US reality TV star Josh Duggar found guilty of possessing child porn

Josh Duggar, 33, was taken into custody Dec 9, after a federal jury convicted him of downloading and possessing child pornography. Photo: AFP

Josh Duggar, who starred in a popular American reality television show espousing conservative values, was found guilty on Thursday (Dec 9) of receiving and possessing child pornography.

Duggar, 33, is the eldest in a family of 19 children who appeared on the TLC network programme 19 Kids And Counting, which ran for 10 seasons before being cancelled in 2015.