Reality TV’s Josh Duggar gets 12 years in child porn case

Reality TV's Josh Duggar gets 12 years in child porn case

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) – Former reality TV star Josh Duggar was sentenced Wednesday to about 12 1/2 years in prison after he was convicted of receiving child pornography.

Josh Duggar, a former reality TV star, gets 12 years in a child pornography case

Prosecutors had asked for the maximum term of 20 years in prison for Duggar, whose family was the focus of TLC's 19 Kids and Counting. Duggar's lawyers maintain his innocence and say they'll appeal.The post Josh Duggar, a former reality TV star, gets 12 years in a child pornography case appeared first on WABE.

Josh Duggar Plans to Appeal 12-Year Prison Sentence After Child Porn Trial

Josh DuggarDanny Johnston/AP/ShutterstockAfter Josh Duggar was sentenced to 151 months in prison on child pornography charges, his attorney confirmed plans to file an appeal. Josh Duggar’s Child Pornography Case: Everything to Know About the TrialRead article“We’ll immediately file the notice of appeal within the next 14 days, as required by law,” the lawyer told reporters outside of the Arkansas courthouse on Wednesday, May 25. “Mr.…

Josh Duggar sentenced to 12 years in prison for child porn after retrial request was rejected

Former reality TV star Josh Dugger was sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison Wednesday after his request for a retrial of two child pornography convictions was denied.

Former reality star Josh Duggar sentenced to more than 12 years for child pornography

Duggar featured on ‘19 Kids and Counting’ with his large family

Josh Duggar: 19 Kids and Counting reality TV star jailed over child abuse images

TLC cancelled the show in 2015 following allegations that Duggar had molested four of his sisters and a babysitter years earlier. Duggar, whose lawyers sought a five-year sentence, maintained his innocence throughout the trial.