Anna Duggar supported Josh Duggar as he made his way to Arkansas court for a pretrial hearing. This was in preparation for his child pornography trial.
Duggar, who appeared in TLC’s “19 Kids and Counting,” was April: Charged With two counts of downloading child pornography and possessing it. If convicted, the 33-year-old could spend up to 20 years prison and face fines up to $250,000 for each count. The former TV star has pleaded guilty.
Duggar was present before the hearing began. seen walking into the court hand-in-handHe was joined by his wife, who earlier this week announced the birth of their seventh child.
Judge Timothy L. Brooks, according to a local KNWA reporter. ordered an evidentiary hearingWith witnesses to be held on November 29, which is just one-day before his trial is due to begin.
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The former “19 Kids and Counting” star faces up 20 years in prison and fines up $250,000 for each count if convicted.
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Judge Brooks made a ruling on several motions that were filed by both sides one day before Duggar was due to appear in court on Thursday. Brooks denied Duggar’s motion to allow the prosecution to use a Facebook statement Duggar posted in 2015, in which he admitted to having a pornography addiction, as evidence.
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However, the judge did mention that Duggar may be required to testify that he did NOT view pornography and was not addicted to it. The Government may also request that Duggar leave the courtroom to present the statement to prove his credibility.
The judge also denied Duggar’s motion to have the court stop him from suggesting to jurors that someone else may have committed these crimes. The filing states that “It is the burden of the Government to prove that Defendant has committed the crimes laid out in the indictment beyond a reasonable suspicion” and that Defendant is entitled, by pointing fingers at others who may have been able to commit the crimes, to create reasonable doubt in jurors minds.
In terms of a motion about sequestering witnesses, Judge Brooks ruled that “any witness who has testified – including the Government’s designated case agent sitting at counsel table – is prohibited from discussing the substance or his or her own testimony with any witness who has not yet testified and been formally excused from their obligations as a witness. The same sequestration rule applies to both the defendant and his witnesses.
He also noted that the Court’s rule doesn’t limit counsel from conferring on their own witnesses and preparing them for testifying.”
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Josh Duggar and Anna Duggar welcomed their seventh child, Josh Duggar, in October, just weeks before his child pornography trial.
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The judge also weighed in on Duggar’s motion that asked the court to prohibit the government from sharing at trial that he refused to answer questions to him posed by law enforcement during an interview on Nov. 8, 2019. Duggar’s legal counsel wants to exclude 10 separate statements that he made, invoking his Fifth Amendment right not to be silent. Brooks granted Brooks’ motion with the instruction to the court that it “request a Sidebar and make its argument without the presence of the jurors” if necessary.
TLC Pulled “19 Kids and Counting,” 2015 revelations Duggar had molested four sisters and a babysitter. Duggar’s parents said he confessed to the fondling and apologized.
Arkansas arrested the former star of 19 Kids and Counting’ in April.
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Duggar also He has since apologized for his pornography addiction as well as for cheating with his wife.
His jury trial is set for Nov. 30.
This report was compiled by the Associated Press.
Source: Fox News
