Joshua Duggar's Case Study

Joshua Duggar was accused of molesting five girls when he was a teenager, four of which were his younger sisters and one who was a family babysitter. Would you let him to look after your children? In March 2002, Josh Duggar, only fifteen at the time, inappropriately touched his sisters. His dad, Jim Bob Duggar told the Washington Post that “He [Josh] said he was just curious about girls and he had gone in and just basically touched them over their clothes while they were sleeping,” and “There were a couple instances where he touched them under their clothes.” (Ohlheiser) Also, Josh Duggar admitted to fondling his victim’s breasts and genitals while they were asleep in their house. He also confessed that he “put his hand beneath a victim 's dress in the family 's laundry room.” After a year of this behavior, his parents sent him off to a Christian counselling center for four months. (Bowerman) His four sisters receive extensive counseling as well.

Additionally, Josh Duggar has a secret addiction to pornography. He subscribed to two different monthly Ashley Madison subscriptions from February of 2013 until May of 2015. In a little over two years he spent over $1000 on this website. Finally in August 2015, he admitted to being “unfaithful to his wife.” (Feinberg)

Ultimately, having a past record like Josh Duggar’s, it is without a doubt many people would be strongly against having him around their children. Even though he had professional counseling, people would worry that another incident would occur. Most parents will do everything in their power to protect their precious children from harms way. Therefore if one lets Josh Duggar babysit their children, even just for a few hours, they are putting their children in a dangerous environment. If an incident happens in their house while Josh Duggar is babysitting the parents would feeling a