BY HIS SIDE
Josh Duggar’s wife Anna ‘held his hand’ as they attended court hearing ahead of his child pornography trial
JOSH Duggar’s wife Anna held his hand as they attended his court hearing.
The 33-year-old is getting ready for trial on November 30 for child pornography charges from his April 2021 arrest.
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In a from local news station , Josh and Anna, 33, were spotted walking hand in hand as they headed into the courthouse on Thursday.
Josh wore a navy suit, while Anna sported a long sleeve black dress.
The couple appeared to attend the hearing without their kids.
According to the outlet, Judge Timothy L. Brooks discussed a “walkthrough of elements and components of the trial” in Josh's upcoming case during the meeting.
The Arkansas judge decided it's necessary to have an evidentiary hearing before jury selection for the trial, which begins later this month.
JOSH'S ARREST
Josh was arrested on April 29 and charged with two counts of receiving and possessing child pornography.
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If convicted, he could receive 20 years in prison with fines up to $250,000 for each count.
Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar's oldest son has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The recent arrest is not the first time Josh has found himself in hot water.
Back in 2015, the Duggars' original show 19 Kids & Counting was canceled after it emerged that Josh had molested five underage girls when he was a teenager.
Anna and the Duggar family stood by Josh through his shocking scandal.
Last month, The Sun exclusively revealed that the father of seven will be ordered to provide an alibi and witnesses in order to support his defense.
JOSH'S REQUEST
More recently, it was revealed Josh filed a series of requests to ban specific information from his upcoming trial, including his 2015 admission that he is addicted to adult porn.
The Sun exclusively reported an Arkansas judge sided with Josh and banned the confession from the upcoming trial.
In 2015, Josh released in a statement: “I have been the biggest hypocrite ever. While espousing faith and family values, I have secretly over the last several years been viewing pornography on the internet and this has become an addiction.”
Court papers obtained by The Sun read that the Government planned to use the statement at trial because it allegedly “tends to show his motive, intent, knowledge, or plan to commit the crimes charged.”
NEW BABY
Earlier this week, Anna revealed she had given birth to the couple's seventh child.
She had announced her pregnancy just days before Josh's arrest on April 23.
The mother shared the news of her most recent birth in social media post, revealing that their daughter was born on October 23.
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The TV personality captioned her shot: "Meet little Madyson Lily Duggar," with a pink heart emoji.
Anna also re-shared the image to her Instagram Stories, where she revealed that the baby- named Madyson Lily- was born at 2:39 am and weighed seven pounds and nine ounces.
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