Note: Warning! This article discusses child pornography.
Josh Duggar has received his sentence nearly six months after he was convicted of possessing and receiving child porn.
It There are 19 children and counting alum, 34, was sentenced to sentenced to 151 months—almost 12-and-a-half years—in prison By Judge Timothy L. Brooks of the Western District of Arkansas Federal Court on May 25, per TV station KNWA. Josh is the oldest son of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, will also be required to a register as a sex offender.
The former TLC star was found guilty of one count receipt of child pornographyAnd one count of possession of child pornography in December 2021, following a six-day jury trial in Arkansas. Duggar was not sentenced by his lawyers, who sought a five year term.
Just hours before the sentencing, with the agreement of both the defense and prosecution, the court vacated Duggar’s second conviction of possessing child porn without prejudice. Brooks found that Duggar didn’t knowingly distribute pornography, and he accepted the defense’s objection about an enhancement to Duggar’s sentence. The judge also noted to the court that possession is a lesser included offense of the receipt of child pornography.