The case of Josh Duggar is a pretty complicated one. He is charged with receiving and possessing child pyrography and his trial will begin at the end of this month. He had a pre-trial hearing on Thursday and during this hearing, the lawyers on both sides made it clear that they wanted to call Jim Bob Duggar to the witness stand.
They feel like he could make it or break the verdict, but fans of the Duggars aren’t so sure this will help Josh’s case. Jim Bob has been very quiet when it comes to talking about his sons allegations.
The Duggars: The Pre-Trial Hearing
During the hearing, the judge, Timothy L. Brooks asked the attorneys who they had in mind for being witnesses. This is when Jim Bob’s name came up. During this pre-trial, there was also some information that came up about Josh’s past. The prosecution wants to use his past against him and show the jury and the court that he has a pattern of making very sexual advances and mistakes.
Counting On: Lawyers Want Jim Bob Duggar As a Witness
When Josh was a teenager, it came out that he had molested five underage girls and two of them came forward and made the claim that they were molested by him as well. His family just threw it off as he s young and confused and just exploring. This traumatized the girls and he did get in a lot of hot water for this. This is also when TLC canceled 19 Kids and Counting because of the allegations against him.
Of course, Josh’s lawyers feel that his past is not at all relevant to this trial, but others beg to differ. When we look at these incidents, clearly it looks as if he has patterns or a sex addiction. He even admitted to cheating on his wife with women that he found on a website made for men who wanted to have affairs.
No matter what Josh has done, his wife, Anna Duggar and his parents seem to support him still. The only statement that Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar made was on social media and they wrote, “It is our prayer that the truth, no matter what it is, will come to light, and that this will all be resolved in a timely manner. We love Josh and Anna and continue to pray for their family.”
Only time will tell if Jim Bob does actually take the stand to support his son.
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