Category: Josh Duggar

Former Reality TV Star Josh Duggar Gets 12 Years in Child Porn Case

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.—Former reality TV star Josh Duggar was sentenced Wednesday to about 12.5 years in prison after he was convicted of receiving and possessing child pornography. Prosecutors had asked U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks to give the maximum term of 20 years to Duggar, whose large family was the focus of TLC’s “19 Kids and…


Ex-Reality Star Josh Duggar to Be Sentenced for Child Porn

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.—Former reality TV star Josh Duggar will return to federal court on Wednesday, where a judge could sentence him to up to 20 years in prison for receiving and possessing child pornography. Prosecutors are seeking a maximum sentence for Duggar, whose large family was the focus of TLC’s “19 Kids and Counting” reality show….


Sentencing Set for Josh Duggar in Federal Child Porn Case

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.—A judge has set an April sentencing date for former reality TV star Josh Duggar, who was convicted last year of federal child pornography charges. Duggar—whose family was featured on TLC’s “19 Kids and Counting”—was convicted of one count each of receiving and possessing child pornography. He faces up to 20 years in prison…


Josh Duggar Found Guilty in Child Pornography Trial, Could Face Decades in Prison

Former reality TV star Josh Duggar was found guilty Thursday on charges of receipt of child pornography and possession of child pornography. Duggar, who appeared on “19 Kids and Counting,” could face 20 years in prison and fines of up to $250,000, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Western District of Arkansas…


Jury Begins Deliberating in Josh Duggar Child Porn Trial

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.—A federal jury in Arkansas has begun deliberations in the trial of former reality TV star Josh Duggar, who is accused of receiving and possessing child pornography. The jury deliberated for about five hours Wednesday, a week after the trial began in northwest Arkansas. Deliberations will resume Thursday morning. Duggar, 33, faces up to…


Both Sides Rest in Josh Duggar Child Pornography Trial

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.—The defense rested Tuesday in the Arkansas federal trial of former reality TV star Josh Duggar after a prosecutor sharply questioned a computer expert during the state’s cross-examination. Duggar, 33, is charged with receiving and possessing child pornography and faces up to 20 years in prison on each count if convicted. His federal trial…


Duggar Trial Focusing on Computer Where Child Porn Was Found

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.—A computer used by Josh Duggar at work contained child pornography behind a partition that allowed the user to circumvent an application that monitors internet use, and metadata indicates the images were downloaded when the former reality TV star was working, computer forensics experts testified. Duggar, 33, is charged with receiving and possessing child…


Jury Seated, Openings Next in Josh Duggar’s Child Porn Trial

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.—Opening statements were scheduled to begin Wednesday in the federal trial for former reality TV star Josh Duggar, who faces child pornography charges. Duggar, who appeared in TLC’s “19 Kids and Counting,” was charged in April with two counts of downloading and possessing child pornography. A jury was seated in the case Tuesday, which…


’19 Kids and Counting’ Father Running for Arkansas Senate

SPRINGDALE, Ark.—Jim Bob Duggar, whose large family was featured in the TLC reality show “19 Kids and Counting,” has announced he’s running for a seat in the Arkansas Senate. Duggar, who previously served in the Arkansas House, announced Friday on the family’s Facebook page that he’s running for the district in northwest Arkansas that includes…


Josh Duggar Released as He Awaits Trial on Child Pornography

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.—Former reality TV star Josh Duggar was released from an Arkansas jail Thursday as he awaits trial on federal charges that he possessed and downloaded child pornography. Duggar, 33, did not speak to reporters as he walked out of the Washington County jail in Fayetteville with his attorney Thursday afternoon, a day after a…