[Westbrook]

> After the prosecutor starts, it may be:
>
> 19 Counts and Counting.

He has already been prosecuted. His parents reported it to the police. That was 10 years ago, when he was still a minor. I don’t know what his sentence was, but it obviously wasn’t prison.

[Black Agnes]

The incident has never been adjudicated.

[gdani]

He has already been prosecuted.

Nope.

His parents reported it to the police.

Nope - they reported it to an individual state trooper.

I don’t know what his sentence was, but it obviously wasn’t prison.

This matter never ended up in court. It didn't help that the Duggar parents waited so long to say anything.

[GrootheWanderer]

He was never prosecuted. The parents asked a family friend who was a cop to talk to him. That man warned him what could happen to him legally if what he did got out. But he never filed a report or even investigated the crimes.

[nickcarraway]

By the time the incident was reported the statute of limitations was already expired. The victims might still be able to sue him in civil court. I’m still not exactly sure what he did, not sure if I want to.

[drjimmy]

He has already been prosecuted. His parents reported it to the police. That was 10 years ago, when he was still a minor. I don’t know what his sentence was, but it obviously wasn’t prison.

You have no idea what you are talking about. There was no prosecution. There was no sentence. His father brought this to the police only after the statute of limitations was up. And the police officer who interviewed Josh--because he was a family friend--was later sentenced to prison for child pornography, two times! And of course the only reason we are hearing about this 10 years later is because the information was finally dug up by the media.

All the Duggars and their defenders can talk about now is how this was a sin that can be forgiven. He is a child molester who committed crimes (plural) against young girls (plural)! I bet if this was anyone else you'd be calling for him to be strung up because once a child molester, always a child molester. Those who are excusing this crime are disgusting.

[Lurking Libertarian]

He has already been prosecuted. His parents reported it to the police. That was 10 years ago, when he was still a minor. I don’t know what his sentence was, but it obviously wasn’t prison.

He was never prosecuted, because the parents covered it up until the statute of limitations ran.