Joshua James Duggar, the 33-year-old former star of the popular reality TV show
19 Kids And Counting, appeared in federal court on Friday (April 30) to face criminal charges that he received and possessed child pornography, the US Justice Department said.
A spokesman for the US Attorney s Office for the Western District of Arkansas confirmed that Duggar made his initial appearance in federal court and pleaded not guilty to the charges, which allege he obtained the sexually explicit material sometime between May 14 and May 16 of 2019.
The government is seeking his detention, and a hearing on the matter is slated for May 5, the spokesman added. Duggar was arrested on Thursday on the charges.
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Josh Duggar, former reality TV star, charged for possessing child sex abuse materials
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Saturday May 01, 2021
Joshua James Duggar, the 33-year-old former star of the popular reality TV show 19 Kids and Counting, appeared in federal court on Friday to face criminal charges that he received and possessed materials that depicted the sexual abuse of children, the U.S. Justice Department said.
A spokesman for the U.S. Attorney s Office for the Western District of Arkansas confirmed that Duggar made his initial appearance in federal court and pleaded not guilty to the charges, which allege he obtained the sexually explicit material sometime between May 14 and May 16 of 2019.
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