Jinger Duggar, husband Jeremy Vuolo & kids escape to North Carolina after brother Josh’s arrest on child porn charges
JINGER Duggar, husband Jeremy Vuolo & their two kids escaped to North Carolina after Jinger’s brother Josh was arrested on child porn charges.
The couple took their daughter’s Felicity, two, and Evangeline, seven months, to the Blue Ridge Mountains for a weeklong getaway.
Jeremy, 33, posted the photo of their quaint hideaway on Instagram with the caption: “Getting away for a week—away from a busy routine and cell reception—can be good for the soul. @jingervuolo & I took the girls into the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina for the week during @campabide. We miss it already.”
Jinger, 27, commented on the photo saying: “ It was the best! ”
The trip comes after Jinger’s brother Josh Duggar was arrested and charged with possession of child pornography in April, including minors under the age of 12.
A week after his arrest, Josh, 33, was released from prison with conditions including restricted travel, as he cannot leave Benton, Washington and Madison counties in Arkansas without permission from the court.
Josh has “unlimited access” to his six children with wife Anna present, though he is not allowed to be around minor children, including his siblings, nieces and nephews.
The judge said of her decision: “The court views these charges as very serious. It is a concern to have an agent testify that the file download found on a computer is some of the worst child abuse pornography in 1,000 cases, that concerns the court.
“The victims of your crime, if you committed it, concern the court. Children are involuntary victims of pornography. They’re subject to human trafficking. This weights against your release into the community.”
She said the molestation scandal that was made public “concerns her,” because of the age of the victims and the children in the porn.
The judge added: “I am concerned images and ages are very close to the ages of your children and nephews and nieces and siblings children. I don’t know if you’re a danger.”
Special Agent Gerald Faulkner from Homeland Security was the first to take the stand at the hearing, as he was questioned by the prosecutor.
He said: “In May of 2019, [an Arkansas police officer] identified a computer participating in the known sharing of photos and videos of child pornography.”
He claimed Josh had one two-minute video on his computer of two underage females and a male who performed sexual acts on the children.
Also found were 65 images of a female “consistent with child pornography.”
The agent said: “October 2019, the IP address was assigned to Joshua Duggar with an address in Springdale, Arkansas.”
An HP desktop computer from the car lot, a MacBook laptop in an RV Josh arrived in and Josh’s cell phone were confiscated by authorities.
Though Josh was not informed of the reason for the investigation, he asked authorities if someone downloaded child pornography on his computer.
Josh admitted he had a TOR browser on his computer, which gives him access to the dark web anonymously. The agent explained how the child pornography could be found on the dark web.
The agent then said how he asked Josh about the images of minors 5 to 10 years old, he responded: “I’d rather not answer that question.”
The password of one of the programs used to obtain the images was the last four digits of Mr. Duggar’s birth year, the same password was used for Josh’s bank accounts, websites and more.
Josh used one of the programs to view porn including rape and child porn, according to the agent.
The agent mentioned how downloads from a specific file were made. The agent said the file “is in the top five worst I have ever had to examine,” as the specific file has been known to include children as young as 18 months old. The agent did not say if Josh downloaded the photos involving an 18 month old.
The agent said friends and family confirmed Josh had a porn addiction.
But the agent said there is “no evidence” Josh was the person who downloaded TOR.
The agent confirmed Josh and Anna drove themselves to the Sheriff’s Office with agents following them so their children wouldn’t see him get arrested.
Parole officer Diem Nguyen then took the stand, as she mentioned the “third party” Josh will live with when released.
A couple, who has been friends of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar for five to six years, have agreed to allow Josh to live with them.
The friend offers ministry to prisoners, while his wife is a piano teacher.
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The Duggar family released a statement that read: “We appreciate your continued prayers for our family at this time. The accusations brought against Joshua today are very serious.
“It is our prayer that the truth, no matter what it is, will come to light, and that this will all be resolved in a timely manner. We love Josh and Anna and continue to pray for their family.”
Josh’s wife, Anna, 32, announced she is pregnant with the couple’s seventh child a week before the arrest with a gender reveal video.