convicted by a jury in December of receiving and possessing child porn. Judge Timothy Brooks imposed the sentence Wednesday in U.S.
District Court in Fayetteville, Ark., the Associated Press reports.Prosecutors sought the maximum sentence of 20 years, saying in a court filing that Duggar has a “deep-seated, pervasive and violent sexual interest in children.” Duggar’s lawyers had asked for a five-year sentence.
He maintains that he is innocent and intends to appeal.Duggar’s family was featured on the TLC reality show 19 Kids and Counting.
The family practices an extremely conservative form of Christianity, and several members, including Josh Duggar, have been active in anti-LGBTQ+ causes.He once worked for Family Research Council Action, the lobbying arm of the FRC, which is listed as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center because it circulates untrue and harmful information about LGBTQ+ people.