Disgraced reality TV star Josh Duggar asked a federal appeals court to give him a new trial on charges of downloading and possessing child sexual abuse material on Thursday, according to federal court records.
The Eight Circuit Court of Appeals did not indicate how it was inclined to rule on the request.
Duggar, 34, was arrested in April 2021 after a detective in Little Rock, Arkansas, noticed child pornography files connected to a computer at his car dealership. He traced them back to the onetime conservative activist and star of TLC’s “19 Kids and Counting.”
The popular reality show was canceled in 2015 after Duggar apologized amid allegations that he molested four of his sisters and a babysitter. Around the time, he also admitted to having a profile on the extramarital affairs website Ashley Madison and released a statement calling himself the “biggest hypocrite ever.”
Duggar had allegedly touched at least five girls’ breasts and genitals, often while they slept, USA Today reported. The newspaper attributed the accusation to police records which contained statements by Josh Duggar’s father, Jim Bob Duggar, who said he was relaying information to police that his son told him.
Josh Duggar was found guilty of child pornography charges in December 2021.
His defense unsuccessfully argued that someone else downloaded and uploaded the files.
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