Jury selection in Josh Duggar's child pornography trial began on November 30, 2021. On December 2, 2021, the jury heard testimony from computer expert James Fottrell, who is the director of the Department of Justice's High Technology Investigative Unit. Fottrell detailed what was found on the computer seized from Duggar's place of work.
He was clear about one fact that has been used by Duggar's defense team: No pieces of child pornography were found on Duggar's personal devices. Duggar's team asserts this means someone else might have been downloading and accessing the images and videos found on the work machine.
James Fottrell said that the work computer found during the raid had numerous pieces of illegal material on it. He also used screenshots and visual recreations to explain what that material was like.
He also explained that the hard drive on the computer had essentially been split into two. One side operated on Windows and was all business-oriented, but the other side used a Linux operating system, and the illicit and illegal material was stored there.
The expert testified that the further he went into the Linux side of the computer, the more he uncovered. All in all, there were more than 100 photos and several videos depicting child sexual abuse.
He was also able to uncover a few videos that had been streamed on the device, including one that showed an infant being sexually abused. The jury was also able to see some of the images that were found.
He added that it was clear the computer had been used to access "hidden websites" on the dark web, explaining what's often found there: "It's mostly criminal activity. All kinds of crazy stuff."
