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Joseph Duggar's Past Comments About Brother Josh's Actions Have Resurfaced After Arrest For Molesting A Minor

Joseph Duggar preparing to ask his girlfriend's father to marry him.

The Duggar family is facing controversy once again following the arrest of Joseph Duggar on charges related to child molestation. Duggar was charged with lewd and lascivious behavior involving a victim younger than the age of 12 and lewd and lascivious behavior toward a victim aged 18 or older, years after his brother Josh was sentenced for sending and receiving child pornography.

As details come out about this latest alleged crime, Page Six has shared the previous comments Joseph made back when Josh first confessed to molesting young girls, including his sisters, Jill and Jessa. (Though Josh wasn't charged for those actions, due to the statute of limitations, he was later arrested and is serving prison time for the aforementioned charges.) At the time before the arrest, Joseph spoke about his brother's molestation confession, and shared his opinion on the situation on Jill & Jessa: Counting On:

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