Josh Duggar update: Another alleged victim of molestation steps forward

(REUTERS/Brian Frank)Josh Duggar in Ames, Iowa on August 9, 2014

After Josh Duggar's return home from rehab, another alleged victim of molestation under his hands has come forward.

Just when Josh's scandal started to fade away, a new alleged victim of molestation surfaced to the public. An unnamed woman who previously lived near Josh's town in Arkansas has come forward and claimed that she was sexually abused by Josh several years ago.

According to In Touch magazine's (print version) source, that the woman stepped forward after Josh's molestation scandal gained media coverage last year and there were rumors circulating that another girl — aside from the victims that were already revealed — admitted that she had been abused by Josh when she was still in her teens. "The Duggars knew the girl. Michelle was terrified when she heard that this girl was talking about what Josh had done," the source added.

After this newest revelation, Josh's parents Jim Bob and Michelle reportedly called up the alleged victim's parents to talk about her accusations face-to-face. Their meeting boiled down to whether or not the woman will file a lawsuit against Josh. Her parents, however, assured the head of the Duggar family that they will deal the issue with their daughter and that she is not doing it for money.

The source did not reveal any further information about what Josh had done to the victim. But whatever it is, she was left totally scarred. During the alleged molestation, she rebelled against her parents and left home after she became an adult. The expose about Josh's scandal last year has also made her very emotional.

After the news broke, the Duggar family posted a quote on their official Facebook page from preacher Charles Spurgeon that says, "I would go to the deeps a hundred times to cheer a downcast spirit. It is good for me to have been afflicted, that I might know how to speak a word in season to one that is weary."

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