Will Jana Duggar go to prison? Josh Duggar's sister charged with endangering welfare of minor
A day after Josh Duggar was found guilty of possessing and receiving child sexual abuse material, his sister Jana Duggar has been charged with endangering the welfare of a minor. According to a Washington County court document, the TLC actress received a citation on September 9 but the ‘Counting On’ alum has pleaded not guilty to the charge. The circumstances, however, related to Jana Duggar’s case have not been disclosed yet.
According to People magazine, the 31-year-old actress is scheduled to appear in court for a bench trial on January 10, 2022. Jana’s attorney over the same was not available for a quick comment. The Daily Mail reported that a local county clerk said that said she wasn't at liberty to say if the charge was connected to Josh. Currently, there is no evidence that the charge is related to Josh’s case. Speaking of Josh Duggar, the former Reality TV star is facing up to 20 years of prison after getting charged with two counts of downloading and possessing child pornography. Josh also has to shell out a hefty amount of up to $250K for each count when he’s sentenced.
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Will Jana Duggar go to prison?
According to Daily Mail, Jana Duggar could face jail and might have to spend 30 to 90 days behind bars if proven guilty. If that won’t be the case, then she might have to shell out a heavy amount from her pocket for the fines. Jana was recently papped attending her brother's trial in Fayetteville, Arkansas on Tuesday, December 7. According to The Sun, the actress appeared in “high spirits laughing and mingling with family during breaks, including Josh”.
On the personal front, the actress has no kids and is the eldest unmarried Duggar child. She is the second child and first daughter of Jim and Michelle Duggar. She still lives with her parents along with her younger siblings. Interestingly, the family still resides on the same compound where their show ‘Counting On’ was filmed for 11 seasons starting in 2015. Jana and Josh Duggar were featured on TLC’s ‘19 Kids and Counting’ from 2008 and 2015. The show followed the lives of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar and their 19 children.
Josh Duggar faces jail time over child pornography
Jana Duggar’s brother Josh Duggar has been making headlines for the last few weeks over the trial in the child pornography case against him. A federal investigation found that the father of seven kids and a used car salesman had over 200 images that were flagged as child sexual abuse material on his work computer. Josh was in court on November 18 for a pre-trial conference where his defense team and the prosecution argued over what evidence would be allowed to be presented to jurors.
Josh was taken into custody on April 29, 2021, however, the allegations about him being a sex pest have dated back to the beginning of the 2000s. In 2002-2003, as a 14 or 15-year-old teenager Josh had allegedly molested five minor girls, four of them being his sisters all of who were at least three years younger than him. In the wake of his trial, TLC canceled their highly successful show '19 Kids and Counting' featuring the family in the midst of all this chaos.
