JOSH Duggar was seen looking fixated with his laptop at a family event in a sinister newly-resurfaced video from 2019.
The 33-year-old – who was arrested on child porn charges this month – was spotted staring at his screen while his family members sang a hymn around him at the Duggar compound.
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Counting On fans uncovered the video from February 2019 in Josh's sister Jana's Instagram Story highlights titled "Home".
The clip showed Josh sitting on a bar stool at the kitchen counter of the family's Arkansas mansion.
He was seen looking intently at his laptop while dozens of his family members sang May The Lord, Mighty God to the tune of Edelweiss.
His siblings, their partners, their children and his parents Michelle and Jim Bob were seated on couches and tables around him singing away.
One eagle-eyed Reddit user uncovered the video, claiming Josh always appeared to be on his "laptop or phone".
One user claimed the video was "uncomfortable to watch" while another called the footage "off-putting".
Josh was arrested in Washington County earlier this month after a 2019 Homeland Security raid on his now-closed used car dealership.
He allegedly “knowingly received child pornography” between or about May 14, 2019 and on or about May 16, 2019.
For the second count, Josh “knowingly possessed material that contained images of child pornography,” including “images of minors under the age of 12.”
The disgraced reality star was later released on bail despite allegedly having 65 child pornography images and one video of minors, including a toddler.
A federal agent described the alleged images as being "the worst of the worst" that he has seen in his career.
Josh pleaded not guilty to the charges at his arraignment.
If convicted, he could receive 20 years in prison with fines of up to $250,000 for each count.
Last week, he was slammed for posting a "suggestive" video of a young girl shoving a banana in her mouth several years before his arrest.
The clip, which The Sun has chosen not to repost, was uploaded to his Facebook page in 2015.
His wife Anna, 32, who is pregnant with the couple's seventh child is reportedly continuing to support Josh throughout the scandal and has no plans to divorce him.
"Anna is standing by her husband as she always has," a source told The Sun.
"She even accompanied Josh to Fayetteville on Thursday so he could turn himself in to authorities."
Josh's arrest comes six years after he was accused of molesting five underage girls as a teenager.
In Touch Weekly uncovered a 33-page Arkansas police report claiming Jim Bob told police that his eldest son fondled the breasts and genitals of young girls while they were asleep in the Duggar family home back in 2006.
His younger sisters Jill, 29, and Jessa, 28, came forward as two of the victims in an interview with Megyn Kelly, where they insisted they had forgiven Josh.
Following the allegations, Josh said: "Twelve years ago, as a young teenager, I acted inexcusably for which I am extremely sorry and deeply regret. I hurt others, including my family and close friends.”
He was never charged with any crime related to the incidents.
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call RAINN (Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network) at 800-656-HOPE (4673).
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