Josh Duggar downloaded video of '3-month-old being sexually abused and tortured'
An increasing number of disturbing details are coming out as Josh Duggar's trial hearing progresses. He has been accused of downloading horrific child abuse images and videos, including the video of a "three-month-old being sexually abused and tortured."
It was revealed during Thursday's trial hearing that one file name found on his HP desktop computer is of a video of a "three-month-old being sexually abused and tortured." The disturbing images and videos prosecutors claim were found on the 33-year-old's computer were shown to the jury during the third day of the trial. The files were found in a cache folder in the downloads section on the computer. The prosecution argued that the account where the porn folder was found, has Duggar’s name and address. The folder which contained 65 thumbnail files, was full of disturbing content.
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While some of the files were attempted to be downloaded onto the computer, there was not enough direct proof to suggest that the videos and images were successfully downloaded and watched by Duggar. James Fottrell, the Director of the Department of Justice for Child Exploitation, during his testimony in court, spoke about the thumbnails. “There are multiple photos of a minor girl," he said. In one video which was 30 minutes long, sexually explicit images of minors were also found
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We had previously reported that he was arrested on April 29 this year and was indicted by a grand jury alleging that he knowingly received child porn files. In mid-May, investigators found a stockpile of disturbing images and videos including that of two girls, aged seven and nine, being "penetrated" by an adult male. Another bulk download featured 65 images of a girl, aged seven, posing nude, exposing her genitals, and then being put in a dog kennel, the prosecution alleged.
Duggar's family members were present in court including his sister Jill Dillard and brother Jedidiah. Dillard's husband Derick was present too and sat on the bench registered for family members of the accused along, sitting next to Duggar's wife Anna. The latter gave birth to her seventh child, a daughter in October. She maintains she is "happily married" and continues standing with her husband who has a history of problematic behavior.
He had confessed to having touched minor girls over and under their clothing as a 14-15-year-old, and four of his victims were his sisters. Duggar family patriarch Jim Bob had consulted the church after he made the alleged confession after which he was enrolled in a program. Josh's trial is taking place in Fayetteville, Arkansas for charges stemming from his April 2021 arrest. The former 'Counting On' star faces up to 20 years in prison if found guilty. Josh, who has pleaded not guilty, has been accused of possessing sick images of child pornography, which have been described as some of "the worst of the worst" that authorities had ever seen.