Josh Duggar Faces Judge After Arrest: What We Know About Reality Star s Life Now
On 4/30/21 at 8:17 AM EDT
The family values crusader and former star of TLC s
19 Kids and Counting was arrested on currently unknown charges. He was taken into custody Thursday afternoon and is currently being held in an Arkansas jail.
According to Duggar s detainee profile, the father-of-six is being held without bond by a federal agency at the Washington County Detention Center in Fayetteville.
A representative for the U.S. Marshals Service confirmed to
People that Duggar was arrested by Homeland Security officers, but the charges so far remain unknown.
BREAKING: Josh Duggar Indicted For Allegedly Receiving And Possessing Child Porn FAYETTEVILLE, AR - APRIL 29: In this handout photo provided by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, former television personality on 19 Kids And Counting Josh Duggar poses for a booking photo after his arrest . FAYETTEVILLE, AR - APRIL 29: In this handout photo provided by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, former television personality on 19 Kids And Counting Josh Duggar poses for a booking photo after his arrest April 29, 2021 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Duggar was reportedly arrested by federal agents and is being detained on a federal hold. (Photo by Washington County Sheriff’s Office via Getty Images)
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He previously admitted to wrongdoing in 2015.
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Josh Duggar, the eldest son from the reality TV show 19 Kids and Counting, has been charged with possession of and receiving child pornography, the Justice Department announced on Friday.
Duggar was arrested on Thursday by U.S. Marshals in Arkansas and booked at the Washington County jail.
Former Reality Star And Scion Of Famed Evangelical Family Josh Duggar Arrested FAYETTEVILLE, AR - APRIL 29: In this handout photo provided by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, former television personality on 19 Kids And Counting Josh Duggar poses for a booking photo after his arrest . FAYETTEVILLE, AR - APRIL 29: In this handout photo provided by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, former television personality on 19 Kids And Counting Josh Duggar poses for a booking photo after his arrest April 29, 2021 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Duggar was reportedly arrested by federal agents and is being detained on a federal hold. (Photo by Washington County Sheriff’s Office via Getty Images)
Josh Duggar of “19 Kids and Counting” faces up to 20 years in prison and fines of up to $250,000 if convicted.
Josh Duggar is being held in a northwest Arkansas jail after being arrested on child pornography charges. (Washington County Arkansas Jail via AP)
(CN) Federal prosecutors have indicted Josh Duggar, the former reality TV star from the canceled show “19 Kids and Counting,” with receiving and possessing child pornography.
According to court documents, Duggar, 33, whose legal dramas in recent years have overshadowed his once-celebrated role as the eldest of 19 children on the TLC reality show, “used the internet to download child sexual abuse material.”