During the case prosecutors cited graphic images, the ages of the children involved as well as court testimony about the alleged abuse of Duggar's sisters. 9News
The judge sentenced Duggar to 12 years and seven months in prison, one day after denying a defence motion to overturn the guilty verdict on grounds of insufficient evidence or to order a new trial.“While this is not the sentence we asked for, this is a lengthy sentence,” Fowlkes said outside the courthouse.Defence attorney Justin Gelfand said he is grateful Brooks declined to impose the full 20-year sentence requested by prosecutors.
Authorities began investigating the abuse in 2006 after receiving a tip from a family friend but concluded that the statute of limitations on any possible charges had expired. After the allegations resurfaced in 2015, Duggar apologised publicly for unspecified behaviour and resigned as a lobbyist for the Family Research Council, a conservative Christian group.
In seeking a 20-year sentence, prosecutors cited the graphic images - and the ages of the children involved - as well as court testimony about the alleged abuse of Duggar's sisters.
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