TLC Airs '19 Kids And Counting' Marathon Amid Child Molestation Allegations

On Thursday, "19 Kids and Counting" star Josh Duggar apologized after allegations of child molestation surfaced, and resigned from his position as executive director of the conservative and anti-gay group Family Research Council Action.

That night, TLC -- who has aired the Duggar family's reality series since 2008 -- was running a "19 Kids and Counting" marathon:



The tone deaf move did not go unnoticed:

Real classy @TLC, airing a 19 Kids and Counting marathon tonight. Nice work.

— roxane gay (@rgay) May 22, 2015

For those of you who can't get enough of the Duggars today, @TLC is weirdly still having a Duggar marathon tonight pic.twitter.com/8qeZczyFNc

— Eireann Dolan (@EireannDolan) May 22, 2015

Well, this is @TLC right now. A Duggar marathon. (pic via @EireannDolan) pic.twitter.com/7Nngz3tNZE

— Gabe Ortíz (@TUSK81) May 22, 2015

The 27-year-old issued an apology on Facebook after reports surfaced that he sexually molested five underage girls, some of whom are his sisters.

TLC has yet to respond to request for comment.

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