Shortly after news of the Josh Duggar sexual assault scandal went public, the Duggar family and their handlers immediately took action to have any record of a 2006 police investigation destroyed. They may not have moved quickly enough, however, as the reports that were already leaked contained shocking accusations of child abuse against Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar . In even worse news for the 19 Kids and Counting clan, several outlets are now claiming that the reason authorities agreed to expunge the record of abuse was that “one of the alleged victims” still lives under the full legal care of her parents. It’s possible (though highly unlikely) that the family has managed to retain some measure of legal authority over unmarried twenty-somethings Jana and Jinger Duggar. The more likely explanation, however, is that 17-year-old Joy-Anna was one of Josh’s victims. She would have been four or five years old at the time of the alleged incidents. Josh has admitted to “inexcusable” actions in a public statement, but he did not go into specifics about his crimes. Many Duggar devotees have presumed that Josh and his victims were somewhat close in age (not that that makes his actions any less reprehensible). Will the revelation that one of his victims may have been a decade younger than him have any influence on fan loyalty or TLC’s decision to cancel 19 Kids and Counting ? Only time will tell. View Slideshow: 23 Biggest Duggar Family Scandals
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Josh Duggar: Which Sisters Were His Victims? Are Any Still Minors?
