9 Things You Do Not Know about Josh Duggar

5. When Jim Bob “Contacted the Authorities”

Jim Bob made it clear that he had Josh talk to the police when he learned about the inappropriate touchings. This chat randomly happened to be with Trooper Jim Hutchens. “We didn’t know anything about this guy except he was an officer there for the headquarters,” Jim Bob said during an interview. But Hutchens was later interviewed from prison and contradicted Jim Bob’s story. He said he knew Jim Bob well from his job and the father had specifically sought him out to talk to Josh. Asked who initially contacted him for the meeting, Hutchens said, “Jim Bob did. He called me by phone – he just said he needed to talk with me about a matter, he didn’t explain what he got there.” Duggar admitted to the molestation to Hutchens and apologized. But Hutchens says he was only told of a single act of incestuous molestation, and that he would have responded differently if he had known of additional instances and victims. Hutchens did not take any official action but reportedly gave Duggar a “stern talk.” Arkansas law, however, states that law enforcement officers are considered mandated reporters and are required to alert the Arkansas Child Abuse Hotline upon learning of any sexual abuse. Ironically, Hutchens is currently serving a 56-year-prison term on child pornography charges.