--- description: Josh Duggar resigns from the Christian lobbying group the Family Research Council after child-molestation allegations title: Josh Duggar Resigns From Christian Lobbying Group image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4fe4701216b5b06a/6988514c3c1639f93d45805b/josh-duggar-molestation.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Josh Duggar Resigns From Christian Group After Child-Molestation Allegations by [Sabrina Toppa](/author/sabrina-toppa/) ## Sabrina Toppa Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 22, 2015 3:33 AM CUT  Josh Duggar, executive director of FRC Action, speaks at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark.on Aug. 29, 2014. Josh Duggar, executive director of FRC Action, speaks at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark.on Aug. 29, 2014.Danny Johnston—AP by [Sabrina Toppa](/author/sabrina-toppa/) ## Sabrina Toppa Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 22, 2015 3:33 AM CUT Reality-television star Josh Duggar, the eldest son in TLC’s _19 Kids and Counting_, [resigned](http://www.people.com/article/josh-duggar-resigns-family-research-council "undefined") from Christian lobbying group the Family Research Council (FRC) on Thursday in the wake of serious child-molestation [allegations](http://time.com/3893414/josh-duggar-molestation-accusation/ "undefined"). “Today Josh Duggar made the decision to resign his position as a result of previously unknown information becoming public concerning events that occurred during his teenage years,” the FRC said in a statement, reports PEOPLE. “I deeply regret that recent media reports about my long ago past has brought negative attention to FRC Action and its work to preserve and advance the interests of family, faith, and freedom in the political arena,” said Duggar. 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