Jana Duggar Shares Insight Into Her Relationship With Husband Stephen Wissmann

Josh, the eldest of the Duggar children, was born on March 3, 1988. He too became a conservative activist, campaigning for the Family Research Council.

He resigned after old police files surfaced in 2015 revealing he had been accused of sexually assaulting several girls, including his sisters. Jessa And Jillwhen he was a teenager. Jessa defended her brother in an interview with Fox News in June, insisting that the worst names people used to call Josh were “so overblown and untruthful, really. I mean people get mad at me for saying that, but I can say it because I was one of the victims.”

His wife also stood by him, even after he admitted to cheating. When he checked into a treatment center in 2016, his parents called it “a crucial first step in recovery and healing.” Parents of three children, including a daughter Mackynzie (October 8, 2009) and son Michael (June 15, 2011) and Marcus (June 2, 2013) — When the scandal broke, Anna gave birth to their fourth child, MeredithJuly 16, 2015, the same day TLC canceled 19 children. Their fifth child, a son Mason Garettwas born on September 12, 2017, girl Maryella Hope arrived on November 27, 2019 and baby #7, Lily Madysonwas born on October 23, 2021.

In a federal indictment filed in April 2021, Josh was charged with receipt and possession of child pornography. He pleaded not guilty to both counts. In 2022, Josh was convicted on both counts and sentenced to 12 and a half years in prison.