Josh Duggar could get 20 years in prison for child porn
A federal jury convicted Josh Duggar for receiving and possessing material depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
Former reality TV star Josh Duggar will return Wednesday to federal court, where a judge could sentence him to up to 20 years in prison for receiving and possessing child pornography.
Duggar was arrested in April 2021 after a Little Rock police detective found child porn files were being shared by a computer traced to Duggar.
Investigators testified that images depicting the sexual abuse of children, including toddlers, were downloaded in 2019.
In seeking a 20-year sentence, prosecutors cited the graphic images — and the ages of the children involved — as well as court testimony about the alleged abuse of Duggar’s sisters.
On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks — who will sentence Duggar on Wednesday — denied Duggar’s request for an acquittal or a new trial.