“And the Duggars did not hide it. The son came to them, ashemed of what he had done. They counciled him on it and notified the police voluntarily.”
Fiction.
At no time did Josh confess without being first confronted. And the behavior repeated itself even after he was cautioned against it the first time.
not fiction. Read the report. The report that has been released is from the 2006 investigation by the police. On page 14 of the report, where the first interview is written down, it says that Josh came to the parents upset and confessed to what he had done.