Though Jim Bob—even after reading the police report in court—told prosecutors that he had no recollection of its details, he said that Josh did speak to him and his wife, Michelle, in 2002 about “inappropriate touching” of a minor, per People.
While Jim Bob did not remember his son’s exact wording, he said that he and Michelle “were shocked this had happened but we were thankful he came on his own and told us,” the outlet reported.
“Josh confessed everything to Arkansas State Police,” said Jim Bob, who said he and Michelle took Josh to the authorities in 2006 on the recommendation of Jim Holt, Bobye’s husband and an elder in their church.
“We tried to handle things in house,” Jim Bob later added. “It was a very difficult time in our family’s life.”
