|| By FITSNEWS || This website was fully prepared to defend socially conservative reality TV parents Jim Bob Duggar and Michelle Duggar during the recent child molestation scandal involving their eldest son, Josh Duggar. Not because we have any affinity for social conservatives, but because we viewed the matter as private – and resolved.

The more we learned about the case, though, the less we cared for the Duggars’ handling of the situation.

“It seems abundantly clear at this point the Duggar family engaged in a (successful) effort to keep this scandal under wraps as their reality fame grew,” we wrote at the time.

We don’t think the Duggars did anything illegal, mind you … we simply believe they chose to bury the scandal in an effort to cash in on their newfound fortune and fame. Well the secret is out now … and the Duggars are reaping what they sowed.

Unfortunately, rather than acknowledging their culpability (and dishonesty) in the process, Jim Bob and Michelle are seeking to pin the blame on the woman who “outed” them.

Take this widely circulated excerpt from a socially conservative website, which makes note of the fact that Kathy O’Kelley, the police chief who released the records implicating Josh Duggar, is a lesbian …

If a crazed lesbian was looking for a conservative public figure to demonize, Jim Bob would be a good one. And what better way to hurt him than to permanently destroy the reputation of his oldest son and force his daughters to relive their abuse all over again in the public eye? Share this report if you think it is deplorable that Springdale Police Chief Kathy O’Kelley likely went after the Duggars maliciously because they are a conservative Christian family.

We can’t speak to O’Kelley’s motivations for releasing the records. She was probably wrong to do so – and we feel genuine sorrow over the pain Josh Duggar’s sisters are doubtless reliving as a result of her decision.

But at the end of the day, the Duggars brought this on themselves. And exploiting homophobia in an effort to pass the buck for their failure is inexcusable.