Jessa and Jill Duggar Speak Out as 'Victims' of Brother's Molestation

Jessa and Jill Duggar, two of the children of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar on "19 Kids and Counting," said in a recent interview that they are two of the five victims of molestation by their older brother, Josh Duggar, over ten years ago.

Josh, now 27, issued an apology two weeks ago after it was revealed that he had molested four of his younger sisters and one of his family friends when he was 14 years old.

In a recent interview with Fox News' Megyn Kelly, Jessa and Jill tearfully explain that they are hurt by how the media is sensationalizing the story.

"We're victims. They can't do this to us," Jill Duggar tells Kelly in a recently-released clip of their interview, referencing the media scrutiny surrounding the recent scandal.

Jessa Duggar adds that the media focus on the case has ruined the protection she and her family members had from the public knowing about the incident.

"The system that was set up to protect kids, both those who make stupid mistakes or have problems like this in their life and the ones that are affected by those choices. It's greatly failed," Jessa tells Megyn.

Jessa, who is now married to Ben Seewald, also sought to defend her older brother in the recent Fox interview, saying: "I do want to speak up in his defense against people who are calling him a child molester or a pedophile or a rapist, some people are saying."

 "I'm like, 'That is so overboard and a lie really.' I mean people get mad at me for saying that, but I can say this because I was one of the victims."

The "19 Kids and Counting" reality show, which features the Duggar family, has reportedly lost several of its sponsors in the wake of the molestation scandal, including sponsorships from WalGreens and General Mills, among others.