Josh Duggars secret sign to wife after he was sentenced to 12 years in prison
JOSH Duggar signed "I Love You" with his fingers to his wife Anna, moments after he was sentenced to more than 12 years in prison on Tuesday.
When the judge adjourned court, Josh hugged and shook his lawyers’ hands, then he turned around and gave Anna the "I love you" hand gesture used in sign language.
Arkansas Judge Timothy L. Brooks sentenced Josh, 34, to 151 months in prison on May 25.
According to The Sun's court reporter, Josh appeared stoic as he received his sentence, which also includes $50,000 in fines.
As he read his decision, the judge called Josh's crimes "the sickest of the sick" to the packed courtroom.
He then said to Josh: "You have done some very bad things. But in your life as a whole, you've done good things...The true test of a man's character is what a man does when no one is watching."
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Referring to Josh's insistence that he's innocent, the judge continued: "I find it aggravating about the lack of responsibility."
Josh's wife Anna, sister Joy-Anna, dad Jim Bob and brothers Jason and James watched him receive his grueling sentence in court on Wednesday, The Sun's reporter claimed.
Joy-Anna and Jason appeared saddened by the judge's decision, while Anna and Jim Bob remained emotionless.
NEXT STEPS
After Josh is released, he will serve 20 more years of probation and will be forbidden from unsupervised visits with children.
He will not be allowed to have a computer or view pornography of any kind.
Josh was previously found guilty of possessing and receiving child pornography on December 9 after a nearly two-week trial.
SHOCKING TRIAL
Josh was arrested and charged with possessing and receiving child pornography in April 2021.
The highly-publicized jury trial lasted two weeks before the jury submitted a guilty verdict on both counts.
Many Duggar family members, including wife Anna and dad Jim Bob, attended the trial in support of their fallen family member.
At trial, prosecutors presented damning evidence from Josh's HP computer.
It was revealed that one file name found on his HP desktop computer was a video of a "3-month-old being sexually abused.”
One folder contained 65 thumbnail files of an underage girl.
The jury was shown the images and videos prosecutors claim were found on his computer.
Prosecutor William Clayman provided alleged texts and photos taken on Josh’s phone at the car lot to show he was there at the same time child pornography content was downloaded at Wholesale Motorcars.
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When the verdict was read, the Counting On alum was immediately handcuffed and taken into custody at Washington County Jail.
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Josh has maintained his innocent despite the verdict.
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673.
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