Former “19 Kids and Counting” star Josh Duggar was sentenced to 151 months, or 12 many years and 7 months, in jail Wednesday for receiving and possessing baby porn.
1 of the disgraced truth star’s previous expenses was dismissed devoid of prejudice, as Choose Timothy Brooks ruled that Josh did not “knowingly distribute” pornography, in accordance to sentencing paperwork acquired by ET.
Duggar, 34, had “no reaction” though discovering his fate. Duggar’s spouse, Anna, and dad, Jim Bob, also did not have a seen reaction, the Sun claimed.
He will both provide his time at a jail in Seagoville, Texas, or at a facility in Texarkana, Arkansas. Choose Brooks encouraged Seagoville for the reason that it has a “good” intercourse offender software — but his placement will in the long run rely on bed place.
In the meantime, Duggar could have been sentenced to up to 20 years and fines up to $250,000 per depend. Currently a convicted sexual intercourse offender, his authorized staff questioned that he only expend 5 decades in the slammer.
The preliminary 30-webpage protection submitting states that Duggar sought a sentence that is “sufficient, but not greater than needed,” and goes on to declare he’s “lived an admirable lifetime while navigating unique challenges associated with currently being in the general public spotlight since childhood.”
In all, his authorized staff experienced far more than 20 objections to the pre-sentence report at the sentencing hearing.
Duggar was arrested in April 2021 soon after a Little Rock, Arkansas, detective learned baby porn files ended up staying shared by a pc traced back again to him.
Investigators testified that Duggar downloaded the illustrations or photos, some together with toddlers, onto a laptop at a car or truck dealership he owned in 2019.
TLC canceled the family’s clearly show in 2015 subsequent allegations that the oldest Duggar boy molested four of his sisters and a newborn-sitter several years earlier. He publicly apologized for his actions.
He afterwards apologized all over again for cheating on his spouse and admitted to a pornography addiction months later on. He accomplished a stint in rehab for addiction.
Duggar and Anna have 7 children of their have: Mackynzie, 12, Michael, 10, Marcus, 8, Meredith, 6, Mason, 4, Maryella, 2, and Madyson, 6 months.
Authorities grew to become mindful of his alleged abuse in 2006 after a idea from a Duggar relatives good friend but concluded that the statute of limits on any possible expenses had expired.
Duggar’s parents, Jim Bob and Michelle, explained their son admitted to his wrongdoings, but when the allegations resurfaced in 2015, he was compelled to experience them all over again.
He all over again apologized publicly for unspecified habits and resigned as a lobbyist for the conservative Christian team Household Research Council.
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