Jill Duggar reveals very sinister detail about 2015 Megyn Kelly interview in which she and Jessa admitted they’d been molested by their brother Josh – admitting pervert sibling was sitting in the room as they were forced to DEFEND him

Jill Duggar has opened up about the explosive interview she and her sister Jessa did with Megyn Kelly in 2015, in which they opened up about being assaulted by their brother Josh — while defending him against allegations that he was a rapist.

Jill, now 32, and her younger sister Jessa, now 30, met Megyn in June 2015 for an appearance on Fox News, in which they confirmed they had been sexually assaulted by their older brother Josh, but angrily denied that he was a pedophile.

However, in an incredibly sinister twist to the sordid scandal, Jill has now revealed that Josh was actually present during the entire interview and sat on a sofa just feet away from his younger sisters as they defended him in a bid to repair the Broken Duggar family. healthy image.

In her explosive new memoir, Counting the Cost, Jill admitted that Josh’s presence “was like having a bandage ripped off a deep, open wound,” but she didn’t ask her parents Jim Bob and Michelle why he was allowed to be there. here.

The former reality TV star said the experience was “very painful” and she felt there was “nothing” she could do to “block it all out.”

Jill (right) spoke to Megyn on a Fox News special alongside her younger sister Jessa

Josh Duggar molested four of his siblings, including his sisters Jessa and Jill

Of the TV interview, Jill explained: “That day we took our seats under the bright lights of the Big House and did what we could to defend our parents.

“Answering all of Megyn’s questions, with Josh watching from a couch just out of sight, was like having a bandage ripped off a deep, open wound. It was agony, so painful that I couldn’t I didn’t really take the time to ask why Josh was allowed to be there in the first place.

She continued: “What was worse was the fact that I hoped it would calm things down. This was not the case. The paparazzi were still chasing us, the Internet was still feasting on us, poring over every network statement, every new photo, every new angle.

“My nightmares were getting worse and there was nothing I could do to block them. All I did was survive from one breath to the next,” Jill admitted.

During the explosive conversation, both sisters largely downplayed what happened between them and their older brother, calling the inappropriate touching “subtle and gentle.”

“It wasn’t like a horror story or this terrible thing,” Jessa insisted during the conversation, as both siblings emphasized that they and the rest of their family, including Josh, had overcome the trauma and left it behind. a long time ago.

Jessa also pointed out that she knows “so many girls who are going through much worse things.”

The Duggar star, who was 22 at the time, told the Fox News host, “I want to stand up for myself against people who call him a child molester or a pedophile or a rapist, say some people.

Megyn Kelly visited the Duggar home to conduct the interview with the two sisters

Jessa (left) was 22 at the time of the interview and Jill was 24 – both sisters were newlyweds.

Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar pictured with their children in March 2014

Michelle and Jim Bob also sat down to talk to Megyn as part of The Kelly File special.

“I think it’s such an exaggeration and a lie, really. I mean, people get mad at me for saying that, but I’m like, I can say that, you know? I was one of the victims.

The sisters did not entirely excuse their brother’s actions, however, although even when pointing out negative behavior, both sisters seemed to be too quick to find a way to explain or justify his actions.

“Josh was a boy, a young boy going through puberty and a little too curious about girls,” Jessa explained.

“And that got him in trouble. And he made some bad choices, but, in reality, the extent of them was slight – inappropriate touching of fully clothed victims, mostly while (the) girls were asleep.

Years later, Jill is opening up a lot more about her upbringing and the scandals surrounding her famous family.

Elsewhere in her new book, she detailed her split with her 58-year-old father and said he treated her brother Josh, a convicted sex offender, better than her.

Jos, 35 years old, currently serves a Sentence of 12 years in prison in connection with his conviction in 2021 for downloading and possessing images of child sexual abuse.

The father of seven downloaded a vile trove of “the sickest of the sickest” child pornography. U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks said at the sentencing that “the images were among the worst this court has ever encountered.”

Jill and her husband Derick Dillard appeared in the recent Amazon documentary series Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets

Derick and Jill pictured with Michelle and Jim Bob in what seemed like happier times

Jill released her explosive memoir Counting The Cost earlier this month.

In her book, Jill talked about the time she and her husband Derick Dillard confronted Jim Bob about money because they felt they weren’t being properly compensated for their contributions to the family’s unique TLC success , 19 Kids and Counting.

In her memoir, she said she told them: “Some very hurtful things happened and so we wanted to work it all out.” Have a good discussion together.

“We love you all and I know we all hope to be able to restore family relationships very soon.”

In her memoir, she said she told them: “Some very hurtful things happened and so we wanted to work it all out.” Have a good discussion together.

“We love you all and I know we all hope to be able to restore family relationships very soon.”

She said her father’s “body language changed” during the meeting.

“He sat very still, lips pressed together, eyes fixed in a scowl carved into the rock,” Jill wrote.

She said she could tell Jim Bob “wasn’t listening to her” and “had his own list of things he wanted to talk about.”

Josh is serving a 12-year prison sentence in connection with his 2021 conviction for downloading and possessing child sexual abuse images.

Josh pictured before his sentencing with his wife Anna and five of their seven children

She said he told her, “You texted me, Jill. You said I was verbally abusive to you. This also offended me. You know in your heart that it’s not right. Are you going to apologize for that?

Jill continued, “Pops must have sensed what I was thinking, because he suddenly stood up” and said, “Aren’t you going to apologize?” Really? His voice was strong and there was an edge to it that I had rarely heard.

Jill said her father “stepped towards her” in “an act of aggression.”

She continued: “He towered over me, his whole body fueled by anger. My face turned red. My eyes filled with tears.’

Jill said he told her, “You know why you’re crying, don’t you?” Your conscience speaks to you. That is why.’

Jill said Jim Bob’s “words were like blows” as he berated her: “You are guilty!” while “stabbing” her with his finger and “standing right over her.”

She said to him in response: “You want to know why I’m crying? It’s that you think I’m some kind of horrible person just because I wear pants and have a nose ring, and yet you see this girl outside and you congratulate her.

Jill added: “That’s why I’m crying, Dad. I evolve and I change, just like this girl, but it doesn’t show. You treat me like I’m a prodigal who has turned my back on you. You treat me worse than my pedophile brother.