Child Molester Josh Duggar Blames Marital Infidelity On Porn Addiction, Satan
Yesterday, Gawker reported that child molester and family values activist Josh Duggar had a paid Ashley Madison account, which he used to cheat on his wife. Today, the gift that keeps on giving that is Josh Duggar released the below statement, in which he blames his infidelity on a “secret addiction” to internet pornography:
I have been the biggest hypocrite ever. While espousing faith and family values, I have secretly over the last several years been viewing pornography on the internet and this became a secret addiction and I became unfaithful to my wife.
I am so ashamed of the double life that I have been living and am grieved for the hurt, pain and disgrace my sin has caused my wife and family, and most of all Jesus and all those who profess faith in Him.
I brought hurt and a reproach to my family, close friends and the fans of our show with my actions that happened when I was 14-15 years old, and now I have re-broken their trust.
The last few years, while publicly stating I was fighting against immorality in our country, I was hiding my own personal failings.
As I am learning the hard way, we have the freedom to choose to our actions, but we do not get to choose our consequences. I deeply regret all hurt I have caused so many by being such a bad example.
I humbly ask for your forgiveness. Please pray for my precious wife Anna and our family during this time.
Blaming your moral failings on someone or something else (in this case, porn) is a true sign of a coward, not to mention a sign that you haven’t accepted responsibility for your actions. Given that Duggar was on television for several years, it’s reasonable to assume that some (all?) of the women (or men, lol) with whom he had affairs recognized him? Hopefully, some of them will come forward and make this downfall even more delicious than it already is.
Gawker notes that Zap2It has reported there was an extra line to Duggar’s apology, which has since been deleted:
The last few years, while publicly stating I was fighting against immorality in our country, in my heart I had allowed Satan to build a fortress that no one knew about.
Funny how that happens.
