19 Kids And Counting: Josh Duggar Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison
Josh Duggar, the former star of 19 Kids And Counting, was sentenced to 12 years after being found guilty of possessing child pornography back on December 9, 2021. Josh has been the biggest thorn in Jim Bob and Michelle's Duggar side, but the parents are still praying hard for him. Viewers were happy to learn that Josh will be punished for his wrongdoings.
Out of Jim Bob and Michelle's 19 children, Josh has been in the tabloids multiple times for his misguided choices and bad decisions. Back in 2015, news broke that as a teenager, he allegedly molested five 14-to-15-year-old girls in 2002 and 2003. It was later revealed that two of the girls were his sisters, Jessa and Jill Duggar. At the time, Jim Bob tried his best to cover up the incident by not involving the police and instead sending Josh to Christian-based therapy.
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On Wednesday, March 25, the former TLC star was sentenced to 12 years in jail. Josh and his wife, Anna, were said to be in high spirits this morning ahead of the sentencing, with Anna dressed in a blue dress. The sentencing hearing began at 9:30 a.m. Arkansas time, according to the U.S. Sun, with Josh's legal team hoping for a five-year sentence. Jim Bob, Josh's father, was in attendance and reportedly shocked by the final outcome. One possession of child pornography charge was dismissed without prejudice.
In the final hours before Josh's sentencing, an Arkansas judge decided that Josh's legal team had no merit in asking for an acquittal. Judge Timothy L. Brooks ruled against the defense team's request for two oral motions of acquittal. Josh's legal team tried to file another motion that argued there was no «men's rea,» or
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