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More creepy revelations as the Duggar daughters give a new interview.

 

Two of the Duggar daughters are defending their brother saying he was just “a little too curious”.

People reports, in a television interview set to air in the US today, Jill Dillard (24) and Jessa Seewald (22) speak up in support of their older brother Josh Duggar, who has confessed to molesting his younger sisters and a family friend, as a teenager.

“Josh was a boy, a young boy in puberty and a little too curious about girls,” said Jessa according to People. “And that got him into some trouble. And he made some bad choices, but, really, the extent of it was mild – inappropriate touching on fully clothed victims, most of it while [the] girls were sleeping.”

Jessa (left) and Jill’s (right) interview airs in the US today.

For some background on the events: The eldest Duggar son admits to sexually abusing young girls as a teen.

Jessa told the show’s host Megyn Kelly, Josh is not a “child molester or a paedophile or a rapist.” But the official police report obtained by In Touch is clear: Josh Duggar confessed to his father on three separate occasions he had engages in sexual molestation multiple times with his siblings, as well as a young female friend of the family.

According to police, Duggar touched five young girls on the breasts and genitals, while they were in their beds or on at least one occasion on the couch. He was aged 14 and 15 when he assaulted the girls on several occasions in 2002 and 2003.

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You can watch part of that interview below… (Post continues after video).

For more on the Duggars’ responses: Today’s Michelle Duggar interview was an insult to every survivor of child abuse.

The girls feel the idea that their brother is a child molester is “overboard” and “a lie.”

According to People, the girls said they were not even aware that the molestation had occurred until they were informed by their parents. “None of the victims were aware of what happened until Joshua confessed,” said Jessa. “My parents took [us] aside individually, and they said, ‘Here’s what happened,’ and of course at this point, you’re shocked.”

The wholesome face the Duggar family share with the world… (post continues after gallery)

Jessa and Jill are adamant they have forgiven their brother entirely of their own volition. However Jill made an important distinction, stating “there’s a difference between forgiveness and trust.” She says that while forgiveness can be granted, “trust comes later. Josh destroyed that trust at the beginning, and so he had to rebuild that. When he came back [from 3 months working with a family friend], that was the point of rebuilding.”

The Kelly File, airs in the US on Fox News at 9 p.m. ET.

For more on the Duggar’s ongoing saga, have a look at these:

The four times the Duggar’s straight up lied in their Fox News interview.

Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar speak out for the first time about Josh, and the daughters he molested.

Australia follows the US, cancels the Duggar’s reality show.

The Duggar girls didn’t include brother Josh in their weddings.