DUGGAR fans were shocked as Anna “posted and deleted a photo of her husband Josh with their son” days after he was arrested for child porn.
The disgraced TLC star has been staying under house arrest with family friends.
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Instagram fan account, Without A Crystal Ball, shared a now-deleted picture that Anna had uploaded on her Instagram where Josh, 33, could be seen playing chess with their son, Michael James, 9.
Along with the reshared photo, Without A Crystal Ball wrote: “Moments ago Anna Duggar posted this photo to her stories – then removed it.
“Duggar Bates Confessions caught it. A look at her saved stories this is an old photo from 2019 at a game night
“It is interesting that she chose a photo of Josh playing games with their son Michael though.”
This comes as a shock to Counting On fans, not only because he seemingly had contact with their kids, but because Anna has maintained public silence after her husband was arrested on two counts of child pornography.
A week ago, The Celeb Report revealed that Anna is standing by her husband and turning on the rest of the Duggars.
An insider told The Celeb Report: “Anna is in denial. Jim Bob is telling people she is defending Josh and no longer speaking to most of the family.
“Jim Bob said she blames him and wife Michelle for Josh’s arrest.
“Anna feels it all stems from how they dealt with his previous molestation scandal after he assaulted his sisters.”
They added: “She also thinks that this case is a conspiracy theory against her husband set up by the Biden administration.
“She believes that if Donald Trump was still in power this would not be happening, and refuses to believe he’s done anything wrong.”
The Celeb Report has reached out to the Duggar family’s rep who declined to comment.
A judge released Josh from prison last week 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. “
Back in 2015, In Touch magazine reported Josh was investigated for molesting four of his younger sisters and a babysitter when he was a teenager, after which he said he “acted inexcusably.”
Although it was reported to police and he came clean, he was never arrested or charged with any crime, and the family stayed quiet until it was exposed years later in the media.
Jim Bob told cops that Josh went through a Christian program where he “did manual labor and had counseling,” according to the 2006 police report.
The state trooper, identified as Joseph Hutchens, reportedly gave Josh a “very stern talk” about what might happen if he “continued such behavior.”
Joseph Hutchens is currently in jail on child pornography charges.
Springdale Police spokesman Scott Lewis told the Associated Press that a judge ordered the 2006 report to be destroyed.
His sisters Jill and Jessa came forward as victims in an interview with reporter Megyn Kelly, though they insisted they had forgiven Josh for his sins.
In the fallout, the family’s reality show 19 Kids & Counting was canceled, and Josh was fired from his position at Christian lobbying group the Family Research Council.
Hutchens also previously told In Touch that Jim Bob allegedly hid the extent of Josh’s alleged abuse.
Josh married Anna Renee Keller on September 26, 2008. They have six children together, three daughters and three sons. They are currently expecting their seventh.
Despite numerous scandals, Anna has always stood by him and even accompanied Josh to the police station when he handed himself in, a source previously told The Celeb Report.
Josh has now been charged with allegedly receiving and possessing child porn, some of which include 65 images and one video of child porn of minors between the ages of 5-10.
If convicted, the 33-year-old could receive 20 years in prison with fines of up to $250,000 on each of the two counts.
She said at an earlier hearing: “The court would likely require a third party custodian that he could reside with that would ensure compliance with the conditions of bond.
“It would need to be a residence where there are no minors in the home. You would need to look for somebody who could ensure to the court that there are no minors in the home or would be visiting unsupervised.”
