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30.06.2023 - 13:43 / usmagazine.com
Amy Duggar has been a vocal critic of cousin Josh Duggar amid his various scandals — even to his face.
Known for being the foil to Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar‘s 19 children, Amy, 36, reflected on her “rebellious” label in an interview with Vanity Fair published on Wednesday, June 28. She remembered finding out “like the rest of the world” in 2015 that Josh, now 35, had previously molested several girls as a teenager — some of whom were his sisters — instead of hearing directly from her extended family.
“I was pissed,” she recalled. “I felt like I wasn’t worth telling … that they didn’t want to protect me. They didn’t want anyone to know, [and] they wanted to keep it inside their little bubble.”
Amy pointed to the Duggar family’s strict conservative beliefs and the Institute in Basic Life Principles as part of the reason why the scandal was kept under wraps for so long. “Secrets breed in the IBLP. Things are hidden,” she said.
When news broke of the accusations against Josh, he issued a public apology but was never faced with any criminal charges. His parents instead sent him to a faith-based counseling camp — where Amy confronted him about his actions.
“He was staying in a trailer and I went in there and I said, ‘How could you do this?’ … And I was very bold about that,” she told the magazine, claiming that her cousin said he “knew better” than to ever try being physical with her.
Amy went on to allege that Josh was “absolutely” empowered by IBLP teachings to force himself upon girls who he believed wouldn’t speak out against him. “The IBLP prizes the first child, [and] it doesn’t get much better than if it’s a son,” she said. “They hold the family name and the family
How’s Colleen Ballinger gonna sing this trouble away…
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