest son josh who admitted to molestingd his sisters came forward to say they are among the victims. here's what his mother michelle had to say about finding out about her son. >> as parents we felt, we've failed we had learned about it, i think as a parents we were devastated. >> tlc has pulled reruns of the show 19 kids and counting. they have not made a decision whether the series will continue. >>> a...
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jim bob duggar, the father of tlc's "19 kids and counting" told fox news last night that his son wass about girls when he molested them growing up. and bill cosby was just conducting a sleep study. [ laughter and applause ] and now, thanks to that joke, we can feel better about all of it. [ laughter ] marvel comics has announced it's restarting it's entire universe of comic books at issue number one. and my wife believes issue number one is that i'm 41 years old and super excited about that. [ laughter ] very excited about that. more issue number ones for me to bank for my future spending. they're worth a lot. my comics have aged very well. they're useless and worthless. [ laughter ] taco bell announced yesterday that it will serve beer and wine at a new location set to open this summer. so sit back, have a taco and a glass of wine and think about how you used to have custody of your kids. [ laughter and applause ] [ audience aws ] [ laughter ] [ laughter ] a new poll shows the majority of americans feel moral values in the u.s. are getting worse. but i say [ bleep ] that [ bleep ].
jim bob duggar, the father of tlc's "19 kids and counting" told fox news last night that his son wass about girls when he molested them growing up. and bill cosby was just conducting a sleep study. [ laughter and applause ] and now, thanks to that joke, we can feel better about all of it. [ laughter ] marvel comics has announced it's restarting it's entire universe of comic books at issue number one. and my wife believes issue number one is that i'm 41 years old and super excited...
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. >> reporter: michelle and jim bob duggar sitting down with fox news' megyn kelly. according to a 2006 police report made public today by "in touch weekly", their oldest son, josh, confessed as a teenager to touching multiple victims inappropriately. one of them, just 5 years old. >> here, we tried to raise our kids to do what's right, to know what's right, and yet, one of our children made some really bad choices. >> reporter: but the parents waited more than a year before reporting the case to authorities. though the report says they had sent him for christian-based counseling. no charges were filed. the statute of limitations, expired. >> we're the duggars. >> reporter: on their reality show, the duggars pride themselves on their family values. >> always resolve your conflicts. >> reporter: but in reality, this family was guarding the darkest of secrets. david wright, abc news, new york. >> david, thanks. >>> now, to the fiery debate that began in a school cafeteria in colorado, making national headlines tonight. a lunch lady decided to give out free lunch to fir
. >> reporter: michelle and jim bob duggar sitting down with fox news' megyn kelly. according to a 2006 police report made public today by "in touch weekly", their oldest son, josh, confessed as a teenager to touching multiple victims inappropriately. one of them, just 5 years old. >> here, we tried to raise our kids to do what's right, to know what's right, and yet, one of our children made some really bad choices. >> reporter: but the parents waited more than a...
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. >> michelle and jim bob duggars speaking out about how they tried to deal with it in house as parentsnd how they think they are the targets of what they call an unprecedented attack. okay guys, we've got two cars here. we're going to start watching a movie in the chevy malibu. ♪ (kids laughing) he's flying ok guys, pause the movie we're going to watch the rest in the toyota camry. hit play again ehhh. what happened? you can't watch the movie. ugh... no network connection. who wants to go back in the chevy malibu? me! let's go! peace out! chevrolet. the first and only car company to bring built-in 4g lte wi-fi to cars, trucks and crossovers. this is cool. yeah. big day? ah, the usual. moved some new cars. hauled a bunch of steel. kept the supermarket shelves stocked. made sure everyone got their latest gadgets. what's up for the next shift? ah, nothing much. just keeping the lights on. (laugh) nice. doing the big things that move an economy. see you tomorrow, mac. see you tomorrow, sam. just another day at norfolk southern. you exercise. you choose the salad. occasionally. but staying
. >> michelle and jim bob duggars speaking out about how they tried to deal with it in house as parentsnd how they think they are the targets of what they call an unprecedented attack. okay guys, we've got two cars here. we're going to start watching a movie in the chevy malibu. ♪ (kids laughing) he's flying ok guys, pause the movie we're going to watch the rest in the toyota camry. hit play again ehhh. what happened? you can't watch the movie. ugh... no network connection. who wants to...
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michelle and jim bob duggar from "19 kids and counting" giving their first interview after revelations their son molested several dwirls including some of his sisters as a teen. the duggars say they were devastated when their son came to them and told them. they dealt with it by sending him away and later taking him to the police. they are upset his juvenile records were released saying the girls are being victimized all over again. >> we took our children to the safety center, the children's safety center. we trusted them and trusted the police department. our children poured out their heart. they shared everything. and then to have their trust betrayed and for all of their information and everything they shared to be turned over to the tabloid. >> an interview with two of the duggar sisters will air on friday evening at 9:00 p.m. eastern. i'm patricia stark and now here is "red eye." for all of your headlines go to fox news.com. >>> well, hello and welcome to "red eye." hi everyone. i'm kennedy. let's welcome our guests, shall we? she was a beauty queen. it is like being a real queen
michelle and jim bob duggar from "19 kids and counting" giving their first interview after revelations their son molested several dwirls including some of his sisters as a teen. the duggars say they were devastated when their son came to them and told them. they dealt with it by sending him away and later taking him to the police. they are upset his juvenile records were released saying the girls are being victimized all over again. >> we took our children to the safety center,...
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what's still unclear is whether josh duggar or his sisters ever got professional help. jim bobnt program and his wife michelle actually said he'd just been sent to a family friend. >> reporter: eventually, the duggars did send josh to get help from state trooper who is serving time in prison for child porn. he said jim bob duggar told him about just one case. the new police report said the josh admitted to the trooper what he had done and mean time, by the time 2006 rolled around, the statute of limitations had run out. randy cay, cnn. >> all they got was a stern talking to from a child pornographer. and he waited a year 1/2 beforeauthorities. joining us now is dr. drew and attorney and children's advocate. the fact that he confessed on three separate occasions to his father to multiple acts of molestation and then doing it again and confessing and doing it again and they waited 16 months before contacting authorities. i got to say it's unbelievable. >> yeah it is unbelievable. and you saw of course it's painful and you feel like a failure. that's when you run to professional h
what's still unclear is whether josh duggar or his sisters ever got professional help. jim bobnt program and his wife michelle actually said he'd just been sent to a family friend. >> reporter: eventually, the duggars did send josh to get help from state trooper who is serving time in prison for child porn. he said jim bob duggar told him about just one case. the new police report said the josh admitted to the trooper what he had done and mean time, by the time 2006 rolled around, the...
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jim bob and michelle duggar said the victims included four of their daughters and one person outside the family. they told megyn kelly of fox news about the first time josh confessed to them. >> our son, josh came to us on his own, and he was crying. he had just turned 14. and he said that he had actually improperly touched some of our daughters. >> we were shocked. i mean we were just devastated. i don't think any parent is prepared for a trauma like that. >> the duggars say they spoke to josh and their daughters about the improper touching. they took measures to protect the girls but the problems didn't stop. according to the parents, josh duggar confessed three times to improperly touching his sisters. after a third time the duggar parents said they took action. they sent josh away to a private christian based facility where he got help. >> we were weeping. i was like what's wrong? where is why is daddy and josh leaving? as we're all leaving the next day and for days and dareys, i was saying, josh has done some very bad things. and he's very sorry. >> when josh got back his parent
jim bob and michelle duggar said the victims included four of their daughters and one person outside the family. they told megyn kelly of fox news about the first time josh confessed to them. >> our son, josh came to us on his own, and he was crying. he had just turned 14. and he said that he had actually improperly touched some of our daughters. >> we were shocked. i mean we were just devastated. i don't think any parent is prepared for a trauma like that. >> the duggars say...
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so bladder leaks can feel like no big deal. >>> back now with more on the duggar scandal and more statements tonight from jim bobelle duggar. and nel, we spoke about the statute of limitations the other day and we spoke about that last night. i want you to listen to jim bob and what he said tonight about it. >> we didn't realize but because that report was made back three years before they said the statute of limitations has run out because it was the police responsibility to take action on the confession and they said because they didn't do that this was taken care of, this was over and you as parents, you've gotten counseling and done everything you need to do as a family. >> i mean why wasn't something done when it first came out and then all of a sudden the statute of limitations has run out and they're likex oh. >> if they truly reported it to an officer friend of theirs and that officer just gave him a stern talking and did nothing, that officer bear as tremendous amount of responsibility and blame because you are mandatory reporter. and that officer should have done more with this. and i think would have
so bladder leaks can feel like no big deal. >>> back now with more on the duggar scandal and more statements tonight from jim bobelle duggar. and nel, we spoke about the statute of limitations the other day and we spoke about that last night. i want you to listen to jim bob and what he said tonight about it. >> we didn't realize but because that report was made back three years before they said the statute of limitations has run out because it was the police responsibility to...
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. >> michelle and jim bob duggar sat down with megyn kelly to tell their story. on josh unappropriately touched four of his sisters and a family babysitter. josh duggar is now 27. he has apologized, and also resigned from his position at the conservative family research council. >>> the san francisco board of supervisors has rejected a moratorium on the building of new housing in the mission district. hundreds rallied at city hall last night to show their support. it would have put a 45 day moratorium on the approval of building permits for multiunit structures. after # hours of are you cuss debate, the moratorium failed to get the 9 votes it needed to pass. supporters are still vowing to get the issue on the november ballot. >>> supervisor david campos, and ed lee proposed a bill that would keep restaurants from getting too large in the mission district. specifically, it can would stop the merger of retail space. there's concern that larger, high end restaurants will squeeze out the smaller ones. >>> the nfl is teaming up with yahoo to deliver the league's first
. >> michelle and jim bob duggar sat down with megyn kelly to tell their story. on josh unappropriately touched four of his sisters and a family babysitter. josh duggar is now 27. he has apologized, and also resigned from his position at the conservative family research council. >>> the san francisco board of supervisors has rejected a moratorium on the building of new housing in the mission district. hundreds rallied at city hall last night to show their support. it would have...
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. >>> ahead, megyn kelly got the first interview with michelle and jim bob duggar on their son's molestationave an exclusive coming up. ♪ ♪ one day a rider made a decision. the decision to ride on and save money. he decided to save money by switching his motorcycle insurance to geico. there's no shame in saving money. ride on, ride proud. geico motorcycle great rates for great rides. >>> does the retirement age in america need to be raised in order to raise social security? that's what some of the 2016 hopefuls are suggesting. >> folks said don't touch this stuff. it's the third rail. so you know me instead of touching it i'm hugging it. i don't believe the world will stop spinning on its axis for raising the age two years. >> we need to look over the horizon and phase in over an extended period of time going from 65 to 68 or 70. and that by itself will help sustain the retirement system for anybody under the age of 40. >> well not all of the gop contenders agree. >> do you have any idea what the economic impact would be if you suddenly told people by the way, you have to work another seven
. >>> ahead, megyn kelly got the first interview with michelle and jim bob duggar on their son's molestationave an exclusive coming up. ♪ ♪ one day a rider made a decision. the decision to ride on and save money. he decided to save money by switching his motorcycle insurance to geico. there's no shame in saving money. ride on, ride proud. geico motorcycle great rates for great rides. >>> does the retirement age in america need to be raised in order to raise social...
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. >>> coming up did michelle and jim bob duggar tell the truth about josh molesting the girls and tonightyou hear what two of the victims are saying. >>> and 14 years ago, two names were all over the news. chandra levy and condity and tonight there is more questions in the young washington intern's disappearance. okay guys, we've got two cars here. we're going to start watching a movie in the chevy malibu. ♪ (kids laughing) he's flying ok guys, pause the movie we're going to watch the rest in the toyota camry. hit play again ehhh. what happened? you can't watch the movie. ugh... no network connection. who wants to go back in the chevy malibu? me! let's go! peace out! chevrolet. the first and only car company to bring built-in 4g lte wi-fi to cars, trucks and crossovers. this is cool. yeah. >>> two of josh duggars sisters are defending him and tonight there are questions about how honest michelle and jim bob were in "the interview" about their son's sexual abuse of five young girls. we'll get to that in a moment. but first the sisters jill and jessa spoke with meggin kelly and said that jo
. >>> coming up did michelle and jim bob duggar tell the truth about josh molesting the girls and tonightyou hear what two of the victims are saying. >>> and 14 years ago, two names were all over the news. chandra levy and condity and tonight there is more questions in the young washington intern's disappearance. okay guys, we've got two cars here. we're going to start watching a movie in the chevy malibu. ♪ (kids laughing) he's flying ok guys, pause the movie we're going to...
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. >>> michelle and jim bob duggar speaking out for the first time weeks after it was revealed their oldest son josh molested four of his young sisters and another girl when he was a teenager. they described when josh came to them admitting he had in his own words inappropriately touched his sisters, how they reacted, what they had done more than a decade ago, and how they feel about the story all coming to light now. the interview that aired last night raised a lot more questions than it actually answered. >> this was not rape or anything like that. this was like touching somebody over their clothes. there were a couple incidents where he touched them under their clothes, but it was like a few seconds, and then he came to us and was crying and told us what happened and it was after that third time he came to us where we really felt like you know what we have done everything we can as parents to handle this in house. we need to get help. >> so much to discuss. i want to bring in cnn legal analyst sunny hostin and michelle booth cole executive director of safe shores d.c. children's advocacy
. >>> michelle and jim bob duggar speaking out for the first time weeks after it was revealed their oldest son josh molested four of his young sisters and another girl when he was a teenager. they described when josh came to them admitting he had in his own words inappropriately touched his sisters, how they reacted, what they had done more than a decade ago, and how they feel about the story all coming to light now. the interview that aired last night raised a lot more questions than...
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. >>> tonight, michelle and jim bob duggar of tlc's "19 kids and counting" talked to fox news about theirmolesting five girls, including four of his little sisters when he was a teenager. >> 12 years ago, we went through one of the most darkest times that our family has ever gn through. our son, josh came to us on his own and he was crying. and he had just turned 14 and he said that he had actually improperly touched some of on our daughters. and it was -- >> we were shocked. i mean we were just devastated. i don't think any parent is prepared for a trauma like that. and i think we had one ray of hope. >> the parents say that josh told them several times that he had inappropriately touched his sisters, but it wasn't until he admitted touching one of his very young sisters that the parents sought help outside the home. of course, all of these girls were very young, but the duggars somehow made a distinction for one of them being the youngest and that somehow spurned them to more action. here is michelle duggar talking about the day that josh left for what they call -- and never really desc
. >>> tonight, michelle and jim bob duggar of tlc's "19 kids and counting" talked to fox news about theirmolesting five girls, including four of his little sisters when he was a teenager. >> 12 years ago, we went through one of the most darkest times that our family has ever gn through. our son, josh came to us on his own and he was crying. and he had just turned 14 and he said that he had actually improperly touched some of on our daughters. and it was -- >> we...
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. >> michelle and jim bob duggar responding to what they call an attack against their family and goingching. >> improper touch happened a long time ago. they want to focus on the improper release of the records. two of the girls told megan kelly they're being revictimized revictimized. >> people don't have a right to do this. we're victims. they can't do this to us. >> and yet they did. >> and they did. >> the system that was set up to protect kids both those who make stupid mistakes or have problems like this in their life and the ones that are affected by those choices, it's just greatly failed. >> this famous family trying to change the narrative while their tlc series "19 kids and counting" remains in limbo, likely to never return. reputation.com vice chairman howard bragman says the duggars played to their base. after they defended their family they turned and started talking about the fact how their daughters were more victimized by the media. they felt that a lot of people in the left wing had an agenda were out to get them fir their christian believes. >> as for tlc, staying si
. >> michelle and jim bob duggar responding to what they call an attack against their family and goingching. >> improper touch happened a long time ago. they want to focus on the improper release of the records. two of the girls told megan kelly they're being revictimized revictimized. >> people don't have a right to do this. we're victims. they can't do this to us. >> and yet they did. >> and they did. >> the system that was set up to protect kids both those...
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jill and jessa duggar are two of the 19 kids belonging to jim bob and michelle duggar. tonight they reveal themselves as victims of their brother josh's inappropriate touching saying they want to set the record straight about what really went on some 12 years ago under their parents roof and what did not. jill and jessa will speak in moments but we begin with what has proven to be an intense few days for the entire duggar family. an explosive interview. >> we went through one of the most darkest times our family has ever gone through. our son josh came to us on his own and he was crying and he had just turned 14 and he said he had actually improperly touched some of our daughters. >> we were shocked. we were devastated. >> jim bob and michelle duggar sitting down with "the kelly file." their oldest son josh inappropriately touched five girls when he was a young teen-ager, four of whom are the duggars' daughters. how did they find out? what did they do? and why would they launch a reality show knowing of their family's history? >> how did you first learn there was a prob
jill and jessa duggar are two of the 19 kids belonging to jim bob and michelle duggar. tonight they reveal themselves as victims of their brother josh's inappropriate touching saying they want to set the record straight about what really went on some 12 years ago under their parents roof and what did not. jill and jessa will speak in moments but we begin with what has proven to be an intense few days for the entire duggar family. an explosive interview. >> we went through one of the most...
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jim bob and michelle duggar speak out about the sexual molestation in their family.hat happens for the show? and we're going to go a little bit longer than we thought we were going to because it's such an interesting conversation. brian and michelle turner is back with us. i want you to listen to i thought there was a great question by meagan kelly, she said why would you even invite cameras into your home. >> reporter: okay. so it's all behind you for all intense and purposes and then 2008 you launched a reality tv show. what would make you launch a reality tv show about your family given this past? >> you know back in -- back early on it was after all this was taken care of in 20003. we actually had a magazine that came to michelle and said can we do a story about your family and we said yes, that would be fine. >> reporter: but are you thinking at all, wait this might not be a good idea because when you bring camerainizes into your home they tend to discover things. >> we had nothing to hide and when they asked us to do the reality show, all of this had been taken
jim bob and michelle duggar speak out about the sexual molestation in their family.hat happens for the show? and we're going to go a little bit longer than we thought we were going to because it's such an interesting conversation. brian and michelle turner is back with us. i want you to listen to i thought there was a great question by meagan kelly, she said why would you even invite cameras into your home. >> reporter: okay. so it's all behind you for all intense and purposes and then...
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first time since acknowledging that their son josh duggar made what they call some very bad mistakes as a young teenager, his parents are speaking out. jim bobelle duggar took the fox news outlet to tell their story. >> did he explain why? >> he said he was curious about girls and he had gone in and basically touched them over their clothes when they were sleeping, they didn't know he had done it. >> it was so important for us as parents to talk to our girls and make sure that nothing else had happened. >> what did they say? >> one by one ask we talked with them, none of them were aware of josh's wrongdoings. >> so they learned about i from you? >> yeah. >> yes, yes. >> according to jim bob and michelle duggar they closely monitored their son's actions after he came forward the first time. they did not at this point get him any professional help or contact authorities. >> we thought, you know, at first that josh, you know, was on the road to man first but he was a kid and still a juvenile. all these, again, this was not rape or anything like that. this is touching somebody over their clothes. >> it was only at least two other incidents sayin
first time since acknowledging that their son josh duggar made what they call some very bad mistakes as a young teenager, his parents are speaking out. jim bobelle duggar took the fox news outlet to tell their story. >> did he explain why? >> he said he was curious about girls and he had gone in and basically touched them over their clothes when they were sleeping, they didn't know he had done it. >> it was so important for us as parents to talk to our girls and make sure that...
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>> jim bob duggar parents are not mandatory reporters in the way a school would be.ome if there is abuse going on there comes a parent has an obligation to report it. i see the argument of going from a discipline problem to a legal problem. on the other hand, the issue about not cooperate, they are pointing more on josh pointing out josh didn't show up at the police head quarters in 2006. he confessed in 2003 but in 2006 he didn't show up. he spoke to the judge but not the investigators. and they are right about that. >> josh the one in question is now married, has children now and his own father talks how he has grown into a great man and we saw a little of that so far. we are about to see an interview you conducted with two of the daughters. and both are married? >> one just had a two month old and the other is pregnancytpregnant. >> do you feel like the victim of a molestation? >> well, i think in the case of what josh did was very wrong. i am not going to justify anything he did or say it was okay. but i do want to speak up against people calling him a child mole
>> jim bob duggar parents are not mandatory reporters in the way a school would be.ome if there is abuse going on there comes a parent has an obligation to report it. i see the argument of going from a discipline problem to a legal problem. on the other hand, the issue about not cooperate, they are pointing more on josh pointing out josh didn't show up at the police head quarters in 2006. he confessed in 2003 but in 2006 he didn't show up. he spoke to the judge but not the investigators....
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josh duggar are coming to his defense after reports surfaced that the eldest son of michelle and jim bob duggar had abused them and other young girls when he was a teenager. last night in part two of megyn kelly's exclusive interview, sisters jessa and jill say they are still standing by him. >> oh, my grngsoodness, most of the stuff out there is lies not true. for truth's sake we want to come out and set the record straight. >> well, i think in the case of what josh did, it was very wrong. i'm not going to justify anything that he did or say it was okay. not permissible. but i do want to speak up in his defense against people who are calling him a child molester or a pedophile or a rapist some people are saying. that is so overboard and a lie. in josh's case he was a boy, young boy, in puberty, and a little too curious about girls. that got him into some trouble, and he made some bad choices. but really the extent of it was mild inappropriate touching on fully clothed victims. most of it while girls were sleeping. >> we didn't even know about it until he went and confessed it to my parents. >>
josh duggar are coming to his defense after reports surfaced that the eldest son of michelle and jim bob duggar had abused them and other young girls when he was a teenager. last night in part two of megyn kelly's exclusive interview, sisters jessa and jill say they are still standing by him. >> oh, my grngsoodness, most of the stuff out there is lies not true. for truth's sake we want to come out and set the record straight. >> well, i think in the case of what josh did, it was...
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in the first part she interviewed michelle and jim bob duggar, the parents.different occasions. could they have been charged with anything? did they handle this appropriately to continue to have him in the home and they even went so far as locking the bedroom doors and telling the kids to don't sit on laps and girls stay with girls. boys stay with boys? >> it's really two different questions did. they act appropriately for parents? this is a terrible decision to make to choose handing your son in to police and protecting your daughters. legally could they be charged? sure. we see their parents allow their children walk to school alone be charged with child endangerment. can you see the situation if parents are allowing their girls to stay with a boy who has done this they could be charged as well. >> go ahead. >> the parents they did something, they took him out of the house. purpose of juvenile court where if they turned him in to the police, the purpose of juvenile court is to rehabilitate. and, according to everything i have read, that's what they tried to
in the first part she interviewed michelle and jim bob duggar, the parents.different occasions. could they have been charged with anything? did they handle this appropriately to continue to have him in the home and they even went so far as locking the bedroom doors and telling the kids to don't sit on laps and girls stay with girls. boys stay with boys? >> it's really two different questions did. they act appropriately for parents? this is a terrible decision to make to choose handing...
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discussed serious allegations of inappropriate touching some 12 years ago by a teen teenaged josh duggar. jim bob and michelle duggar explained what happened with josh and their family and why they handled it the way they did. their answers have angered some of their critics. we will hear from one of them tonight. they raise new legal questions. we will look at those as we reveal breaking news on how police released the report that brought this story to the nation. and they prompted new allegation allegations in their interview with us of a cover-up. we will get to all of that. but, first, we begin with some of the duggar interview you did not see last night. >> i think about going back to those 12 years ago, if people have seen us on tv and now they're questioning whether the duggars fake all this time or whatever. no what they were seeing they're seeing our family actually went through this and our family was broken and family was humbled by all this you see a family instead of losing our faith, actually we were drawn so close together to god and to each other. >> all of you? >> all of us. >> t
discussed serious allegations of inappropriate touching some 12 years ago by a teen teenaged josh duggar. jim bob and michelle duggar explained what happened with josh and their family and why they handled it the way they did. their answers have angered some of their critics. we will hear from one of them tonight. they raise new legal questions. we will look at those as we reveal breaking news on how police released the report that brought this story to the nation. and they prompted new...
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. >> reporter: the reaction to michelle and jim bob duggar's explanation to kelly has been overwhelmingly to minimize or excuse their teenage son's behavior. >> this was not like rape or anything like that. touching people over their clothes. a couple of incidents under their clothes. it was like, a few seconds. >> reporter: on their tlc reality show "19 kids and counting," the duggars put themselves out there as models of christian chastity. the family frowns on front hugging, among family members for fear it might stir impure thoughts. >> i think that some people, i have heard them saying, you're hypocrites. well, if you go back and look at everything that people have seen in our lives -- in television you know we have never claimed to be a perfect family. my parents have always actually stated, you know, we are not a perfect family. we're just a family. >> reporter: for "good morning america," david wright, abc news, new york. >> dan abrams joining us. and dan, you just heard the daughters. they're saying they're being victimized again by the release of the records, echoing what the pa
. >> reporter: the reaction to michelle and jim bob duggar's explanation to kelly has been overwhelmingly to minimize or excuse their teenage son's behavior. >> this was not like rape or anything like that. touching people over their clothes. a couple of incidents under their clothes. it was like, a few seconds. >> reporter: on their tlc reality show "19 kids and counting," the duggars put themselves out there as models of christian chastity. the family frowns on...
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duggars' eldest son is accused of repeatedly molesting five underaged girls. some while they slept. this happened in 2002 and 2003 while he was a teenager. jim bob and michelle duggar said their son is not a pedophile. >> a pedophile is an adult that preys on children. joshua was actually 14 and just turned 15 when he did what he did. and i think the legal definition is 16 and up for being an adult preying on a child. so he was a child preying on a child. >> duggar's father said he learned about the allegations in 2002 and he said he asked the church for help, but did not call the police. tlc has not said if the show will continue. >>> d.c.'s anacostia high school will receive more than a quarter of a million dollars to help support teen moms. the frapt is being award -- the grant is being awarded because of high rates of teen pregnancy. research done in ward 8 said it's 39% and in ward 7 it's 33%. that's compared with 11% when you combine the rest of the district and 13% nationally. with the grants, the program at anacostia will be able to provide prenatal care and parent services and it will be operated by medstar georgetown hospital center. >
duggars' eldest son is accused of repeatedly molesting five underaged girls. some while they slept. this happened in 2002 and 2003 while he was a teenager. jim bob and michelle duggar said their son is not a pedophile. >> a pedophile is an adult that preys on children. joshua was actually 14 and just turned 15 when he did what he did. and i think the legal definition is 16 and up for being an adult preying on a child. so he was a child preying on a child. >> duggar's father said he...
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i'll have all details when we return on your >>> jim bob and michele duggar say they felt like failures when they learned that their son was admitting to sexually molesting young girls. the stars of the tlc series "19 kids and counting" spoke to fox news about their son josh duggar inappropriately touching four of his sisters and another girl who is not a member of the family in a series of incidents they say started back in 2002. duggar was 14 when the abuse occurred. duggar's parents say josh who is now 27 confessed to them. >> for days and days i was saying josh has done some very bad things and he's very sorry. >> arkansas police last month said they had destroyed a record outlining nearly a decade old investigation into josh duggar. no charges were filed in the abuse which they say happened between 2002 and 2003. >>> a mansion on the move in seattle, this massive 6200 square foot mansion is being floated across the puget sound at bainbridge island. the home was built in 1932 and it's expected to arrive at its next destination later today. the home cost $850,000 and delivery was inc
i'll have all details when we return on your >>> jim bob and michele duggar say they felt like failures when they learned that their son was admitting to sexually molesting young girls. the stars of the tlc series "19 kids and counting" spoke to fox news about their son josh duggar inappropriately touching four of his sisters and another girl who is not a member of the family in a series of incidents they say started back in 2002. duggar was 14 when the abuse occurred....
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jim bob and michelle duggar are red state heroes. in the wake of their son's molestation scandal is the right losing faith in the family? >>> they're not the only one necessary hot water from the real house wives to honey boo boo to duck dynasty. reality tv is getting a little too real. could today's stars learn a lesson or two from the fallen idols of the 1970s? >>> newly minted superstar caitlyn jenner. no surprise she has a reality show in the works too. will it answer all the questions? we'll begin the broadcast with jim bob and michelle duggar speaking out about their son josh and his molestation scandal. joining me now. brian seltzer, cnn's senior media correspondent and perez hilton founder of perez hilton.com. great to see both of you. megyn kelly has a sit-down interview with jim bob and michelle tomorrow. it's a big exclusive but you have reportings behind the scenes about how this came about. >> as the parents prepare to answer questions tomorrow it's been almost two weeks since the reports were first published. now they'r
jim bob and michelle duggar are red state heroes. in the wake of their son's molestation scandal is the right losing faith in the family? >>> they're not the only one necessary hot water from the real house wives to honey boo boo to duck dynasty. reality tv is getting a little too real. could today's stars learn a lesson or two from the fallen idols of the 1970s? >>> newly minted superstar caitlyn jenner. no surprise she has a reality show in the works too. will it answer all...
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. >>> jim bob and michelle duggar speak he can out for the first time since their son josh was accusedsexual misconduct as a teenager. they say four of the five girls he molested were his sisters. the parents say they were devastated when josh confessed. >> so much grief in our hearts. i think as parents we felt we're failures, you know. here we tried to raise our kids to do what's right, to know what's right. and yet one of our children made some really bad choices. and i think as a parent we were just devastated. >> the parents described the molestation as improper touching, not rape. ♪♪ >>> the fourth candidate has entered the race for the democratic nomination for president. the former rhode island governor announced his bid in a speech in virginia today. he left the republican party in 2007 to become an independent, and joined the democratic party in 2013. he joins hillary clinton, vermont senator sanders and former governor o'malley in the race for nomination. >>> advanced trials underway on a drug that many hope will cure aids some day. the work is spearheaded by scientists in p
. >>> jim bob and michelle duggar speak he can out for the first time since their son josh was accusedsexual misconduct as a teenager. they say four of the five girls he molested were his sisters. the parents say they were devastated when josh confessed. >> so much grief in our hearts. i think as parents we felt we're failures, you know. here we tried to raise our kids to do what's right, to know what's right. and yet one of our children made some really bad choices. and i think...
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duggar family story. tomorrow we will sit down with jim bob and michelle duggar for an exclusive interview which we will airorrow night right here. after a national magazine published a sealed police report detailing how josh duggar inappropriately touched several young girls roughly a dozen years ago. >> the police department containing the allegations was released to in touch weekly and the northwest arkansas democrat gazette gazette. the release was approved by the springdale police chief and city attorney. why they approved it is a mystery, because they haven't commented or returned our messages. but the mayor of springdale supported them saying from every indication i have the chief and city attorney reluctantly did what they had to do to comply with the state freedom information law. records of the arrest of a juvenile the detention of a juvenile shall be confidential and shall not be subject to disclosure under the freedom of information act. at the request of one of the alleged victims. the juvenile judge ordered the report to be destroyed and expunged from the public record saying it's against the
duggar family story. tomorrow we will sit down with jim bob and michelle duggar for an exclusive interview which we will airorrow night right here. after a national magazine published a sealed police report detailing how josh duggar inappropriately touched several young girls roughly a dozen years ago. >> the police department containing the allegations was released to in touch weekly and the northwest arkansas democrat gazette gazette. the release was approved by the springdale police...
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according to police it happened between 2002 and 2003 when josh duggar was a teenager. jim bob and michelle duggar spoke about the allegations for the first time in an interview with fox news host megyn kelly last night. they say their eldest son is not a pedophile. >> basically a pedophile is an adult that preys on children. joshua was actually 14 and just turned 15 when he did what he did. and i think the legal definition is 16 and up for being an adult preying on a child. so he was a child preying on a ther says he first learned about the allegations in 2002. he says he asked the churchcall the police. tlc has not said if it will continue the show. >>> another mega merger that could impact your television and cell phone provider. landon dowdy has more on that. >> good morning to you. a week after charter communications struck a deal to buy time warner cable, another major merger may be in the works. "the wall street journal" reports dish network is in talks with t-mobile for a potential tie-up of the nation's fourth largest wireless carrier and the second biggest satellite t
according to police it happened between 2002 and 2003 when josh duggar was a teenager. jim bob and michelle duggar spoke about the allegations for the first time in an interview with fox news host megyn kelly last night. they say their eldest son is not a pedophile. >> basically a pedophile is an adult that preys on children. joshua was actually 14 and just turned 15 when he did what he did. and i think the legal definition is 16 and up for being an adult preying on a child. so he was a...