Photo: Josh Duggar
Originally published as a TMZ post –
Josh Duggar was just found guilty on both counts by a jury in his child pornography trial … TMZ has confirmed.
The “19 Kids and Counting” star was charged with one count each of receiving and possessing child pornography. Prosecutors claimed some of those images included minors below the age of 12.
Duggar’s legal team of Justin Gelfand, Ian Murphy and Travis Story tell us, “We appreciate the jury’s lengthy deliberations, we respect the jury’s verdict, and we intend to appeal.”
Duggar was taken into federal custody, a sentencing date has not yet been set.
On November 19, the feds raided his office at the car dealership where Duggar worked in Arkansas … DHS agents seized his computer plus his iPhone and a MacBook from inside an RV.
The two-week-long trial included testimony from digital forensic analysts along with other witnesses. One family friend claimed the former reality star confessed to molesting children in a tearful testimony on the witness stand.
Josh mainly sat with his head down during the trial, and now he will await his sentence.
He faces up to 20 years in prison on each count.
