Josh Duggar Biography, Age, Career and Net Worth
|Joshua James Duggar is a former American TV star, political activist and convicted sex offender. He is popular for featuring in reality tv series 19 Kids and Counting. Josh Duggar was born on March 3, 1988 in Tontitown, Arkansas, U.S to Jim Bob Duggar and Michelle Annette Ruark Duggar.
Josh Duggar Profile
Name |
Josh Duggar |
Real Name |
Joshua James Duggar |
Date of Birth |
March 3, 1988 |
Age |
33 years (2021) |
State of Origin |
Arkansas State |
Nationality |
United States |
Race |
White |
Occupation |
Reality TV star, Convict |
Crime |
Sex Offender |
Religion |
Christian |
Wife |
Anna Renée Keller |
Father |
Jim Bob Duggar |
Mother |
Michelle Annette Ruark Duggar |
Net Worth |
$50,000 |
Educational Background
Josh Duggar was homeschooled and passed Arkansas’s state test for a general equivalency diploma at the age of sixteen. He did not attend college.
Career
Josh Duggar was an American reality TV personality. He featured in 19 Kids and Counting which featured other members of the Duggar family from 2004 to 2015.
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He was the executive director of FRC Action, a lobbying political action committee (PAC) sponsored by the Family Research Council, from June 2013 to May 2015.
Josh Duggar was accused of molesting underage girls, including a 5 years old girl. He resigned as director of FRC and 19 Kids and counting reality tv series was cancelled.
Duggar Trial and conviction
In 2006, Oprah Winfrey producers cancelled planned appearance of Duggar family in the show after an anonymous emailed to reveal the past actions of Josh Duggar.
Springdale, Arkansas, Police Department launched an investigation after Winfrey producers alerted Department of Human Services on the alleged child molestation. However, no charges was filed against Josh Duggar because Arkansas law states that child sexual abuse charges for offenses must be filed within three years of being reported to a police officer to be within the statute of limitations.
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In 2015, a report by the magazine In Touch Weekly stated that Jim Bob Duggar had told the Arkansas State Police that Josh Duggar molested five underage girls between 2002 and 2003. The report claimed that four of the molested victims were Josh Duggar’s sisters.
In November 2015, pornographic actress Danica Dillon filed suit against Duggar, claiming Duggar had “assaulted her to the point of causing her physical and emotional injuries” during an episode of consensual sex at a Philadelphia strip club earlier in the year.
In April 2021, Josh Duggar was arrested by the Us Marshal and charged for receiving and possession of child pornography.
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On December 9, 2021, a jury found Duggar guilty of receiving and possessing child pornography. He faces up to 20 years in federal prison and a fine of up to $250,000 for each count.
Personal Life
Josh Duggar got married to Anna Renée Keller in 2008. They have seven children.
Josh Duggar Net Worth
Josh Duggar net worth is estimated to be $50,000