TLC’s Duggar Family Target of “Intimate Photo” Extortion Plot

19 Kids and Counting family the Duggars were recently the target of an extortion scheme that was investigated by federal officials and eventually led to the arrest of an Iowa woman believed to be the mastermind behind the extortion plot.

That female, Teresa Hunt, was charged in U.S. District Court with one count of extortion after allegedly demanding that the family’s show be cancelled or he be paid 10,000 from TLC parent Discovery Communications. In exchange she would not release photos of Duggar family members involved in “apparently intimate situations.”

Federal authorities arrested Hunt on Wednesday after completely a sting operation in which a federal agent posed as a representative for Discovery Communications.

Radar Online reported that the photos were of 25-year-old Amy Duggar, daughter of Jim Bob Duggar’s older sister. Amy was allegedly in a compromising situation with an older man.

According to Amy the women’s story is a lie and the man in question is a “longtime family friend” and nothing more.

With their squeaky clean image still in place I have to admit that I found this story hard to swallow the moment I heard news of the extortion scheme. If you’re going to try and get money out of a TV celebrity at least try for a believable story, perhaps against Snooki or one of the “Real Housewives” cast members.

What was your initial reaction to news of a possible Duggars scandal?