Josh Duggar Pleads Not Guilty to Child Porn Charges
By: Adam Klasfeld (Law Crime)
... more fundamentalist family values
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Former conservative activist and "19 Kids and Counting" star Josh Duggar pleaded not guilty in federal court on Friday to two child pornography charges.
On Thursday, online records revealed that the U.S. Marshals arrested Duggar in Arkansas, but there was no indication what the alleged offense might be. Those charges remained unspecified at a hearing this morning where Duggar entered his plea, but the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Arkansas confirmed to Fox News that he has been charged with receiving and possessing material depicting the sexual abuse of children. The prosecutor's office did not immediately respond to voicemails by Law&Crime.
Made public later in the day, the indictment accuses Duggar of receiving and possessing "images of minors under the age of 12, that had been mailed, and shipped and transported using any means and facility of interstate and foreign commerce."
Prosecutors want Duggar to forfeit "any book, magazine, periodical, film, videotape, or other matter, which contains any such visual depiction, which was produced, transported, mailed, shipped or received in violation of the offenses in the Indictment."
Some parts of Duggar's court docket remained under seal by press time.
The 6'0″ tall, 33-year-old, 238-pound reality TV star wore striped, V-neck prison attire during court proceedings conducted on Friday via Zoom. Duggar waived his right to appear in person in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. He was booked into the Washington County Jail in Fayetteville, Ark., at 1:14 p.m. on Thursday evening. A jail records entry disclosed only that he was "on hold for other department." The "other department" was listed as the federal government. No bond amount was listed.
Duggar's initial appears in federal court shined no light on the mystery of what the charges would be. Duggar waived a reading of the charges against him, and none of the parties alluded to them in court.
Duggar's attorney, Justin Gelfand, requested bond for his client. Assistant U.S. Attorney Carly Marshall requested three business days to prepare for a detention hearing, which is tentatively scheduled.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Erin Wiedemann said during the Friday hearing that if she did release Duggar, she would likely require a third-party custodian in light of the charges against him.
The news of Duggar's arrest fell a week after the defendant's wife, Anna Duggar, announced she and her husband were expecting their seventh child.
In a statement with co-counsel Travis W. Story and Greg Payne, Gelfand confirmed the two charges but otherwise provided few details.
"He has pled not guilty to both charges, and we intend to defend this case aggressively and thoroughly," the attorneys wrote in a statement sent to Law&Crime. "In this country, no one can stop prosecutors from charging a crime. But when you're accused, you can fight back in the courtroom — and that is exactly what Josh intends to do."
In the spring of 2015, Duggar apologized amid allegations that he molested four of his sisters and babysitter.
"Twelve years ago, as a young teenager, I acted inexcusably for which I am extremely sorry and deeply regret. I hurt others, including my family and close friends," Duggar said in a statement to People magazine in May 2015 which did not directly admit to any specific acts of wrongdoing. "I confessed this to my parents, who took several steps to help me address the situation."
At least five girls' breasts and genitals were the subject of Duggar's touching, often while they slept, USA Today reported that year.
A jury trial has been set for July 6 before U.S. District Court Judge Timothy L.Brooks, an Obama appointee.
Update—April 30 at 12:32 p.m. Central Time: This story has been updated to reflect reports that Duggar has been charged with child pornography offenses and to add a statement by his attorneys.
Update—April 30 at 1:49 p.m. Central Time:This story has been updated to include the indictment.
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... looks like his list of sexual preferences is about to be expanded.
Same dude that molested his pre-teen sisters. His dad, (Republican Christian, JimBob Duggar), said that child molesters should be executed. He should start with his son.
No wonder he wants so many kids. Sick piece of shit probably has cameras hidden in his bathrooms.
More like, Nineteen Emotionally Damaged Adults...
7 kids....
I hope he never has any contact with them again
I hope the rest of the clan actually let his wife leave him and take the kids, this time. Last time, it seemed like she was bullied into staying with the sister-molesting, hooker-beating pervert, for the sake of the cult. For a cult that claims to love kids, it sure seems to consider them expendable to the perverted among its adult male members.
the sick fuck is definitely a slow learner.
they only love kids in so far as what children can do for their cult
As far as I can tell those who love Jesus the most have the most skeletons in their closet, no wonder they cling so hard to the idea of a deity that forgives you for any transgression if you just say he’s great.
From my personal experiences, those who actually live Jesus have very few skeletons
I'm sure he was referring to the atypical evangelical cult of sunday morning xtians.
now that I understand
Was supposed to be love, made the correction.
Pretty much. The more someone talks about their religion, how much it influences their lives, and never shuts the hell up about it the less likely they are to actually live it personally. In fact it seems like they use it as a cover to avoid scrutiny while they do the exact opposite of what they preach.
Like people who are constantly bashing homosexuals and marriage equality, odds are they are gay themselves. In this case the closer someone says they are to god/Jesus the worse they have acted and the more people they owe apologies too.
an example of that exact behavior publishes his bullshit 2x a day on NT
I have met Christians who do walk the walk. I grew up around Mennonites and Amish and the Mennonites were the quickest to offer help and not insist on giving you a Jesus message.
And I have seen Christians who christians in name only. It's not until I left home and joined the military that I saw that up close and personal
It’s not even worth clicking their shit anymore, it is the same garbage over and over again and most of the comments are from the seeder just using different accounts.
The whole family is nuts
I'd like to slap the smirk off of his face, glue it back on, and slap it off of his face again.
I'll hold him for ya, Sis.
That's the look of a man who knows he won't really pay any price for his crimes.
duh, it's his wife's fault ...
Well, of course. It always is, with these guys. She can't keep her man satisfied. Doesn't look young enough, probably.
and with 6 kids already. probably home schooled. plenty of leisure time ...
Nursed 6 kids (soon 7), most likely.
Absolutely no excuse for her to look any older than 12, which is apparently what it takes to keep him interested.