We learned a lot about Josh Duggar during his child pornography trial.
And naturally, it was all very, very unpleasant.
Now, we’re learning even more about Josh in the aftermath of his verdict, and the biggest bombshell is that several members of…
The locals living in the same Northwest Arkansas community as Josh Duggar and his family are reportedly “ecstatic” about the 33-year-old’s conviction this week on child pornography charges. In fact, according to a damning new report, several of them are openly hoping that the former 19 Kids And Counting star will be sentenced to the maximum possible 40 […]
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In a federal courthouse in Fayetteville, Arkansas on Thursday, Anna Duggar’s life changed forever.
Her husband, Josh Duggar, was convicted of receiving and possessing child pornography.
After the verdict was read, Josh was cuffed and remanded to …
On Thursday, Josh Duggar was found guilty of receiving and possessing child sexual abuse materials.
As the world celebrated this righteous outcome, Josh wept and was escorted out of court.
Now, there is a video from his booking as police processed him.
Home confinement is over. Josh will spend the next four months in jail while he awaits sentencing.
In a new video from the Washington County Detention Center, Josh is led to the booking area by one officer.
Meanwhile, two other officers follow the handcuffed creep.
Josh’s clothing is inspected and he received a patdown while two officers supervise, watching from several feet away.
This is not a dignified moment for Josh, who must face the wall and spread his legs during the search.
Only after the inspection were Josh’s hands and wrists freed from teh cuffs.
At that point, he was ordered to sit on the bench, where he was to remain for the remainder of the booking process.
Josh also had his mouth inspected for any hidden objects, and also had to remove his shoes and socks.
Hypothetically, one might hide a small weapon or even a carefully packaged pill in all sorts of places.
While there are many calls to end the dehumanizing treatment of prisoners, some degree of inspection is required to keep everyone safe.
Early on Thursday, December 9, the jury reached a verdict.
They announced to the court that they had found Josh Duggar guilty on both counts.
Josh looked as his family as the jury announced their decision.
Josh did not openly weep, but he was seen to be tearful by eyewitnesses.
Handcuffed in court, Josh took the time to tell Anna that he loves her.
His wife, who has stood by his side against all moral clarity and common sense, was said to appear “stoic” by those in court.
Jim Bob Duggar reportedly offered consolation to Anna despite her calm exterior, even giving her a hug.
Then, Jim Bob departed from the courtroom alongside his son, Justin, and Justin’s wife, Claire.
In contrast to Josh and Anna, Justin was openly crying while watching Josh be taken into custody.
On Thursday, Judge Brooks shared that Josh will be sentenced in four months.
“Mr Duggar 100 percent has been compliant awaiting trial,” he acknowledged.
“I appreciate that and I wanted to acknowledge that,” Judge Brooks continued, “however because of the guilty offenses he must be detained.”
The Judge explained that this is “regardless of flight risk,” adding that “there will be a mandatory detention.”
He added: “The Marshals will set that up.”
Josh’s defense team is planning to appeal the verdict.
Josh’s stay at the Washington County Detetion Center comes with real safety risks.
In 2013, an inmate endured a brutal 16-hour sexual assault, beating, and general torment from two other inmates.
More than a decade earlier, there was a similar but briefer sexual assault in the same facility when authorities placed a 15-year-old minor in confinement with adult inmates.
These sorts of assaults are a horror and an indictment of our systemically flawed judicial and carceral system.
While we hold no good will towards a disgusting sexual predator like Josh, true justice cannot be meted out upon one monster by another.
Josh is behind bars where he belongs, and after his sentencing next year, it is hoped that he will remain behind bars for decades to come.
Josh’s conviction stems from his arrest in April of this year, which in turn followed a Homeland Security Raid on his workplace two years ago.
According to prosecutors, investigators, and some of the best forensic computer analysts in the country, Josh downloaded horrific photos and videos.
We have covered the digital evidence against Josh Duggar at length, and are pleased that the jury took the time to understand the complicated evidence.
Of course, there is a real risk that Jim Bob and the rest of the Duggar brood will attempt to wash their hands of him, publicly.
For years, now, Josh has been a hindrance to Jim Bob’s financial, social, and political aspirations — the one good thing that Josh has ever done, and it wasn’t on purpose.
We must now hope that the public will not forget the sinister role that Jim Bob and others played in making Josh who he grew up to be and covering his past crimes.
On Thursday, disgraced reality star and father of seven Josh Duggar was convicted of receiving and possessing child pornography.
After the verdict was announced, Josh was cuffed and taken to a nearby county jail, where he will await an April senten…
Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar have released their first statement in the wake of their eldest son, Josh, being found guilty in his child sexual abuse material trial.
The verdict came down on Thursday after a jury deliberated for about 24 hours.
Jim…
Josh Duggar‘s parents have broken their silence, and frankly it’s not what we expected. At this point we kind of figured Jim Bob Duggar might go to his grave without ever giving a statement about his son’s child pornography conviction. Throughout the trial he and Michelle Duggar said nothing. For months we’ve been hearing they […]
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The response to Josh Duggar‘s verdict is not exactly what we expected. After a trial lasting just over a week, the 19 Kids And Counting star was found guilty of one charge each receiving and possessing child pornography on Thursday morning, a decision that quickly began to trend on Twitter. Obviously there’s plenty of cheering — one less […]
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Earlier today, in a federal courthouse in Fayetteville, Arkansas, disgraced TLC star Josh Duggar was found guilty of receiving and possessing child pornography.
The 33-year-old was immediately cuffed and taken to a nearby county jail, where he will…
Josh Duggar tried to put on a brave face upon learning he faces decades in prison. As we reported, the disgraced reality star was found guilty on Thursday of downloading a trove of “the worst of the worst” child porn. After hearing from both sides, jurors deliberated for just six hours before returning guilty verdicts […]
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Folks, it’s time to let out a giant sigh of relief.
More than two years after federal agents raided a car dealership owned by Josh Duggar, the case against the disgraced former reality star has finally come to a satisfactory conclusion.
Earlier t…
At last, disgraced former reality star Josh Duggar has been found guilty in court and awaits sentencing.
This welcome news was hard fought, and took years of work — plus 24 hours of jury deliberations.
Derick Dillard has been attending the trial of his despicable brother-in-law, and is one of the sprawling family’s most outspoken members.
With Josh’s conviction, Derick is speaking his mind.
On Thursday, December 9, the jury announced that they had reached a verdict.
Josh was found guilty of two charges, for receiving and possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
When sentenced, he could face 20 years behind bars.
Derick Dillard, as we noted before, was in attendance at the trial.
His wife, Jill Duggar Dillard, was one of Josh’s victims as a child.
For much of the Duggar family’s time in court, Derick was seated beside Anna, Josh’s wife.
Ahead of the verdict, Derick tweeted on Wednesday that he was “praying for justice this morning.”
That was the day that the defense rested and closing arguments were made.
The jury could have deliberated briefly, but ended up taking until Thursday to reach a unanimous verdict: guilty.
On Thursday, after the verdict was read to the court and announced to the world, Derick Dillard spoke to People.
“We just wanted to, among other things, see the facts for ourselves,” Derick explained of why he and Jill attended the trial.
Derick then added, seemingly unprompted: “America is the best country to get justice.”
He then shared that his plan was to return home and spend time with his wife, Jill.
She will no doubt be processing a lot of emotions in this moment.
Derick vowed to release a more formal statement at a later time.
We are sure that this statement will, at least in part, be hosted on Derick and Jill’s family blog site.
It will be interesting to see what form their statement takes.
Derick and Jill have been relatively distant from Jim Bob and his way of doing things, but they do tend to strike a balance in how they comment on things like this.
Speaking of outspoken but somewhat estranged Duggars, Amy Duggar has barely held back throughout this.
“May the jurors and Judge Brooks seek healing / counseling from all that was exposed to them,” she tweeted on Thursday.
“May the children grow up with real Godly men as father figures who will guide and protect them,” Amy asked.
“May the people who were once in disbelief,” Amy’s tweet continued, “have their eyes opened for the first time.”
That last line appears to be aimed at her cousins and perhaps at her uncle and aunt, though this may not be the case.
There are certainly Duggar fans who have been in denial and, like Anna, seemed to believe that Josh was a victim of an elaborate conspiracy.
We do not know what Derick and Jill will say, though it will likely be more subdued than Amy’s commentary.
Derick and Jill will likely approach this topic with the seriousness that it deserves, framing it within their beliefs but focusing upon the victims.
Beyond that … they’ll tell us what they want to say when they are ready.
Josh Duggar is going to jail for a very long time.
On Thursday morning, after approximately 24 hours of deliberation, a jury returned a verdict of GUILTY against the former reality star.
To be specific, it found Josh Duggar guilty of one count of…
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According to the American justice system, one is innocent until proven guilty.
But that’s not how the court of public opinion – or social media – works.
An outspoken family critic, Josh’s cousin Amy Duggar has come out and stated plainly what she…
The jury in Josh Duggar’s child pornography trial has entered deliberations, and we may have a verdict before the day is out.
Obviously, of the millions who have been following this trial closely, the vast majority are hoping that Josh will be conv…
