Podcasts Education Runaway Eve A Thousand Ways to Dodge Accountability: Checking in on Josh Duggar

A Thousand Ways to Dodge Accountability: Checking in on Josh Duggar

Published: Oct. 1, 2021, 12:58 a.m.

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Many were shocked when it was revealed that husband, father of many children, and TLC darling Josh Duggar had accessed violently inappropriate pornographic materials at his workplace. The shock continued when he was formally charged with said crimes. I say that \\u201cmany\\u201d were shocked, because\\u2026 well, Josh had already exhibited a pattern of predation, and those around him had already established their own pattern of protecting him from any sort of consequences or real accountability. Some of us weren\\u2019t shocked at all. Religious men are often protected, often don\\u2019t face consequences, and often aren\\u2019t held accountable beyond asking for forgiveness.

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So what has Josh and his legal team been up to since the charges were leveled against him? Spoiler alert: nobody actually seems to be arguing his innocence. No, it actually seems his legal team, just like his parents and everyone in his circle years before, are trying to help him get away with what he did. In this episode, we look at some of the arguments his team has made in attempts to get evidence thrown out or the charges dropped altogether. We also take a moment to go over the timeline that brought Josh\\u2014and all of us\\u2014to this point.

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Massive, massive content warnings for all things related to child abuse, sexual assault, pornography, violence, etc.

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