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WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Anna Duggar is not looking to split from Josh Duggar despite their separation after two sexual scandals drove him to seek treatment. During a recent episode of TLC's three-part special Jill & Jessa: Counting On, the 27-year-old mother of four said Josh's actions were a "betrayal."
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"Not only was it a betrayal against me, but it was also a betrayal against those that call themselves Christian because here we were as a Christian couple," she said. "Everyone was able to see us get married and vow before God to be loyal to each other, and that loyalty was broken. And so, for my heart, it was just broken."
Still, Anna says her husband was her "first love," and her "one and only," adding that she is praying for their marriage to recover, Us Weekly reports.
"I know there are those that feel I have every right to walk away from this marriage," she said, "and I respect other people's views, but in my heart, when I got married, I vowed to God first and then to Joshua for better or for worse, till death do we part...My prayer and my heart's desire is for our marriage to be restored."
Josh Duggar, 27, admitted to cheating on his wife in August after the Ashley Madison hack revealed an account connected to him. The 19 Kids and Counting television personality said he had been "the biggest hypocrite ever. While espousing faith and family values, I have secretly over the last several years been viewing pornography on the Internet and this became a secret addiction and I became unfaithful to my wife."
He has since admitted himself to a "Christian recovery program," Anna said during the recent episode.
TLC canceled the popular show after Duggar previously admitted to molesting five minor girls including several of his sisters when he was a teenager.
The third and final part of Jill & Jessa: Counting On airs Dec. 27.
