Anna Duggar may have known about Josh Duggar‘s past molestation record, but she wasn’t prepared for the whiplash of events that would come if the police report surfaced. Star has exclusively learned through a source close to her that she’s “completely and utterly devastated.”
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Anna Duggar knew about Josh Duggar's past when he confessed to both Anna and her family before he asked for her hand in marriage. "For Josh, he wanted not just me but my parents to know who he really was—even every difficult past mistakes [sic]," she said in a statement.
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How much did she know? Insiders tell Star that Anna may not have known the full extent of his abuses. "From what Josh told her at the time, Anna believed that one incident took place when he was very young and he immediately regretted it and confessed his sins," the source explains.
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"She thought it was merely youthful curiousity that went too far—something any kid in a sheltered and shut-off community might suffer. But now the police report is all over the internet, and she can see it wasn't just one small incident but several—and his youngest alleged victim was only 4! She feels betrayed. He is not the man she thought she married," shared the insider.
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No Way Out. Besides Josh Duggar's police report surfacing, now the couple may be forced to leave their Washington, D.C. to be near the Duggar family in Arkansas again. "She feels trapped. If she leaves Josh to stay with her parents for awhile, people will say she's abandoned him," the insider says. "Not that her parents would encourage that. Just like Josh's parents, Jim Bob and Michelle, I think they're determined to make Anna act like she has faith in her husband to protect the Duggar family brand."
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"She is stuck in the Duggar PR machine and feels completely alone. She's utterly helpless in this horrible situation," the insider claims.
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Anna Duggar 1
Anna Duggar knew about Josh Duggar's past when he confessed to both Anna and her family before he asked for her hand in marriage. "For Josh, he wanted not just me but my parents to know who he really was—even every difficult past mistakes [sic]," she said in a statement.
Photo credit: Todd DC/Splash News
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How much did she know? Insiders tell Star that Anna may not have known the full extent of his abuses. "From what Josh told her at the time, Anna believed that one incident took place when he was very young and he immediately regretted it and confessed his sins," the source explains.
Photo credit: Todd DC/Splash News
josh-duggar-molesting
"She thought it was merely youthful curiousity that went too far—something any kid in a sheltered and shut-off community might suffer. But now the police report is all over the internet, and she can see it wasn't just one small incident but several—and his youngest alleged victim was only 4! She feels betrayed. He is not the man she thought she married," shared the insider.
No Way Out. Besides Josh Duggar's police report surfacing, now the couple may be forced to leave their Washington, D.C. to be near the Duggar family in Arkansas again. "She feels trapped. If she leaves Josh to stay with her parents for awhile, people will say she's abandoned him," the insider says. "Not that her parents would encourage that. Just like Josh's parents, Jim Bob and Michelle, I think they're determined to make Anna act like she has faith in her husband to protect the Duggar family brand."
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"She is stuck in the Duggar PR machine and feels completely alone. She's utterly helpless in this horrible situation," the insider claims.
Photo credit: Scott Enlow
