Jill Duggar shares a passionate statement after brother Josh Duggar's sentencing: 'God has carried out his vengeance'
hellomagazine.comJill Duggar has shared a passionate statement with fans, suggesting that her brother Josh has yet to show any rehabilitation, a year after his arrest and months following his guilty verdict.MORE: Jill Duggar praises importance of community amid brother Josh Duggar's arrestJosh Duggar was found guilty in December on the charge of "receipt of child pornography" and on Thursday 25 May was sentenced to more than 12 years in prison.
In response, Jill, who has distanced herself from the family in recent years, shared a message online, on behalf of her and her husband Deriock Dillard, and claimed that Josh has not yet been "held accountable to the extent necessary to cause change in his dangerous pattern of behavior".WATCH: Duggar family spend time together for Father's Day"It is unfortunDuggar family spend time together for Father's Dayzate, but it seems that it may take spending over a decade in federal prison, and still more on probation, for Josh to have any potential for rehabilitation to the point he can safely live in society again," she wrote."Hopefully, Josh can actually begin to get treatment and begin to work toward a lifestyle where he is less likely to reoffend."The mom-of-two, who is expecting her third baby, shared she is not "rejoicing nor disappointed by the sentence, but we are thankful it’s finally over".Jill then went on to quote the Bible and added: "God has carried out his vengeance today for his unspeakable criminal activity." Jill and husband DerickAfter a 2019 raid on his Arkansas car dealership, the father-of-seven willingly turned himself in on 29 April 2021.It was later confirmed through court documents that Josh had been arrested for “knowingly received child pornography" and "knowingly possessed.
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