Jim Bob Duggar allegedly turned Josh into the Arkansas State Police after Jim caught his son leaving a young girl's bedroom and 'learned something inappropriate happened.'
- May 20, 2015
AceShowbiz - Josh Duggar, the eldest son of Jim Bob Duggar of "19 Kids and Counting", was named by police as the "alleged offender" in an underage sexual abuse probe, InTouch Weekly reported. Multiple sources who saw the police report, filed shortly before 2005, detailed how the authorities pursued a sexual assault in the fourth degree charge against Josh while he was still a minor.
A source told the site, "I saw and read the report and it clearly stated that Jim Bob brought his son Josh into the Arkansas State Police and spoke to a state trooper about Josh's involvement in alleged inappropriate touching with a minor." According to the report, Jim caught his son leaving a young girl's bedroom and "learned something inappropriate happened."
However, Josh, who is a lobbyist for the Family Research Council, was never prosecuted as the state trooper that was responsible for investigating Josh's case was allegedly convicted of child pornography charges in 2005 and got 56-year prison sentence. By the times police relooked into Josh's inactive case, three-year statute of limitations had passed and the investigation was discontinued.
"A technicality prevented any further action," a source familiar with the case told the site, "That's been the biggest regret in all of this."
Sgt. Darrel Hignite, who was identified by multiple sources as the officer who led the investigation into Josh's case, declined to comment on the issue, telling the site, "I can't comment or discuss [this case] because of the sensitive nature and because it involved a juvenile."
