# Feds bust Josh Duggar **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** reality-or-game-show\ **Created:** [April 29, 2021, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feds-bust-josh-duggar/941076 "2021-04-29T23:17:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Asylum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/53a042/32.png) [@Asylum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asylum)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2021, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feds-bust-josh-duggar/941076/101 "2021-12-15T20:35:59Z")
Good. ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2021, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feds-bust-josh-duggar/941076/102 "2021-12-15T22:03:47Z")
> [@Mama\_Zappa](#): > > From the linked article, the books in question do sound, well, unnecessary. I think those books or books very like them, _are_ necessary. _Lawn Boy_ is a critically acclaimed book (“Jonathan Evison takes a battering ram to stereotypes about race and class in his fifth novel, _Lawn Boy_ . . . full of humor and lots of hope . . . Evison has written an effervescent novel of hope that can enlighten everyone.”_ **—Washington Post** _) whose real sins, according to alt-right parents, are that the protagonist is gay and the book uses vulgar language (the same vulgar language you’d hear walking the halls during passing periods at most public high schools). The other book, _Gender Queer: A Memoir_, which explores the complexities of gender identification, has become a lightning rod for conservatives pushing or buying into the narrative that liberals control schools and are trying to brainwash kids into becoming degenerates. Here’s a good article from [The TexasTribune](https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/12/gender-queer-texas-books-investigation/) on what’s happening. The rate that books, mostly by women, people of color, or LBGTQ authors, are getting yanked from school shelves is dizzying and alarming. There’s a sinister conviction behind all this: kids, if you’re any race other than white, identify as any gender other than the one assigned at birth, have any sexuality other than hetero, we’re going to do our best to erase you from our awareness. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2021, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feds-bust-josh-duggar/941076/103 "2021-12-16T03:45:57Z")
Jim Bob’s reaction to his son’s crimes severely damaged his reputation. The judge said Jim Bob’s testimony wasn’t credible. His reaction to Josh’s conviction has been very disappointing. I’m not surprised the voters rejected Jim Bob I understand any father wants to love and defend their children. But you still have an obligation to speak out and strongly condemn their reprehensible actions. That would include calling the police for violent crimes. You can’t cover up for a relative. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2021, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feds-bust-josh-duggar/941076/104 "2021-12-16T10:15:07Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > I understand any father wants to love and defend their children. But you still have an obligation to speak out and strongly condemn their reprehensible actions. That would include calling the police for violent crimes. You can’t cover up for a relative. Particularly when that relative has a history of sexually abusing _other_ relatives. If you cover for your son when he sexually abuses your daughter, you are not a good person. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feds-bust-josh-duggar/941076/105 "2022-05-25T22:57:28Z")
I thought he might get 16 or more years. The disclosed description of the material indicated violent sex acts against very young children. At least his kids are protected. The oldest will be grown when Josh gets out. > **[Josh Duggar sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for child pornography...](https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/25/entertainment/josh-duggar-sentenced/index.html)** > > An Arkansas federal judge sentenced former reality TV star Josh Duggar to more than 12 years in federal prison on Wednesday, according to court documents. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2022, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feds-bust-josh-duggar/941076/106 "2022-05-25T22:58:59Z")
Age of consent in Arkansas is 16, so Josh should like getting less than that. ---
**Author:** ![superwombat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superwombat/32/16616_2.png) [@superwombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/superwombat)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feds-bust-josh-duggar/941076/107 "2022-05-26T00:14:20Z")
From CNN link: > Duggar shares seven children with his wife, Anna. 🤨 ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feds-bust-josh-duggar/941076/108 "2022-05-26T00:17:47Z")
“Phrasing!” - Archer ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feds-bust-josh-duggar/941076/109 "2022-05-26T00:41:47Z")
12 years and counting. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feds-bust-josh-duggar/941076/110 "2022-05-26T00:51:06Z")
The three youngest will be in high school when Josh gets out. Thankful he can’t victimze them like he did his sisters. He did name them all with the letter M. > [@](#): > > Mackynzie Renée Duggar 12-years of age. > Michael James Duggar 10-years of age. > Marcus Anthony Duggar 8-years of age. > Meredith Grace Duggar 6-years of age > > Maryella Hope Duggar 2-years of age. > Mason Garett Duggar 4-years of age. > Madyson Lily Duggar 8-months ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feds-bust-josh-duggar/941076/111 "2022-05-26T09:28:00Z")
I think prison will be very exciting for Mr. Duggar. I hope he experiences almost everything it has to offer. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feds-bust-josh-duggar/941076/113 "2022-05-26T11:52:47Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Age of consent in Arkansas is 16, so Josh should like getting less than that. - And it’s not like hasn’t done hard time before. ---
**Author:** ![jehan1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b4bc9f/32.png) [@jehan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jehan1)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feds-bust-josh-duggar/941076/114 "2022-05-26T16:49:11Z")
They would be in high school if they attended school. They are semi-educated at home with a fundy curriculum. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feds-bust-josh-duggar/941076/115 "2022-05-26T17:06:01Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > The three youngest will be in high school when Josh gets out. Assuming they don’t have younger sisters by that time. I’ll lay good odds that Josh sues for conjugal visitation, and, given the present makeup of the Supreme Court along with the fact that the family is Quiverfull, I’m sure he’ll get those visits. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feds-bust-josh-duggar/941076/116 "2022-05-26T17:10:55Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > given the present makeup of the Supreme Court along with the fact that the family is Quiverfull, I’m sure he’ll get those visits It’s not likely to be a question that reaches the Supreme Court He’ll get them if he’s in an institution that allows it, and won’t if he isn’t. I believe someone at the SDMB once said that federal facilities don’t allow conjugal visits. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feds-bust-josh-duggar/941076/117 "2022-05-26T20:45:32Z")
Here’s an article by a reporter who covered the entire trial: [https://www.nwahomepage.com/josh-duggar-trial/a-closer-look-at-josh-duggars-sentencing/](https://www.nwahomepage.com/josh-duggar-trial/a-closer-look-at-josh-duggars-sentencing/) ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feds-bust-josh-duggar/941076/118 "2022-05-26T22:42:59Z")
(Did you find any?) Someone on another board said they found something on their search history that said “daughter porn.” Their 11-year-old daughter admitted that she’d done this because she was curious if they had pornography featuring kids her age. The parents gently told their daughter that it did exist, and it was illegal to even look for it, and it shouldn’t be available on the regular Internet or anywhere else. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2022, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feds-bust-josh-duggar/941076/119 "2022-05-26T22:52:47Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > Their 11-year-old daughter admitted that she’d done this because she was curious if they had pornography featuring kids her age. I assume by “they” you mean “the interwebs”. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2022, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feds-bust-josh-duggar/941076/120 "2022-05-27T02:16:01Z")
I hope an appeal won’t get Duggar out of jail. It’s up to the judge. I’ve seen cases where the convicted person serves time during the appeal. Sometimes they release on bond. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2022, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feds-bust-josh-duggar/941076/121 "2022-06-29T00:41:17Z")
> [@jehan1](#): > > They would be in high school if they attended school. They are semi-educated at home with a fundy curriculum. He won’t be able to have unsupervised contact with any children, _including his own_, for 20 years. That makes it impossible to live in the same house as them after he’s released. Also one of the few restrictions Arkansas has on homeschooling is that it’s not allowed if there’s a convicted sex offender in the home. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feds-bust-josh-duggar/941076.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feds-bust-josh-duggar/941076.md?page=7)