In just one week’s time, Josh Duggar’s child pornography trial will get underway following months of delays.
The charges against the 33-year-old stem from a Homeland Security raid that took place in November of 2019, so Josh’s family has had a long…
We’re just one week away from the start of Josh Duggar’s child pornography trial, and many are beginning to fear that Josh could beat the charges against him and once again avoid being held accountable for his actions.
According to legal experts wh…
After a long series of setbacks, Josh Duggar’s legal team scored quite a few wins this week.
And now, many who have been watching the trial closely are concerned that these recent developments might mean there’s a remote chance that Josh will be ac…
This was an awkward time for Josh and Anna Duggar to welcome their seventh child.
There’s no “good” time to be born into an abusive cult, but Madyson Lily Duggar was born just over a month before Josh goes to trial.
Speaking of awkardness … what is with her name?
Why did the guy who famously cheated using an adultery website go on to have a daughter seemingly named after it?
2015 was the year that Josh was revealed to be a confessed child-molester.
That same year, he was exposed in the massive and infamous hack of Ashley Madison, a dating site for married partners to cheat.
Cheating is bad in any relationship. In the Duggar world, it’s a little bit different.
In Josh’s twisted family, his 2015 scandal was less about wronging his wife or preying upon his sisters than it was about breaking strict rules about sex.
His family, church, and cult have no real concept of sexual consent as far as women are concerned.
But things like pornography are seen as fiendish horrors leading people astray. It’s all pretty backwards.
Tragically, reports indicate that sex crimes committed against young girls in the IBLP world are not all that uncommon.
They’re covered up and kept quiet, but they happen.
Josh’s Ashley Madison scandal, on the other hand, was entirely different.
For Duggar fans and critics alike, Ashley Madison is a name that they cannot forget.
The people who find it even more memorable are those whose spouses cheated on them using the site.
It is difficult to imagine a parent who has cheated or been cheated upon via that site naming their child Ashley or Madison.
And yet that is what Josh and Anna did with Madyson Lily.
Madyson isn’t quite the same as Madison, but … we’re talking one letter of difference and the exact same pronunciation.
Since Anna shared the name of their seventh child, the Duggar world has been abuzz with confusion.
“What in the self-flagellation, Anna?” asked one redditor, knowing that she would never see the question.
“I’d rather be mauled to death by a polar bear than name my baby after anything associated with an affair,” the commenter added.
It is difficult to fathom.
“Also, there are 14 billion people in their extended family,” a Reddit user quipped.
The commenter marveled: “no one looked at her and said ‘Girl, nuh uh, we cannot let you do something so ridiculously idiotic?'”
Others delved into the question of how the name was brought up, and by whom.
“Can you IMAGINE Josh being the one to bring up ‘Madyson?’ Can you f–king imagine?” another redditor mused.
“And if she did — after all he put her through with a site by the same name…” the commenter continued.
The Reddit user then theorized: “I think they’re just trying to sway the search results. Bumbling idiots.”
Let’s look at the possibilities, because there are only a few.
The first is that it’s a total coincidence, that neither Anna nor Josh even thought of Ashley Madison when naming Madyson.
Unlike Duggar offspring, that is difficult to conceive … and if true, would speak to the depths of their denial.
What if Josh really suggested the name?
Whether it was an effort to alter search results, a whim, or an effort to test Anna’s commitment, it would be downright cruel.
Perhaps he wanted to leave one more indelible mark on his family before he (one hopes) spends many years behind bars.
What if it was not Josh, but Anna, who suggested the name?
We all know that Duggar women make limited choices within the cult, but it’s possible.
It could have been a demonstration of her unwavering loyalty to Josh … perhaps even a giant F-you to anyone suggesting that they split.
We cannot know the rationale behind burdening Madyson with that name.
Honestly, trying to follow the “logic” of Josh, Anna, or other members of their twisted cult is enough to drive someone mad. Don’t try it.
Instead, we can just feel a lot of sympathy for Madyson and her siblings, for a lot of reasons.
The last time we saw them together, Josh and Anna Duggar were walking out of a courthouse with big smiles on their faces.
The photos were taken following a pretrial hearing at which the judge ruled against Josh and denied five motions filed by his …
Josh Duggar was back in federal court on Thursday for a pre-trial hearing, about two weeks before he faces a jury of his peers and evidence is presented that may land him in jail for multipe decades.
The former reality star, of course, has been cha…
In less than two weeks, Josh Duggar will stand trial on child pornography charges.
The wheels of justice have turned slowly for the victims and their families, as Josh’s place of business was raided by federal agents way back in November of 2019, b…
Earlier this week, we reported on the news that Anna Duggar had welcomed her seventh child.
Obviously, the arrival of a healthy child is always joyous news, but in this case, the birth is mired in controversy due to the circumstances surrounding it…
A few weeks ago, Anna Duggar welcomed her seventh child while disgraced husband Josh remains on home confinement.
She waited until this week to share the news with her fans and followers.
For most of this year, Anna has been feuding behind the scenes with her in-laws over Josh’s arrest and (imminent) trial.
Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar might not be on good terms with Anna, but they had something to say about their 22nd grandchild.
Josh Duggar’s parents issued a terse statement to Us Weekly this week.
“We are always delighted to welcome another grandchild,” Jim Bob and Michelle expressed on Tuesday, November 16.
The Duggar couple added: “They are each a beautiful treasure from the Lord.”
That sounds like the fundamentalist grandparent equivalent of writing “have a great summer!” in a yearbook.
After twenty-two grandchild announcements, you run out of creative comments to make when a new one is born.
And when you’re at odds with the newborn’s mother and the father may be weeks away from a prison conviction, what else is there to say?
Madyson Lily Duggar was born on October 23.
Anna waited more than three weeks to announce her seventh child’s birth.
Josh and Anna are already parents to 12-year-old Mackenzie, 10-year-old Michael, 8-year-old Marcus, 6-year-old Meredith, 4-year-old Mason, and 23-month-old Maryella.
Madyson was born on October 23 at 2:39 AM, weighing 7 pounds and 9 ounces.
The newest addition to the extended Duggar brood measured 20 inches in length at birth.
Anna shared the news and those details on her Instagram Story.
To say that things have been tense between Anna and her husband’s family over the past seven months is an understatement.
Josh was arrested this spring on charges of receiving and possessing photos and videos depicting the sexual abuse of extremely young girls.
Authorities say that he downloaded these files using peer-to-peer software, which he accessed via a work computer.
Anna, however, reportedly believes that Josh is innocent.
She has been seen standing by his side and visiting him during his home confinement, seemingly remaining a devoted wife despite his situation.
And according to various reports, Anna’s beliefs extend beyond the (frankly absurd) notion that Josh is a good person and that this is all some sort of misunderstanding.
Some reports say that Anna blames Jim Bob for Josh’s arrest.
Either she thinks that he’s not supportive enough of his son or that he should have done more to protect Josh — it’s hard to say for sure.
While many have noted how the cult environment in which Josh was raised was the perfect hunting ground for a budding sexual predator, that’s clearly not Anna’s gripe.
According to some reports, Anna believes that Josh is being persecuted or even framed.
While roughly 70% percent of the United States population is Christian in some form, some — like the Duggars — insist that they are “persecuted” for their beliefs.
For fundamentalist cults who see themselves as the only “true” Christians and the rest of the world as their spiritual enemy, this belief is even more important.
Anna has at times been said to blame President Joe Biden, who was not yet in office when Homeland Security raided Josh’s workplace, for this.
In all likelihood, it seems unlikely that the President has any idea who Josh is. His closest ties to reality television is that his nephew married an ex-Housewife.
But if you look at what unhinged conspiracy theorists like to say, then arresting Josh is just the first step in a “Communist takeover” that the long-time centrist plans to perpetrate.
When Josh was first exposed in 2015, first as a sexual predator who molested little girls and then as a porn-addicted cheater, his family stuck by him.
His own victims were forced to speak in his defense.
Some of his siblings even framed the revelation as a spiritual attack — by the literal devil — against their family.
With that kind of cult brainwashing, it’s easy to see why Anna finds it easier to believe that Josh is innocent and to see anyone who disagrees as her enemy.
The alternative would mean that she has had seven children with a depraved sexual predator who is a danger to children — which the world knows Josh to be anyway.
Besides, in a fringe community that does not believe in divorce, it’s not clear what Anna will do if Josh spends the next two decades behind bars where he belongs.
Josh Duggar has gotten away with quite a few heinous acts of depravity over the course of his 33 years.
But now, it looks as though the eldest son of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar might finally be held accountable for his actions, as his misdeeds are…
[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content] Josh Duggar and his wife Anna have welcomed their seventh child, a baby girl named Madyson Lily Duggar. The 33-year-old mother made the announcement on Instagram on Tuesday by sharing a snapshot of the little one in a light green onesie. In her IG Story, Anna revealed Madyson was born on […]
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Josh Duggar’s current legal woes began way back in 2019.
It was in November of that year that agents from the Department of Homeland Security raided a car dealership that was owned by Josh.
At the time, little was known about the raid, and most m…
Anna Duggar has welcomed her latest child.
Under the most awkward of circumstances.
The former TLC personality announced she was pregnant with her seventh child mere weeks before her husband was arrested on child pornography charges.
Anna annou…
Things are not looking good for Josh Duggar.
In fact, at this point, it seems almost certain that the former reality star will soon be headed to prison for a very, very long time.
You’re probably aware that Josh’s child pornography trial starts t…
In just two weeks Josh Duggar will stand trial on child pornography charges.
If he’s convicted, he faces 20 years in prison.
The deadline for Josh to accept a plea deal has come and gone, which means he intends to roll the dice on the possibility…
We’re still three weeks away from the start of Josh Duggar’s child pornography trial, but already, it looks as though Josh’s chances of beating the case are almost impossibly slim.
Each new pre-trial development has worked against Josh, and as his …
