Josh Duggar’s Child Pornography Conviction Upheld by Federal Appeals Court
Duggar was found guilty on two felony counts related to possessing child pornography.
Aug. 7 2023, Published 8:18 p.m. ET
Josh Duggar's attempt to overturn his conviction in his federal criminal case was shut down by a higher court, RadarOnline.com has learned.
On Monday, a federal appeals court upheld the conviction of Duggar in the criminal case accusing him of downloading child pornography.
According to WITN, “A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the appeal by Duggar.”
As we previously reported, in 2021, Duggar was found guilty on two felony counts related to possessing child pornography.
The feds who worked on the case said the material the reality star downloaded was the “worst of the worst.”
The ex-TLC star denied he was the one who downloaded or watched the videos.
Josh has been fighting his conviction and is not scheduled to be released until October 2032.
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"Joshua is an engaged dad who gladly throws a football with his sons, listens to our daughters play a new song they have learned on the piano, helps answer homework questions, or lends a hand sweeping up spilled crackers," Anna wrote. "He is a kind, loving, supportive, and caring father and husband—his primary focus in life."
Once Duggar is released, he will have to follow a strict set of rules. The judge ordered that he will have to submit to random drug testing, register as a sex offender, and report to a probation officer.
The ex-TLC star denied he was the one who downloaded or watched the videos.
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Further, Duggar cannot leave the state without permission, and he must allow his P.O. to search his home at any time.
The judge even imposed rules on when Duggar can see his own children.
“The defendant shall have no unsupervised contact with minors, which shall include his own children,” the judge wrote. “Contact with his children must be supervised by his wife, his parents, or another individual approved by the U.S. Probation office.”
