Jana Duggar, the sister of former reality television star Josh Duggar, has been charged with a misdemeanor count of endangering the welfare of a child, court records in Arkansas showed on Friday.
The charge for child endangerment occurred in September, according to court documents. She reportedly pleaded not guilty to the misdemeanor charge. A trial by judge is scheduled for Jan. 10.
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Jana Duggar faces up to three months behind bars and a fine of up to $1,000 if convicted, according to the Arkansas Sentencing Commission’s standard punishment range for such a charge.
On Thursday, a federal jury in Fayetteville, Arkansas, found Josh Duggar, 33, guilty of downloading and possessing child sex abuse images on his work computer in May 2019. There is no evidence that the allegations against Jana Duggar are related to his case.
Josh Duggar faces up to 20 years in prison and fines of up to $250,000 for each count when he’s sentenced. His legal team, which includes Justin Gelfand, Ian Murphy, and Travis Story, said in a statement to NBC News that it intends to appeal the decision.
