josh duggar and his family are portrayed as a picture of wholesome perfection now. as 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 offens

in a statement released thursday josh duggar said 12 years ago as a young teenager i exacted inexcusably for which i am sorry and deeply regret. i hurt others including my family and close friends. >> what josh's statement doesn't say is that his parents didn't tell police about what happened until one year after their son confessed to them. one year. even then they reportedly alerted an arkansas state trooper who was also a family friend. that trooper didn't take any official action. instead the fashion zeen said the trooper gave josh a very stern talk. hutchins by the way is now serving 56 years in prison for child pornography. police only started investigating in 2006 after an anonymous letter to the oprah show warning producers if the duggars appear on oprah, she would be embarrassed. oprah's team called the child abuse hotline and police started asking questions. in touch reports that one of the victims told police in 2006 that josh had told mother and dad what happened and asked for forgiveness. all of this has fans reeling. the duggars are devout christians. josh also worked as th

you say both josh duggar's actions and how this family responded could have been predicted. why do you say that? >> i believe that the family particularly jimbob and michelle duggar were following what they consider to be biblical principles in dealing with this sort of situation. rather than seeing it as a crime and looking at it you know according to the law, or according to therapy and the sort of secular discipline they're going to see it through spiritual eyes. they're going to see it as a sin problem that has to be dealt, with the heart and, you know, before god. and so that's what they're going to do. >> so what are the spiritual principles. you say they're looking at it through spiritual principles. what does that mean? what principles? >> according to the duggar family and this is a very common teaching within this quiverful movement. god has these channels of authority that they work through. and that would begin with god at the head of course and then after that comes the family. the next highest authority. and within that family of course the father is the ultimat

the report details among other things that josh duggar confessed to his father jim bob duggar who waited a year before contacting authorities. instead the duggars say they told elders at their church and received counseling. >> obviously this is a family that had built their reputation and brand on the idea of being wholesome and having family values top to discover something like this had gone down is truly shocking. >> the duggars have been able to capitalize on their fame and josh has become a favorite by conservatives for his outspoken views on abortion and same-sex marriage. >> i think the people of each state would be free to up hold marriage as a union of one man and one woman. >> josh duggar saying quote, 12 years ago as a young teenage i acted inexcusably. i hurt others including my family and friends. we spoke with the authorities and my parents arranged for me and those affected by my actions to receive counseling. the fallout has been swift with tlc pulling the show from its schedule and josh duggar resigning as executive director of the conservative family research count sim

josh duggar resigned yesterday from the family research council, a conservative christian lobbying groupformer arkansas governor mike huckabee, a family friend, today posted his support. janet and i want to affirm our support for the duggar family. josh's actions when he was an underaged teen are as he described them himself. inexcusable. but that doesn't mean unforgivable. whether the one-time fans of this family agree remains to be seen. erica hill, nbc news, new york. >>> we're back in a moment with high anxiety at indy, prompting changes on the track before the big race. >>> this is a weekend racing fans look forward to all year. the 99th running of the indy 500. it is a sport built on extreme speed, but with four scary wrecks on the track in less than a week's time, race officials are pumping the brakes this year. our kevin tibbles has the story. >> reporter: this is the high octane anticipation in the run-up to the indianapolis 500. just ask racing legend mario andretti. you still live for speed? >> live for speed, man. that will never leave me. >> carpenter in trouble. >> reporter

josh duggar resigned yesterday from the family research council, a conservative christian lobbying group mike huckabee a family friend today posted his support. janet and i want to affirm our support for the duggar family. josh's actions when he was an underaged teen are as he described them himself. inexcusable. but that doesn't mean unforgivable. whether the one time fans of this family agree remains to be seen. erica hill nbc news new york. >>> we're back in a moment with high anxiety at indy prompting changes on the track before the big race. the track before the ...and the wolf was huffing and puffing... kind of like you sometimes, grandpa. well, when you have copd it can be hard to breathe. it can be hard to get air out, which can make it hard to get air in. so i talked to my doctor. she said.. doctor: symbicort could help you breathe better, starting within 5 minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. symbicort helps provide significant improvement of your lung function. symbicort is for copd, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. it should not

to cancel the show are having a field day pointing out josh duggar's cozy relationship with social conservativesce is all over social media. >> here's duggar with mike huckabee. also with wisconsin governor scott walker. here he is with former governor jeb bush. also posing with senator ted cruz, and former senator rick santorum. >> larry: campaign tip, guys-- always better to have pictures of you with the pedo come out after you win the election. just saying. the reason so many republicans are seen in photographs with josh duggar is back he spent the last two years as executive director of f.r.c. action the powerful conservative political arm of the family research council, the group that fights tooth and nail against gay marriage. >> every single child deserves a mother and father. >> larry: no, josh every single child deserves to be safe from dangerous hypocrites like you. ( cheers and applause ) well thank god somebody finally did some research on this family. we'll be right back. ( cheers and applause ) so here's the story of lancaster. the year is 1890. milton hershey has a killer recipe f

josh duggar resigned from the family resurgeon council, a conservative christian lobbying group. mike huckabee posted his support. janet and i want to affirm our support for the duggar family. josh's actions when he was an underage teen are as he described them himself. inexcusable but that doesn't mean unforgivable. whether the one-time fans of this family agree remains to be seen. erica hill, nbc news, new york. >>> well this weekend you can now take uber to the beach. the baltimore sun reports uber will offer rides to beachgoers in ocean city and st. michaels this memorial day weekend. they will also provide service in 20 other beach towns along the coast. uber said it will constantly evaluate demand to determine whether its services this summer would be just seasonal or year round. >>> well today the outdoor pools, they are opening up pretty much everywhere. especially in montgomery county. the kouncounty's seven outdoor pools will open up today. for adult this cost is $8 on the weekends and $6 during the week. you can get your summer pool passes now, but you've got to buy the

josh duggar accused of child molestation. in response the now-27-year-old father of three issued a statement which reads, in part 12 years ago as a young teenager i acted inexcusably for which i am extremely sorry and deeply regret. i hurt others including my familiar and close friends. >> most people come in and say -- >> reporter: the incidents occurred in 2002 just before family began filming its first tv special, "14 children and pregnant again." >> 14 children is unusual. >> reporter: police records obtained by "in touch" magazine which were destroyed thursday by request by an arkansas court show josh duggar was accused of repeatedly molesting five under age girls. some touched inappropriately during the night while the victims were "sleeping." apatientsly the victims were sleeping in a common room at this time. >> wow. it has been very busy. >> reporter: those same records also state josh's father jim bob, knew about the incidents but waited more than a year before contacting authorities. nbc reached out to both josh an

let's go back now, i want to go back to josh duggar. he said my parents arranged for me and those affected by my actions to receive counseling. i understood that if i continued down this wrong road i would end up ruining my life. i sought forgiveness from those i had wronged and asked christ to forgive me and come into my life. i know you're a religious woman but does that make you angry that he only mentions himself? >> no. the media is focusing so much on josh duggar and how did they handle this? did they do the right thing or not? by rehashing this over and over and over again in the media, we are revictimizing these girls. it's bringing it all up into their face again and the best thing we can do is bring them their privacy and allow them to heal because this is opening that wound all over again. >> i have to challenge you in a way there. i understand what you're saying. i think if continuing the show that girls can be revictimized but if you're in a media, you can help people because it's more common that people realized and the st

. >> josh duggar said he received counseling and sought forgiveness but what about his victims that include siblings. and now we're going to talk to these two penists, they were sexually abused by their father. you both know what it's like to be behind this sort of the dark secret behind a wholesome family and you wroit about all of a sudden this happening to you and it was like fast moving train you couldn't stop it. >> that's right. there's so much pressure if you're in the public eye even a little bit and you have any type of abuse in your past you feel like there's a dark secret that at any moment is going to be exposed. >> does it ever go away? >> i don't think it ever really goes away but healing takes place. i don't think you're supposed to ever forget. it's part of what makes you who you are. >> we've talked a lot -- the focus has been a lot on josh duggar and not on the victims. in his response he mentions himself and the victims were rarely mentioned in that. what do you think -- do you think they've had a chance to come to terms with what happened to them? >> honestly it takes vi

the duggar family's oldest son josh has admitted to molesting several girls when he was a teenager includinger sisters. that revelation is costing him more than embarrassment. our randy kaye has the story. >> reporter: 15 successful seasons for the duggar family's reality show "19 kids and counting." but the secret is out. josh duggar now 27 and the oldest of the children on the tlc show had sexually abused several girls when he was a teenager and his parents didn't report it for some time. "in touch" magazine broke the story. >> a total of five victims, the ages, if you do the math, they range between probably 5 and 12 years old. >> reporter: in touch magazine obtained the 2006 report. the magazine reports that josh duggar was investigated for multiple sex offenses. in touch found that jim bob duggar, josh's father, told police he was made aware of it in 2002 when a girl complained josh then 14 had been touching her breasts and genitals while she slept. instead of alerting authorities, though, the magazine said is jim bob told police josh had been disciplined. then it reportedly happened ag

it details among other things that josh duggar confessed to his father jim bob duggar who apparentlyted more than a year before contacting authorities. instead, the duggars say they told elders at their church and received counseling. >> obviously, this is a family who built their reputation and their brand on being wholesome and having family values and to discover that something like this had gone down is truly shocking. >> reporter: the duggars have been able to capitalize on their fame. >> i believe sincerely that the people of every state should be remain free to uphold marriage as the union of one man and one woman. >> reporter: josh duggar in a state acknowledging the allegations, quote, 12 years ago as a young teenager i acted inexcusably for which i'm extremely sorry and deeply regret. i hurt others including my family and close friends, he writes. we spoke with the authority where is i confess might wrongdoing and my parents arranged for me and those affected by my actions to receive counseling. the fallout has been swift with tlc fuelling the show from its schedule. and jo

we are from arkansas -- >> in a statement thursday josh duggar apologized for the events 12 years agoeantime family members are beginning to speak out in support of duggar. his sister jess's father-in-law posted a lengthy defense online saying in part are the duggars perfect in their interpretation of god's moral standards? no but not neither is anyone else. adding the seewald family stands with the duggar family in solidarity and stand with the unnamed victims of these incidents. >> that was erika hill reporting. josh duggar will not face charges as the statute of limitations as has has run out on the allegations being criminal. now we want to check back in with frances live outside of 30 rock with reaction to our bing pulse question of the day. what have you tracked down? >> well, some of the most interesting perspective comes from viewers like you at home and people in the streets of new york city. we're asking people here what they think i want to bring in charlie from new york. what do you think? can duggar tv family can the show recover from the son's sex scandal? >> it's very d

your reaction to this particularly given the political role the duggar family josh duggar in particular have played on issues like marriage equality. >> not so much marriage equality. the duggars vocally and actively opposed an lgbt actively civil rights ordinance in fayetteville where they live. and michelle duggar josh duggar's mom argued that this law presented a danger to little girls particularly because it would allow transwomen to use bathrooms. and it was in the best interest of children to repeal this lgbt law. at the same time, having covered up for and protected her son who had actually molested at least five little girls that we know of is just staggering. it's galling. and the other thing i think to remember, i've been following this on twitter and online i believe it's a discomforting expression almost -- delight on the part of some people i agree with. politically i'm on the left. we have to remember as we talk about this that five little girls -- at least five little girls -- were abused and molested and there's nothing here to take delight in or to celebrate. >> i 100%

the headlines are shocking josh duggar accused of child molestation.se the now 27-year-old father of three issued a statement, which reads in part "12 years ago as a young teenager i acted inexcusebly for which i am extremely sorry and deeply regret. i hurt others including my family and close friends." the incidents occurred in 2002 just before the family began filming its first tv special, "14 children and pregnant again." >> 14 children is unusual. >> reporter: police records obtained by "in touch" magazine, which were destroyed thursday by request by an arkansas court showed josh duggar was charged for repeatedly molesting underaged girls, some touched inappropriately overnight while sleeping in a common room at this time. those same records also state josh's father, jim bob, knew about the incidents, but waited more than a year before contacting authorities. nbc reached out to both josh and jim bob but neither responded to our request for comment. in a separate statement posted on their facebook page they called this "one of the most difficult tim

the show features the duggar family and one of the main stars, josh duggar now faces child molestationtlc just more than a year before contacting authorities. nbc reached out to both josh and jim bob and neither responded to our requests for comment. in a separate statement posted on their facebook page jim bob and michelle duggar called this one of the most difficult times of our lives and went on to say he made some very bad mistakes and we were shocked. the investigation was open in 2006 after a caller contacted producers from the oprah winfrey show and in turn contacted the department of human services. >> josh duggar resigned from his job on the research family council, a research lobbying group. the incidents were previously unknown to the group and this is the best decision for josh and his family at this time. >> duggar will not face criminal charges in these cases because the statute of limitations has passed. as the show grew in popularity duggar used his voice to push conservative causes he cares about. he rallied against same-sex marriage and abortion saying they destroy fa

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josh duggar resigned from the family research council, a conservative christian lobbying group. sas governor mike huckabee posted his support. janet and i want to affirm our support for the duggar family. josh's actions when he was an underage team are as he described himself inexcusable but that doesn't mean unforgivable. whether the one-time fans of this family agree remains to be seen. erica hill, nbc news, new york. >>> 9:41. now let's take a live look over the bay bridge. lanes are clear. a lot of people heading out for the beach this weekend and chuck bell has the changes you'll feel today through monday. >> plus a historic look back 40 years after the fall of saigon. our chris gordon traveled to vietnam to see what changed in >>> well this memorial day weekend we're remembering those who have died for our country. more than 58,000 american service members were killed just in vietnam alone. >> 40 years later, those who served and survived are returning to the country. news4's chris gordon recently traveled to the city formerly known as saigon. >> reporter: vietnam was my ge

josh duggar resigned from the family research council, a conservative christian lobbying group. rmer arkansas governor mike huckabee, a fair friend posted his support. janet and i want to affirm our support for the duggar family. josh's actions when he was an underaged teen says his actions were unexcusable but that doesn't mean unforgivable. whether the one-time fans of the show can do the same we'll find out. >>> and how to stop isis and the military rampage? . for $80 a month. and $15 per line. more data than ever. for more of what you want. on the network that's #1 in speed, call, data, and reliability. so you never have to settle. $80 a month. for 10 gigs. and $15 per line. stop by or visit us online. and save without settling. only on verizon. [meow mix jingle slowly and quietly plucks] right on cue. [cat meows] ♪meow, meow, meow, meow...♪ it's more than just a meal it's meow mix mealtime. with great taste and 100% complete nutrition, it's the only one cats ask for by name. the citi double cash card. it earns you cash back now and cash back later. with 1% when you buy and 1

but josh duggar was never arrested or charged with a crime.ce report obtained by in touch, now expunged. >> there was the family cover-up that went along with it. really the whole brand is really destroyed by this. >> reporter: josh duggar has now resigned his position with the family research council. presidential hopeful mike hukby, good people make mistakes and do regrettable things. tlc hasn't said the show is canceled only pulled from the air. all eyes on this very public family. paula. >> all right, neal thank you. such a tough story. >>> back over to ron with an update of the morning's top stories. >> hello, again, paula, dan, sara and robert. good morning to all of you out there. >>> we begin with severe storms flooding throughout texas and oklahoma wreaking havoc this memorial day weekend, the flooding rain in missouri played a huge role in the opening of this sinkhole in the middle of poup loor golf course. >>> new developments in the d.c. mansion murder mystery, police saying that darrion wint didn't act alone. >>> california farmer

i wish he had gone further and really condemned josh duggar's actions here but i'm not at all surprisede republican candidates are quiet because they're afraid of losing votes. >> mike huckabee told "people" magazine back in january, i pointed out the duggars as something wholesome and wonderful. is that going to come back to haunt him in the presidential campaign, heidi? >> you can't hold anybody up as perfect. i don't care what family you're in. they've got 19 kids. that's a troublesome ratio. most, a lot lower than that. >> there are fewer sexual assaulters in most families is that what you're saying? >> that's not what i'm saying. my point is every family has stuff and for anybody to hold the duggars up is a mistake. this is a serial sex offender. >> i understand that. i'm saying they should have held the duggars up as a perfect family to begin with. every family has stuff. big shock. he's got problems. i wasn't defending it for one second. they were family because we're talking about a family problem. they're problematic. >> i understand that. that's the question the gop has to ans

daron wint josh -- josh duggar is accused of molesting five people. the future of the show remains in question. >> this is child molestation. this is a family values show. i don't know how it survived. leon: josh duggar has resigned its leadership role in the family resource council. an alert for metro riders, metro will be doing track work that may come with a travel. right now through sunday night, work will be done on five of the six lines. all stations will be open, but many will have 20 minute gaps between trains. monday work will continue on the red, blue, and yellow lines. all the other lines will be on regular weekend service. the unofficial start of the summer means the opening of pools, muriel bowser kicking off the official opening tomorrow. during will be 18 pools, 21 spray parks, and kiddie pools. no video of her doing a can of all, like we used to see tony williams doing. brian: that is one deal i will not forget. tomorrow morning, in the 40's. it will be chilly, but we will warm up. warm sunday, monday, the heat is on. outside right now

the josh duggar the 0e8dest apologizes after molestation allegations allegations. taken down in the line of duty. a tragic story. hundreds are now involved in helping keen up the california oil soaked beaches and millions making plans on this memorial day weekend. "first look" starts right now. >> good morning everybody. we want to start with breaking news. a massive man hunt is over. d.c. police have their man. they were looking for darren dylan dylan went. he's suspected of killing off four family members and leaving the bodies in their burning mansion. right now he is in custody charged with first degree murder while armed. they thought he had take an bus to new york city. his girlfriend in brooklyn was questioned but just after 11:00 they nabbed him. the stay started with a big break in the case. dna found on a pizza crust from a delivered pizza at the scene of the crime. that helped investigators start putting the piece together including the connections between the suspect and one of the victims. savvas savopoulos. >> reporter: he was the ceo of a manufacturi

we start with josh duggar. he is under fire.al video of him that has resurfaced. >> reports said that the star of the tlc reality show "19 kids and counting" inappropriately touched several minors years ago when he too was a minor, forced duggar to resign his position with the family research council. >> now a video clip from 2008 has resurfaced. in it, you see josh duggar cracking a joke about why he needed to find someone with whom to double date with his then fiance. listen to this. >> ginger was chosen as our chaperone and had to be pulled off because the movie we were going to see you had to be over 18. it was a preview screening of a good movie. >> that's the reason why ginger was not our chaperone. so we chose jan and john david. we thought why not have a double date. we are from arkansas. >> yeah. he's kind of joking about a date with his sister, i believe, is that right? tlc has pulled "19 kids and counting" from the air. but duggar has support in a lot of places. mike huckabee calls his actions inexcusable but not unfo

reality tv star josh duggar is apologizing for allegations of child molestation.e future of the duggar family? francis has the results on the question we've been asking today. pulse.msnbc.com. >> before people other weigh in if they haven't already, i want to bring in developments that tmz is reporting tlc has pulled the duggar show from the lineup. they have no long term plans. they're pulling it from the lineup. that's different from cancellation. we're asking you at home do you think the duggars' reality show should be cancelled? for those voting so far, this is what you came up with. 81% say yes. 19% say no. based on how you've been voting the past minute or so take a look. more people actually saying yes. in the last minute alone, somebody went and voted no. interesting to look at gender here. based on what we've been seeing. look at this so far. blue males. going up and down. overall the females least in the past five minutes have been overwhelmingly voting yes. some voting closer to no in the last minute. interesting to see how this is developing. tmz is re

. >>> still ahead, reality tv star josh duggar says he acted inexcuse al. we'll tell you why one of the oldest children on the narrator: puerto rico's healthcare system is on life support, putting three and a half million puerto ricans at risk. it's an outrage. puerto ricans are us citizens and pay the same medicare taxes, but receive only half the federal healthcare funding as the other 50 states. the headlines tell the story... woman: "unfair treatment from washington." man: "thousands without medications." woman: "it's a crisis that could imperil the whole economy." narartor: washington must act now to protect care for three and a half million u.s. citizens. before it's too late. >>> welcome back. josh duggar, the oldest child featured in the reality tv show "19 kids and counting" said he acted inexcusable. he issued an apology after a report surfaced he molested girls as a teenager. the family doesn't believe in birth control and follow strict rules. he confessed what he had done to his parents and has received counseling. he resigned his position from

josh duggar at last year's family leadership summit. how following allegations he allegedly molested several young girls when he was a teenager. as "in touch" first reported duggar was under an investigation but was never prosecuted. a judge in arkansas ordered the documents destroyed. in a statement the duggar family said 12 years ago our family went through one of the most difficult times of our lives. when josh was a young teenager he made some very bad mistakes and we were shocked. we tried to teach him right from wrong. that difficult time caused us to seek god like never before. josh says i would give anything to go back to those teen years and take different actions. so, the duggars are associated with sort of a fundamentalist strain sfof christianity. but slate posits today that in fact the duggar family is more of a cult than christianity. i wonder have we sort of been turning a blind eye to the darker sides of this that aren't really based in christianity? >> i think in some ways we've been taking the duggars' word they are eva

we're learning new details of the therapy that josh duggar was given, as well. we're the duggars. >> the fate of one of tlc's highest rated shows looks bleak as the list of major advertisers yanking their commercials from "19 kids and counting grows. retail giants walgreens and payless and choice hotels all telling abc news they're pulling the plug on their ads from future episodes. in the wake of allegations josh duggar molested five underage girls when he was 14 and 15 years old. >> if the show is canceled the family stands to lose rather a lot of money. >> according to police reports obtained by intouch magazine before alerting a state trooper parents jim bob and michele learned of the problem in 2002 and shortly thereafter they sent josh to a christian treatment center in arkansas where "people" magazine reports he began therapy with a family friend that included manual labor and intenseiveeive prayer. >> his mother later admitted the counselor was not a certified counselor. >> the founder of this facility bill gothard late iraccused of sexual harassment. >>

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but josh duggar was never arrested or charged with a crime. e report obtained by "in touch," now expunged. >> josh's actions. but there was the family cover-up that went along with it. so, really the whole brand is really destroyed by this. >> reporter: josh duggar has now resigned his position with the family research council. but he maintains powerful support. presidential hopeful mike huckabee saying, good people make mistakes and do regrettable things. and even disgusting things. calling josh's actions inexcusable. but that doesn't mean unforgivable. tlc hasn't said the show is tlc hasn't said the show is canceled, only that it's been pulled from the air. all eyes are on this very public family. paula. >> all right, neal, thank you. such a tough story. >>> we want to send it back over to ron with an update of the morning's top stories. hello, again. >> hello, again, paula, dan, sara and robert. good morning to all of you out there. >>> we begin with severe storms, and record rain drenching the nation's heartland. flooding throughout texas a

online a sign of support for the embattled duggar and the entire clan. a blog post from josh'sr's father-in-law, who writes it pains me to see that they are now having to re-live the nightmare that had been laid to rest well over a decade ago, with josh's repentance and reformation. his wife pregnant with the couple's fourth child, is standing by his side. the audience waiting to see if the duggar family gets another chapter. alexandra field, cnn, new york. >> there are so many unanswered questions in this story. lots to talk about with dr. drew pinsky host of hln's "dr. drew." he joins me tonight. dr. drew the fact that josh duggar hasn't received as far as we know any sort of professional treatment or assessment other than a so-called christian counseling program, which according to "in touch" magazine was really just a family friend who had a construction business does that make any sense to you? >> no. it's actually -- frightens me. the fact that this man is with his own children amongst his siblings who remain at an age which he had targeted in the past with no assessment

today, josh duggar with drew from a scheduled public appearance at a christian convention? sandusky, ohio. josh duggar's family, rocked by sex abuse allegations against him, the fate of their popular reality show, "19 kids and counting" is uncertain. >> i don't see a path for redemption in the television world. the whole brand is really destroyed by this. >> reporter: this past tuesday, one of the alleged victims asked an arkansas judge to expunge the 2006 police report on the allegations. thursday the judge agreed and ordered it destroyed. >> all right. let's all hold hands here. >> reporter: the duggars brand is wholesome, christian values. including sexual abstinence. >> we decided there's no kissing before marriage. >> reporter: he now acknowledged wrong-doing in a statement thursday. i acted inexcusably for which i'm extremely sorry and deeply regret. after the allegations surfaced he reportedly underwent treatment. >> juvenile molesters are not in the same category. that's why it's important to realize, if they get treatment early on, it is possible for them to get be

>> now on "extra." >>> josh duggar hammered with questions about abusing young girls. >> no comment,family's reality show yanked off the air. the famous tv mom calling for a permanent cancelation. >>> plus, why josh once joked with us about jill. >> that's the nice thing about prison. >>> victory for kelly rutherford rutherford. how she finally won custody. stody. >> every day you are not with your child is a long day. >> the question now, though is how does she get them back to the u.s.? >>> letterman's first interview since his retirement. only "extra" at the indy 500 with david and patrick dempsey after his divorce. >>> lady ga did's top secret dinner with lisa vanderpump. is gaga making a cameo? >>> kim and kanye's first anniversary never before seen video from the weddinging. >> it is like being married to your best friend. >> now from the entertainment capital of l.a. >> hey, everyone. welcome to

janet and i want to affirm our support for the duggar family. josh's actions as he described them as inexcusable. >> his parents, jim bob and michelle duggar issued a separate statement calling that period the most difficult of our lives. he went to say we made bad mistakes. we have lisa bloom, our legal analyst. she joins us this morning. good morning. >> good morning. >> there are a lot of questions this morning and reading through the police report about who knew what when. is there a legal requirement if you know of a case like this to report it to the authorities? >> well that depends on who you are. most people are not mandatory reporters. parents, for example, are not mandatory reporters. they have no legal obligation to report child sexual abuse. those who are mandatory reporters, teachers nurses doctors and clergy in some situations. i have a question about whether the church elders fell within the clergy requirement under arkansas law. >> that is something that could potentially looked into? >> yes, absolutely. if you are a mandatory reporter

josh. it was only after duggar went for counseling that his father said he spoke to a state trooper, accordingow his parents releasing this statement. when josh was a young teenager he made some very bad mistakes. . we were shocked. for "good morning america," ron claiborne, abc news new york. >> all right, ron, thank you. >>> now to growing concerns about drones invading our privacy. anyone can buy one. and we're seeing more cases of people using them to spy on their neighbors. very few states actually have laws to protect you from drones used for surveillance and abc's reena ninan is here with that story. >> reporter: good morning. for less than a 1,000 bucks anyone can buy a drone. some are looking to clip their wings over the fear of lack of privacy. on modern family gloria's private moment by the pool being watched by this high-tech roving eye, a drone. >> the plane, the plane! it's always spying on me! go ahead or i'm going to call the policeman. >> reporter: these intrusive scenes happening more and more across the country. >> there's a drone right there flying in front of my place. >>

the magazine reports that josh duggar was investigated for multiple sex offenses including some that 2002 when a girl reported josh had been touching her breast and genitals while she slept. instead of alerting authorities, the magazine said jim bob told police josh had been disciplined. then it reportedly happened again in 2003. in a statement released thursday josh duggar said 12 years ago as a young teenager i acted inexcusebly for which i'm deeply sorry and regret. i hurt others including my family and close friends. >> what his statement doesn't say is his parents didn't tell police about what happened until one year after their son confessed to them, one year. even then they reportedly alerted an arkansas state trooper who was also a family friend. that trooper didn't take any official police action. instead, the magazine says trooper joseph hutchins gave josh a very stern talk. hutchins, by the way, is now serving 56 years in prison for child pornography. police only started investigating in 2006 after an anonymous letter to "the oprah winfrey show" warning producers if the dug

now josh abruptly resigned from his job as they face harsh backlash from a once adoring public as shameful family secrets come to light. let's go inside the duggars. >> shocking reported from josh dugga