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Prosecutors Believe Josh Duggar’s Text Messages Prove He Was Near Computer When Child Porn Was Downloaded

Aug. 17 2021, Published 12:29 p.m. ET

Federal agents accuse Josh Duggar of being sloppy with his alleged crimes and are using text messages he sent to and prove his guilt in court.

According to an unsealed court transcript obtained by Breaking Celebrity News, the government laid out their case during Duggar’s bond hearing back in May. He is facing two federal charges related to possessing and receiving child [expletive].

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The prosecutors were arguing for the former TLC star to remain behind bars claiming he was a risk to the community given the charges and a potential flight risk.

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Duggar claimed he was not going to flee and offered up his passport to the court. The judge eventually released Duggar on bond but ordered him to live with his parent’s church friends.

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He is prohibited from meeting children including his own unless his wife Anna approves. During the hearing, the federal agents who worked on the case were questioned about the investigation.

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They revealed they seized an HP computer and an iMac laptop from the car lot Duggar ran. As Breaking Celebrity News previously reported, the agents claim Duggar used the same password to access child [expletive].

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They also obtained a bunch of his text messages from iCloud on his computers. The text provides date and time stamps which helped agents determine