If the Duggars wanted the records sealed by a judge, all they would have had to do was go to the District Attorney, and tell him everything they knew about Josh’s fondling of his sisters. And then go into a court and testify all they knew to a judge and ask that the records be sealed.
But the Duggars took no action to seal the records.
They did not need to take action. There is a stipulation in Arkansas law regarding FOIA requests that arrest records or police reports of juvenile are excepted under those requests. Those releasing the records claim that the redaction of names means it did not violate the law but others point out that there was enough identifying information that redaction did not conceal the identity of the juvenile victims or perpetrator.