Josh Duggar's child porn conviction leaves Arkansas locals 'ecstatic': 'He's belonged in prison a long time'

‘Tis the season! The Duggar family got into the Christmas spirit despite their recent string of controversies, including Josh Duggar‘s recent trial verdict.

We hope you didn’t spend even a moment during your holiday celebrations casting a thought to how Josh Duggar was spending Christmas. But now a couple days removed we thought you might be curious on the reports coming out of Arkansas.

Jim Bob Duggar, patriarch of the family shot to fame by TLC’s “19 Kids and Counting,” lost his bid for a Republican nomination to the Arkansas State Senate. His loss comes days after one of his sons, Josh Duggar, was convicted of downloading and possessing child pornography.

The voters have spoken. Jim Bob Duggar‘s run for Arkansas State Senate was unsuccessful.

How do you handle a child porn conviction in the family while running for office? Well, if you’re Jim Bob Duggar, you take no accountability for your role in it and treat it like a tragic thing that happened to your family.

Jana Duggar has been charged with a misdemeanor count for endangering the welfare of a child. The reality TV star, 31, received the citation in Arkansas on Sept. 9 and pleaded not guilty, according to court documents obtained by HollywoodLife. The docs did not close any details about the endangerment charges, but a court hearing has been scheduled for Jan. 10, 2022.

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The locals living in the same Northwest Arkansas community as Josh Duggar and his family are reportedly “ecstatic” about the 33-year-old’s conviction this week on child pornography charges.

Moments after Josh Duggar was found guilty of receiving and possessing child pornography, his wife, Anna Duggar, solemnly left the Fayetteville, Arkansas, courthouse.

The jury rests. Josh Duggar smiled in his mugshot after he was officially convicted in his months-long child pornography trial.

Josh Duggar‘s mugshot was released shortly after the 33-year-old was declared guilty of receiving and possessing child porn in Arkansas on December 9. Josh smiled in the mugshot, which can be seen HERE, while wearing a white collared shirt.

Anna Duggar was spotted looking emotionless on her way out of the Arkansas federal courthouse where her husband, Josh Duggar, was convicted of child pornography possession on Thursday. Anna, 33, exited the John Paul Hammerschmidt Federal Building dressed in a black dress and matching peacoat, with a protective face mask on.  A jury found, Josh, 33, guilty on one count each of receiving and possessing child pornography.

Sigh of relief. Before Josh Duggar was found guilty in his child pornography trial, Derick Dillard made his stance on the subject abundantly clear.

Former 19 Years and Counting star Josh Duggar, 33, was convicted today on two counts of receiving and possessing child pornography. It took a Fayetteville, Arkansas jury one day to deliver the verdict.

Josh Duggar, 33, could spend up to 40 years in prison and be fined as much as a half-a-million dollars, now that he’s been found guilty of receiving and possessing child porn. The former reality star’s verdict came after a seven hour deliberation following the trial that began on Nov 30.

Jennifer Yuma editorJosh Duggar, who appeared on the TLC reality show “19 Kids and Counting,” has been found guilty of child pornography charges. He faces up to 20 years in prison.A jury in Fayetteville, Ark., found Duggar guilty on one count each of receiving and possessing child pornography.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- A federal jury in Arkansas on Thursday convicted former reality TV star Josh Duggar of downloading and possessing child pornography.The jury in Fayetteville, about 140 miles (225 kilometers) northwest of Little Rock, found the 33-year-old Duggar guilty on one count each of receiving and possessing child pornography.

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- A federal jury in Arkansas has begun deliberations in the trial of former reality TV star Josh Duggar, who is accused of receiving and possessing child pornography.The jury began its deliberations at midday Wednesday, a week after the trial began in northwest Arkansas.Duggar, 33, faces up to 20 years in prison on each of the two counts if convicted.

election for a vacant state Senate seat in northwest Arkansas. Jim Bob Duggar was also featured prominently on the TLC show and previously served in the Arkansas House.Jim Bob Duggar is one of four Republicans seeking their party's nomination.