Boys Banned From Babysitting, Playing Hide 'N' Seek & More –– 10 Bombshells From Jim Bob & Michelle Duggar's Tell-All TV Interview
June 5 2015, Updated 2:19 p.m. ET
19 Kids And Counting viewers know the Duggars have strict rules in their house like no touching before marriage, but they only got more strict after Josh molested four of his sisters and another young girl. Click through to read how Michelle and Jim Bob laid down the law after the incidents.
FOX News’ Megyn Kelly Interviews Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar
On Fox's The Kelly File, Jim Bob said he and Michelle "did the best we could under the circumstances" after Josh admitted to touching his sisters in 2002 and 2003 and "safeguarded" the family.
FOX News’ Megyn Kelly Interviews Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar
No wonder Jana Duggar is the main caretaker! "There's things we've learned since then," Michelle added. "We don't let boys babysit."
FOX News’ Megyn Kelly Interviews Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar
The mother of 19 also said boys were no longer allowed to play hide 'n' seek together with the girls. "Two don't go off and hide," she said.
The Duggar Family visiting Times Square in New York City
And since once of the fondling incidents occurred while a 5-year-old girl was sitting on Josh's lap, Michelle said "little ones don't sit on big boy's laps." She even took it one step further and prohibited her children from sitting on any laps, even family, "except Daddy."
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Jim Bob Duggar said his son came back a "changed person" after treatment, but said Josh "was just curious about girls" when he was 14-years-old.
Though the police reports claim otherwise, Jim Bob said the incidents occurred "over the clothes" and "it was like a few seconds."
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The parents added that most of the victims "did not know" they were touched inappropriately until after Jim Bob and Michelle told them. "None of them were aware of Josh's wrongdoings," Michelle said, though police reports have detailed personal accounts from the victims themselves.
Jim Bob and Michelle maintain that they were under no obligation to report the molestation to law enforcement. As RadarOnline reported, Jim Bob waited until 2006 to report the incident. "As parents you are not mandatory reporters. The law allows you to do what you think is best for your child," he said.
Jim Bob And Michelle Duggar At The CPAC 2012
And in a bombshell claim, Jim Bob said Springdale Police Chief Kathy O'Kelley, who released the police reports, had a "personal agenda" and took a "bribe" to personally "hurt him." "She was getting ready to retire and she said, 'There's a few things I want to do before I retire,'" he said. "I think I was on her list."
It's not over yet, either. Jim Bob and Michelle said they are pursuing legal action for releasing the documents, which "were supposed to be sealed."