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No phones, recording devices allowed at Josh Duggar trial next week

(Washington County Arkansas Jail via Associated Press, File)

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  • No phones, laptops, or recording devices will be allowed in the courtroom for Josh Duggar’s child pornography trial.
  • Duggar is facing federal charges on two counts of receiving and possessing child pornography.
  • The trial is set to begin on Tuesday in Fayetteville, Ark .

No phones, laptops, or recording devices will be allowed in the courtroom when Josh Duggar’s child pornography trial begins next week.

U.S. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks issued the order on Friday, the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported.

“Members of the public and the media are prohibited from entering the courthouse with cellular phones, recording devices or any other type of electronic device, such as laptop computers or tablets,” the order states.


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Duggar is facing federal charges on two counts of receiving and possessing child pornography, with prosecutors alleging that Duggar was in possession of 200 or more images showing the sexual abuse of children ranging from toddlers to 12-year-olds. He has pleaded not guilty.

Duggar and his extended family were the subject of the TLC show “19 Kids and Counting,” which was removed from air in 2015 after it was revealed that Duggar had molested four of his sisters and a babysitter when he was a teenager. 

The trial is set to begin on Tuesday in Fayetteville, Ark.


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