Josh Duggar gained’t be getting out of jail on his initially scheduled date.
As you probably know, the previous 19 Kids and Counting star was discovered responsible in December 2021 on two counts of receiving and possessing youngster pornography. He was later sentenced to 151 months — or nearly 12.5 years — in federal jail, which means he’d go away in August 2032. However, it seems to be like Josh shall be serving time in jail for a little bit longer.
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According to Us Weekly on Friday, the 35-year-old actuality star’s jail launch date was prolonged by almost two further months. His launch date is now in October 2032. Why the sudden change? Well, the explanation for extending his jail sentence is unknown. The Federal Bureau of Prisons are additionally remaining tight-lipped on the scenario, merely telling KTLA:
“To the extent non-public responsive records exist, without consent, proof of death, or an overriding public interest, disclosure of records would invade another individual’s personal privacy.”
Hmm…
Josh is presently serving out his sentence on the Federal Correction Institute Seagoville in Texas, the place he’s required to observe strict guidelines, together with no unsupervised visits along with his and his spouse Anna Duggar’s seven kids. And he already broke one of many guidelines throughout his sentence. As The Us Sun beforehand reported, the TLC persona was allegedly caught with a contraband cellular phone and thrown into solitary confinement.
Not solely are inmates usually not allowed to have telephones inside federal prisons, however that’s the explanation he’s in jail within the first place after investigators discovered disturbing express pictures of youngsters. Plus, Josh will not be even allowed to “possess, use, or have access to a computer or any other electronic device that has Internet or photograph storage capabilities without prior advance notice and approval of the U.S. Probation Office” as soon as he’s radiated. So the truth that he had a cellphone on him whereas nonetheless in jail is a significant problem and concern! Could this probably be the explanation his sentence was pushed again? Unfortunately, we gained’t be getting the reply as to why he’s remaining in jail for an additional two months — a minimum of, for now. But definitely, nobody would complain that he’s remaining behind bars for longer after everything he has executed!
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