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Josh Duggar Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Child Pornography – Update

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UPDATED with sentencing: 1:26 PM: Former 19 Kids and Counting star Josh Duggar, 34, was sentenced to twelve-and-a-half years in prison today, according to the Associated Press.

The father of seven had faced a maximum of 20 years after prosecutors argued he has a “deep-seated, pervasive and violent sexual interest in children.”Duggar was found guilty on two counts of receiving and possessing child pornography last December after which lawyers for the former reality TV star, who maintained his innocence, had asked for a sentence of five years.Per People, a judge today dropped one of the charges before sentencing today.

Each count carried a maximum sentence of 20 years.His father Jim Bob and Josh’s wife, Anna, were in court today as well as his sister Joy-Anna (Duggar) Forsyth and brother Jason Duggar.After being released, Duggar will be under mandated supervision for the next 20 years.

He will not be allowed to have unsupervised contact with any children, including his own.Further, he must take part in treatment for sex offenders, may not view pornography of any sort or possess any electronic devices with photo storage capacity of any kind.

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