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"Yesterday Josh checked himself into a long-term treatment
center. For him it will be a long journey toward wholeness and
recovery. We pray that in this he comes to complete repentance
and sincere change," his parents, Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar,
said in a statement on the Duggar Family website.
Duggar, 27, was one of the stars of TLC reality show "19 Kids
and Counting" about the lives of the deeply Conservative Duggar
family who live in Arkansas.
Last week he admitted he had cheated on his wife of six years,
and had become addicted to pornography, describing himself as
"the biggest hypocrite ever."
His admission followed reports that his name was among data
dumped by hackers that detailed millions of members of the
Ashley Madison website.
It was another second major blow to the image of the Duggar
family. Discovery Communications-owned network TLC last month
canceled "19 Kids," after disclosures in May that Josh Duggar
had sexually abused four of his sisters when he was a teenager,
one of whom was under 10 years old at the time.
Duggar resigned from his job at Christian lobbying group Family
Research Council.
In Wednesday's statement, Duggar's parents said they were
"deeply grieved" by the actions of their eldest son.
"His wrong choices have deeply hurt his precious wife and
children and have negatively affected so many others. He has
also brought great insult to the values and faith we hold dear,"
they said.
Josh Duggar and his wife Anna were married in 2008 and have four
children.
(Reporting By Jill Serjeant; Editing by Sandra Maler)
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