Sex pest Josh Duggar makes shock confession in latest bid to overturn his child pornography conviction

By BRIAN MARKS FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

Published: 05:34 BST, 29 May 2025 | Updated: 05:42 BST, 29 May 2025

Josh Duggar has made a surprising admission in his in his latest attempt to overturn his conviction for possessing child sexual abuse materials.

The 37-year-old former star of 19 Kids And Counting is requesting that the judge overseeing his case appoint a new lawyer to represent him.

And in a letter written to the judge on Tuesday and obtained by People, the convicted sex offender claimed he needed a court-appointed attorney because he could no longer has enough money to pay his own lawyer.

‘I am unable to afford counsel due to my current financial circumstances,’ he reportedly wrote.

Duggar was sentenced to 12 years and seven months in federal prison in May 2022 after he was convicted of receiving and possessing child sexual abuse materials. 

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In a letter written Tuesday to a judge overseeing his case, Josh Duggar requested a new lawyer; seen in an undated photo from the Washington County, Arkansas, Detention Center

According to People, the 37-year-old convicted sex offender admitted that he could no longer afford to pay for an lawyer, so he is requesting a court-appointed attorney; seen in 2015 with with Anna Duggar

In his letter, Duggar went on to reveal that he was seeking to obtain a new attorney to help determine if there may have been any ‘constitutional violations’ in his case, which could be grounds for having his conviction vacated.

He added that, ‘if appropriate,’ the attorney would ‘prepare a motion to vacate, set aside, or correct my conviction and sentence.’

Duggar claimed this his trial had ‘involved complex constitutional and evidentiary issues, particularly relating to legal rulings and strategic decisions made during trial proceedings,’ and he alleged there had been ‘errors in the admission of forensic evidence.’

The former reality star reportedly went on to accuse prosecutors of not fully sharing evidence with his attorneys during his trial.

He also wrote that the ‘broad publicity of this case’ and the ‘intense scrutiny’ it received could justify a ‘full and fair post-conviction review.’

Duggar claimed there may have been ‘constitutional violations’ in his trial, and he hoped that the judge would appoint an attorney to explore ways to have his conviction vacated

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Sex pest Josh Duggar makes shock confession in latest bid to overturn his child pornography conviction

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