Reality TV stars who committed sex offences – from Gogglebox star to famous dad
dailystar.co.uk19 Kids and Counting star Josh Duggar has been sentenced after being convicted of child pornography.Duggar was handed his lengthy prison sentence on May 25 this year for possession of child pornography.Last Friday (June 3), Duggar appealed his 12-year prison sentence for child pornography possession.
He will also serve an additional 20 years of probation upon release and was fined a total of $50,000 (£40,000).Here Daily Star has taken a look at four other reality TV stars who have gone to jail over sexual assault charges, as sadly Duggar isn't the only one.Doctor Strange actress Zara Phythian was sentenced to eight years in prison in May of this year for historic sex abuse.The 38-year-old appeared in Nottingham Crown Court after being found guilty of historical sexual abuse of a girl aged between 13 to 15.The Marvel actress' husband Victor Marke, 59, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for abusing the same victim, as well as the indecent assault of a second girl.The victim was given rum by Phythian, who played Brunette Zealot in Doctor Strange, and asked if she wanted to "play dare" with her husband.Marke allegedly had sex with the schoolgirl around 20 times on different occasions.Over a three-year period beginning in 2005, the married couple would abuse the girl "once or twice a month."The victim claimed Marke "took turns" having sex with them both and told officers the abuse continued until she reached the age of 18.Earlier this year former Gogglebox star Andrew Bennett, 47, who appeared on the show with his friend Fawn, was sentenced to 29 months in jail.He allegedly cornered the young lad at a house and made him the target of a shocking attack that left him "in tears".Andrew appeared in Series 12 of the Channel 4.
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