9 Things You Do Not Know about Josh Duggar

4. The Extent of the Sexual Molestations

In May 2015, news broke that the television personality had molested five underage girls between 2002 and 2003 when he was 14 and 15 years old. Four of those sexual assault victims were his own sisters. In March 2002, Jim Bob reported that he learned that Josh had touched the breasts and genital region of his sisters on multiple occasions while they were sleeping, and at times while awake. The Duggars also had been told the abuse included a much younger sister, who, according to the Duggars, “didn’t understand she had been improperly touched.” Jim Bob reported to police that he had enrolled Josh in a program consisting of physical labor and counseling, after consulting with his church’s leadership. Mother Michelle said that Josh was sent away from home for three months to work for a family friend in construction. Some reports suggest that Josh may have been sent to a facility in Little Rock, Arkansas, owned by the Institute in Basic Life Principles.