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Josh Duggar admits to porn addiction and being ‘unfaithful’ to wife: ‘I have been the biggest hypocrite ever’
August 20, 2015 1:43PM ET
Anna and Josh Duggar [TLC]
Conservative anti-LGBT activist and former reality TV star Josh Duggar admitted Thursday that he had been “unfaithful” to his wife.
The former lobbyist for the Family Research Council was outed by Gawker this week after hackers leaked information from the cheating website Ashley Madison indicating he had two paid accounts. He just released the following statement admitting he is a hypocrite.
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.
Josh Duggar
This week, hackers calling themselves the "Impact Team" dumped user information belonging to 37 million Ashley Madison subscribers. On Wednesday, Gawker revealed that Duggar, who has actively campaigned that same-sex unions will denigrate the institution of marriage, had two paid accounts seeking extramarital affairs.
Gawker mined the leaked material and discovered that Duggar paid a total of $986.76 for two monthly accounts from February 2013 until May 2015, when molestation allegations became public.
According to data, Duggar was seeking the following activity with a woman who was not his wife:
“Conventional Sex,” Experimenting with Sex Toys,” One-Night Stands,” “Open to Experimentation,” “Gentleness,” “Good With Your Hands,” Sensual Massage,” “Extended Foreplay/Teasing,” “Bubble Bath for 2,” “Likes to Give Oral Sex,” “Likes to Receive Oral Sex,” “Someone I Can Teach,” “Someone Who Can Teach Me,” “Kissing,” “Cuddling & Hugging,” “Sharing Fantasies,” “Sex Talk.”
He also paid $250 toward an "affair guarantee," in which the site promises money back if users aren't successful in having an affair within 3 months.
In May, Duggar was forced to resign his position with anti-LGBT organization the Family Research Council after In Touch Weekly reported he had molested five underage girls, including his own sisters. At that time, he released a statement on the family's Facebook page saying he was sorry and was back on the right track.
"I understood that if I continued down this wrong road that I would end up ruining my life," he wrote. "I sought forgiveness from those I had wronged and asked Christ to forgive me and come into my life. I would do anything to go back to those teen years and take different actions. In my life today, I am so very thankful for God’s grace, mercy and redemption."
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