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No manufacturing or publishing, which would indicate they had information he was producing any material.

He's behind bars, it's already been stated his bail provisions wouldn't allow him to return home with children, and IMO it's highly unlikely he is acquitted and returns home while they are still under age. I routinely work with cases where children are removed from home. Given Josh's current charges and his known past history CPS will be on it should Josh be given some kind of ability to return home. Anna will be presented with a safety plan that informs her that if she elects to reside with Josh they will be seeking an order of the court to remove the children. Even if Josh were to somehow get a miraculous reprieve and all these charges disappear, I expect CPS would be likely to take a keen interest in their family. I'm very, very skeptical any miracles are on the horizon in this case that they have been probing for over a year. Remember, all of the information didn't come from the raid -- somehow or another Josh made it onto the radar, triggering the warrant in the first place. Seems he may not have gotten much more savvy or sophisticated about his online activities since his last, much more benign, go round.

There's at least some value in their statement informing those inclined to think they are role models and examples of Christianity that those who harm children in this way are abusers and deserve punishment. Let's face it, there are those so delusional about the family that if their statement defended Josh and minimized the allegations it would have been accepted as righteous and true.

Any adult with more than three functioning gray cells who would actually say something so repugnant deserves to experience what the kids in those images have been subjected to. Kids are trafficked, drugged, abused and even murdered every day around the world to produce those images. As far as those baying for Anna's children to be removed from her, remember at the end of the day it's not about vengeance and punishment, it's about the best interest of the kids. They've lost their dad. Sure, he's a total load, but I doubt that was their perspective. Being ripped from their mom on the assumption she was complicit or at the very least she should have known doesn't necessarily result in a great outcome for the kids. As much as I despise the general lifestyle of that cult, I don't know that traumatizing the kids achieves anything but traumatized kids, which is not a win for anyone.

The out state lawyer that Zella linked above ticks all the boxes for being the real deal. To me that indicates the family knew (JB knew anyway) that this was probably an inevitability and preparations were made, legit preparations.

The ban on cameras no doubt refers to media coverage, which is a different thing. As a general rule courtrooms and court proceedings are and must be public. Yes, there is such a thing as confidential proceedings, but this does not qualify. If the public does not have access to the courtroom and the proceedings, such as in a pandemic, livestreaming has been used to satisfy the requirement. When proceedings here resumed as Zoom hearings after a few days closure last year livestreaming wasn't initially happening. Very quickly motions began to crop up regarding due process and State Court Administrators Office notified all State Courts that proceedings had to be publicly available (livestreamed) with the exception of those rare matters that would not have had open courtrooms if conducted in person. It gets very confusing when you deal with matters for which the files are confidential, yet the proceedings are in fact livestreamed because the courtroom is technically open to the public. You can watch the hearing live, yet if you attempt to look up the case online or request records from the court you are prevented because the file is confidential. I don't make the rules, I just have to follow them.

The family clearly understands and knew Josh was running with the big dogs, or at least JB did. I wonder how and when that disclosure was forced out of Josh. Perhaps he shared info with the local attorney and not JB directly? I don't think the feds would have given an iota of information until they were done chasing all the rabbits down all of the holes to see just who else they can snare with the info. from Josh's online trail. Also curious about what's been going on between TLC and JB since the raid. Clearly TLC had become wary and the family was recently advised to prepare themselves for the end of the gravy train -- even if they didn't get a truthful explanation from JB about why he expected the end was nigh. Hiring this attorney absolutely proves they know shit is real this time. Aside from getting a heads up that TLC was likely not to renew the show, I doubt any of the siblings had any idea what was coming down. It's entirely likely Anna was in the dark, probably fobbed off with an explanation from JB and Josh about the raid.

That's a standard provision in these cases. He just may be fitted with a tether if he makes bond.

Ah, waived the reading of the information. Gotcha. I so wish reporters assigned to covering legal matters were required to take a course familiarizing themselves with the basics.

That's a new one, arraigned on undisclosed charges? No living with minors provision absolutely is a disturbing giveaway that the charges are child related. This explains so much of the recent abnormal behavior of so many family members, the bizarre Easter episode -- and why JD and Abbie in particular never spoke, etc. The show is done. The family is no doubt imploding.

I don't even know what courthouse this is being held at. If you do, look up the court's website and see if they have the streaming details listed, or if that particular courthouse happens to be open to the public.

Fascinating. I wonder how that was accomplished, because it is against policy.

Judges don't like to skip their lunch hours as a rule.

The courthouse I normally work in, and courthouses all over our state and those in other states are using Zoom much as everyone else in various business and school settings have. Those same Zoom hearings are livestreamed on YouTube to meet due process requirements, as Zoom proceedings on their own are meetings by invitation only.

Um, courtrooms all over the country have been live streaming Zoom hearings for over a year. I ordinarily work in a courthouse and have been working from home since last year.

I doubt he's rested. His wardrobe may be interesting as well.

If you mean JB would engineer a second son being sent to prison as some type of accountability partner for Josh, that won't happen. Co conspirators aren't placed together by policy.

There are provisions for confidential matters. It is highly unlikely this matter today will qualify.

IDK, but I'm guessing this firm is a civil litigation firm. He will need criminal representation, and criminal representation that operates in the federal arena. Depending on the nature of the charges it's recommended he have representation very familiar with navigating the specifics of whatever he's charged with. He's running with the big dogs, best not show up with a team that is only fit for the porch.

Court proceedings are public. If courtrooms there are not open for in person attendance by the public they must stream on YouTube in order to meet due process requirements.

If they're clinging to those types of ideas as a defense posture, he may as well plead today to whatever they've got, straight up, and save everybody a lot of time, a lot of money and more frenzied publicity.

Guess that explains the under the influence mug shot. I'm really intrigued with the idea that an arrest has long been expected -- and happened when JB & M were out of state, yet Josh was not, such as at a recent wedding. That factoid makes me curious where this is going. ETA I wonder if they understand what they need to base the representation decision on for this case? Or did they proceed as you suggest, basing the decision on JB's standard M.O, or even more interesting, JB's best interests.

One of the things I am most curious about is if he has representation today, and if so what kind? This is not the time and date for JB's cheapness to win out. They could wise up and upgrade later on, but strategically now is a good time to show up with a bulldog. It can set the tone for much of what is to come.

If this isn't financially based there is no show. He would have to provide his own home. Even without the family to provide for, I don't see Josh stepping into anything that comes near to sustaining even himself alone.

But then what would be waiting for him on the homefront?