Judge grants Josh Duggar his release, telling him ‘don’t make me regret this decision’
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FILE - This photo provided by the Washington County (Ark.) Jail shows Joshua Duggar. On Wednesday, May 5, 2021, a judge ordered that former reality TV star Duggar be released as he awaits trial on charges that he downloaded and possessed child pornography. (Washington County Arkansas Jail via AP, File)AP
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. A federal judge on Wednesday allowed former reality TV star Josh Duggar to be released as he awaits trial on charges that he downloaded and possessed child pornography.
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Federal investigators said they discovered a software program on Josh Duggar s computer that monitored internet usage and reported it to his wife.
The findings were detailed during the disgraced TLC s star hearing on Wednesday where Arkansas Judge Christy Comstock ruled Duggar was granted bail and will not have to sit in a jail cell until his trial in his federal child pornography case.
During the four-hour hearing, federal agent Gerald Faulkner said a monitoring program that sent reports to Duggar’s wife, Anna Duggar, about his activity had been installed on the computer, but the images and videos were downloaded after additional software had been installed that allowed him to download them without being monitored.
Former reality TV star Josh Duggar granted release as he awaits child porn trial
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This photo provided by the Washington County (Ark.) Jail shows Joshua Duggar. Former reality TV Star Josh Duggar is being held in a northwest Arkansas jail after being arrested, Thursday, April 29, 2021 by federal authorities, but its unclear what charges he may face. (Washington County Arkansas Jail via AP)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – A federal judge on Wednesday allowed former reality TV star Josh Duggar to be released as he awaits trial on charges that he downloaded and possessed child pornography.
Magistrate Judge Christy Comstock ordered Duggar, 33, confined to the home of family friends who have agreed to be his custodian during his release and prohibited Duggar from any Internet-accessible devices pending his July 6 trial on the child pornography charges.
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Former 19 Kids and Counting Star Josh Duggar had more than 200 images of “child sexual abuse material” on his computer, with some of the pornographic images being described by one investigator as “the worst of the worst,” according to prosecutors.
Homeland Security Agent Gerald Faulkner took the stand during Duggar’s bond hearing Wednesday to describe multiple torrent files that had been downloaded to Duggar’s devices, including an HP computer and a Macbook, that included “a series of child sexual abuse material involving minor children ranging from about 18 months of age to 12 years of age,” People reports.
Josh Duggar has been released from the Washington County Detention Center on Thursday.
The disgraced TLC star of 19 Kids and Counting fame was granted release by a federal judge on Wednesday as he awaits trial on charges that he downloaded and possessed child pornography.
Magistrate Judge Christy Comstock ordered Duggar, 33, confined to the home of family friends who have agreed to be his custodian during his release and prohibited Duggar from any Internet-accessible devices pending his July 6 trial on the child pornography charges.
Duggar was indicted on the federal child pornography charges on Friday, a day after U.S. Marshals arrested him. He has pleaded not guilty.