Josh Duggar and his wife are enjoying one last milestone as a family before they face the uncertainty of his future.
Josh's wife of 13 years, Anna Duggar, announced news of the couple's seventh child. Anna first announced the pregnancy in April, just a week before Josh turned himself in to authorities, charged with receiving and possessing child sex abuse material.
Josh and Anna have welcomed a daughter, giving the couple four daughters and three sons. Both fans and critics of the Duggars alike were admittedly surprised at the little girl's name.
Anna Duggar broke her social media silence for the first time since her husband's arrest to announce the birth of their seventh child.
"Meet little Madyson Lily Duggar! ," she shared.
Anna and Josh are also parents to Mackynzie, 12; Michael, 10; Marcus, 8; Meredith, 6; Mason, 4; and Maryella, 1. Due to the nature of the charges against Josh, the children are currently only allowed to see their father with their mother's complete supervision.
Many have taken notice of the interesting choice in the child's name. While all of Josh and Anna's children have names beginning with M, some have questioned why they would choose Madyson after Josh's involvement in the Ashley Madison cheating scandal, one of his earliest public scandals.
The news of the baby's arrival comes just weeks before Josh is set to go on trial for one count of receipt of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Thus far, the legal battle has not gone in Josh's favor. The judge has denied five different motions to suppress evidence and have the case dismissed.
In early November, Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent Gerald Faulkner testified at a detention hearing for Josh where he detailed the disturbing findings of the federal investigation into Josh. He shared that Josh allegedly had over 200 images that were flagged as child sexual abuse material on his computer.
Agent Faulkner shared that the images depicted child sex abuse involving children ranging from 18 months to 12 years of age. Faulkner described the images as "in the top five of the worst of the worst that I've ever had to examine" in his over 1,000 cases throughout his career.
If convicted, Josh could face up to 40 years in prison and up to $500,000 in fines. The deadline to accept a plea deal has come and gone, meaning Josh's fate is in the hands of a jury. He remains on house arrest until the trial begins on November 30.
