’19 Kids and Counting’ Star Josh Duggar Arraigned on Child Pornography Charges
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeJosh Duggar, a member of the family made famous by the long-running TLC series “19 Kids and Counting,” is being held in an Arkansas jail following his arrest for possession of child pornography.Duggar, 33, who has been investigated in the past for child molestation, was once a religious and political lobbyist, but has more recently been out of the spotlight following reports in 2015 that he had assaulted five underage girls (including two of his sisters).Court documents allege that Duggar used the internet to download child sexual abuse material, and that he possessed this material, which the court says depicts the sexual abuse of children under the age of 12, in May 2019.Duggar is being charged by