In a recent development, the Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal from former reality TV star Josh Duggar regarding his child pornography conviction. Duggar, known for his family’s appearances on the TLC show “19 Kids and Counting,” was sentenced to over 12 years in prison after being found guilty of receiving and possessing child pornography.
Duggar had argued that a former employee with a prior sex offense conviction may have been responsible for the illicit material found on his computer during a search warrant in 2019. However, the trial court denied Duggar’s request to introduce the prior conviction as evidence without first proving that the employee had access to the computer.
Last year, the 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals upheld this decision. Duggar claimed that this ruling violated his right to present a complete defense under the 6th Amendment, but the Supreme Court chose not to comment on the matter as they declined to hear the appeal. There were no opposing opinions noted in this decision.
