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BOTH sides have rested in the criminal trial against Josh Duggar. Duggar was charged in April of 2021 on counts of receiving and possessing child pornography, to which he pleaded not guilty. What is Josh Duggar's final verdict? There is not yet a verdict for Josh Duggar. After defense rested on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, final arguments in the trial were scheduled for Wednesday, December 8. Following closing arguments will be a jury deliberation. Prosecution rested its case on Monday, December 6, before Duggar's attorneys took the stand. Forensic computer analyst Michele Bush told Duggar's attorneys the computer where child...

The second week of Josh Duggar's child pornography trial began on Monday and a new witness made a stunning claim. A close family friend, Bobye Holt, took the stand for the prosecution and claimed Josh confessed to molesting multiple young girls during a conversation back in 2003, according to Fox 24 News. Bobye and Jim Holt's eldest daughter was Josh's girlfriend in November 2002, when they were 14 years old, so they interacted with the Duggar family regularly. She claimed that Josh, in the presence of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar at the Duggar home, said he touched female minors...

JOSH Duggar made a startling "non-admission" when questioned about alleged child pornography on his work computer in 2019. In court on Wednesday, audio from an interview with Homeland Security agents conducted with Josh in 2019 was played. At the time, after being presented with evidence, Josh told arresting officers: "I’m not going to say anything that’s going to incriminate me. I’m not denying guilt. I’m not saying if I am guilty or not." In another audio recording played for the court, Josh was asked by an agent if he was aware of what peer-to-peer was, according to a Sun reporter...

JOSH Duggar has been accused of downloading horrific child abuse images and videos. It was revealed during Thursday's trial hearing that one file name found on his HP desktop computer is of a video of a "three-month-old being sexually abused and tortured." WARNING: DISTURBING DETAILS BELOW During day two of trial in Josh's child pornography case, the jury was shown disturbing images and videos prosecutors claim were found on the 33-year-old's computer. A folder of child pornography was found in a cache folder in the downloads section on the computer. Prosecution explained that the account linked to this computer has...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — On the morning of December 1 at the Western District of Arkansas Courthouse in Fayetteville, Josh Duggar’s child pornography case began. Judge Timothy L. Brooks filed a 15-page opinion and order Wednesday morning saying Duggar’s prior allegations of child molestation conduct can be introduced as evidence during the trial. Before adjourning for lunch at 12:05 p.m., Judge Brooks offered detailed instructions to the jury, each side provided their opening statements, and the first witness of the trial was called. Duggar and his team entered the courtroom at approximately 8:36 a.m. His lead counsel, Justin K. Gelfand,...