After a delay of over a month, next week brings the long-awaited sentencing of Josh Duggar after he was found guilty of receiving and possession of child pornography back in December.
13.05.2022 - 04:39 / perezhilton.com
The mother of one of the girls depicted in the child pornography at the center of the conviction of Josh Duggar is speaking out.
The 34-year-old disgraced reality TV star could receive decades in prison after being found guilty of several counts of obtaining and possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) late last year. And now, the mother of one of the little girls victimized in the case is sharing her view with the court as District Judge Timothy L. Brooks works towards levying the father of seven’s prison sentence.
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In a sentencing document recently obtained by The Sun, the federal government’s prosecutors are demanding Duggar spend 20 years in prison for his crimes. Calling him out harshly over the conviction, the attorneys who prosecuted Duggar are petitioning Judge Brooks for a strong sentence.
In the newly-uncovered memorandum, the government lawyers write:
As part of their argument in the new court docs, prosecutors believe it critical to “highlight the pain his predation caused in the words of his victims.” So, they included a statement from the mother of one of the victims involved in this case.
In her words, the heartbroken mother explains to the court that her daughter turned into “an anxious and fretful shadow of her former self” following the sexual abuse which led to the awful pictures obtained by the 19 Kids And Counting alum.
Addressing the awful impact Duggar’s crimes have had on her daughter, the mother shared:
In her filed statement, the mother then asked her own daughter what the girl wanted most from the situation.
Sharing the info with Judge Brooks in the documents, the mother wrote that the little girl’s request
After a delay of over a month, next week brings the long-awaited sentencing of Josh Duggar after he was found guilty of receiving and possession of child pornography back in December.
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Not holding back. Amy Duggar King has been an outspoken critic of her cousin Josh Duggar in the wake of his fall from grace.
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