Josh Duggar lawyers seek dismissal of child porn charges; say prosecutors ...

Josh Duggar lawyers seek dismissal of child porn charges; say prosecutors ...
Josh Duggar lawyers seek dismissal of child porn charges; say prosecutors ...
Josh Duggar attorneys seek dismissal of child porn charges because prosecutors didn't save evidence that could have proved his innocence - and claims pictures were from employee who 'stayed at business overnight' The 19 and Counting star pleaded not guilty to two counts of child porn in April  Defense lawyers say government failed to preserve evidence of cell phone searches it conducted on three people with access to Duggar's work internet One witness admitted to sleeping at Duggar's car lot and watching porn there His lawyers say a judge should, at the very least, hold an evidentiary hearing  A separate motion to dismiss filing alleged that two officials weren't properly appointed at the time of the Duggar investigation.

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The legal team representing embattled 19 Kids and Counting star Josh Duggar said it wants its client's child pornography charges dropped because the government failed to preserve evidence that might have exonerated the celebrity.

Moreover, his lawyers said in an August 20 court filing that other people had access to Duggar's used car sales lot, where one admitted to watching porn.

The Springdale, Arkansas, business was previously the target of Department of Homeland Security investigators (HSI), who searched the electronic devices of people who had access to the wireless internet at Wholesale Motorcars.

About a month after executing its first search warrant at the car lot, investigators learned that one person had on 'several occasions' slept overnight at Wholesale Motorcars, where he entertained himself with adult content, the court filing said.

'[The witness] admitted to viewing adult pornography through websites he accessed through the internet on his cellular phone and, when asked by federal agents, denied viewing child pornography,' the court document said. 'Based on HIS's official report, the cellular telephone was examined for evidence of child pornography… with negative results.'

Josh Duggar, who appeared in TLC's 19 Kids and Counting, is accused of downloading and keeping porn depicting sexual abuse against children younger than 12

Josh Duggar, who appeared in TLC's 19 Kids and Counting, is accused of downloading and keeping porn depicting sexual

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