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Josh Duggar (m. Anna Keller)<\/p>\n
Eldest Duggar child Josh was born March 3, 1988. He too became a conservative activist, campaigning for the Family Research Council.<\/p>\n
He stepped down after old police records surfaced in 2015 revealing that he had been accused of molesting several girls, including his sisters Jessa<\/strong> and Jill<\/strong>, when he was a teenager. Jessa defended her brother in a sit-down with Fox News that June, insisting that the worst names people were calling Josh were “so overboard and a lie, really. I mean people get mad at me for saying that, but I can say this because I was one of the victims.”<\/p>\n His wife also stuck by him, including after he admitted to being unfaithful. When he checked into a treatment center in 2016, his parents called it “a crucial first step in recovering and healing.”Parents of three\u2014daughter Mackynzie<\/strong> (Oct. 8, 2009) and sons Michael <\/strong>(June 15, 2011) and Marcus<\/strong> (June 2, 2013)\u2014when the scandal broke, Anna gave birth to their fourth child, Meredith<\/strong>, on July 16, 2015, the same day TLC canceled 19 Kids<\/em>. Their fifth child, son Mason Garett<\/strong>, was born Sept. 12, 2017, daughter Maryella Hope<\/strong> arrived Nov. 27, 2019 and baby No. 7, Madyson Lily<\/strong>, was born Oct. 23, 2021.<\/p>\n In a federal indictment filed in April 2021, Josh was charged with a count apiece of receipt and possession of child pornography. He pleaded not guilty on both counts. In 2022, Josh was found guilty on both counts, and sentenced to 12 and a half years in prison.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n