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'Fogle to plead guilty to sex acts with minors, child porn'

http://news.yahoo.com/tv-report-ex-subway-pitchman-admit-child-porn-054612244--finance.html

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Longtime Subway pitchman Jared Fogle has agreed to plead guilty to allegations that he paid for sex acts with minors and received child pornography that he knew had been secretly produced by the former director of his charitable foundation, federal prosecutors said in court documents released Wednesday.

The agreement filed ahead of an expected court appearance by Fogle said he agrees to pay $1.4 million in restitution to 14 minor victims, who will each receive $100,000. Fogle will also be required to register as a sex offender and undergo treatment for sexual disorders.

The government has agreed not to seek a sentence of more than 12½ years in prison, and Fogle has agreed not to ask for less than five years, according to the documents, which say Fogle will plead guilty to one count of traveling to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor and one count of distribution and receipt of child pornography.

The Associated Press left messages seeking comment with Fogle attorney Ron Elberger.

Fogle, 37, became Subway's pitchman after shedding more than 200 pounds as a college student, in part by eating the chain's sandwiches. He was the public face of the company for more than 15 years — a period in which its number of locations tripled, making Subway the world's largest restaurant chain.

Subway suspended the partnership in July after agents raided his home in the affluent Indianapolis suburb of Zionsville, and the chain said this week that it had ended its relationship with Fogle.

Federal prosecutors allege in the documents that the married father of two traveled to pay for sex acts, including with minors, from 2007 until as recently as June and that he repeatedly planned business trips to coincide with his sexual pursuits.

On Nov. 3, 2012, Fogle allegedly paid a 17-year-old girl who he had found online to engage in sex acts while he was staying at the Plaza Hotel in New York City, according to the papers. Several months later, he again paid her for sex acts while staying at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, according to the document, which says the girl told Fogle her age when they first met and that he knew she was a minor.

After the first meeting, the document said, Fogle texted the girl and offered to pay her a fee if she could find him another underage girl to pay for sex acts.

During these discussions, Fogle "stated that he would accept a 16-year-old girl, while stating that the younger the girl, the better," the document said.

Between 2011 and 2013, Fogle also repeatedly sent text messages to other escorts, "soliciting them to provide him with access to minors as young as 14 to 15 years," the document said, adding that he would only make such requests after engaging in sex acts with the escorts to "insure that they were not undercover police officers."

The document also alleged that Fogle on multiple occasions received sexually explicit images and videos produced by Russell Taylor, 43, who ran the charitable Jared Foundation. The foundation sought to raise awareness about childhood obesity and arranged for Fogle to visit schools and urge children to adopt healthy eating and exercise habits.

Two months before Fogle's home was raided, authorities arrested Taylor on seven counts of production of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. Investigators said they discovered a cache of sexually explicit photos and videos Taylor allegedly produced by secretly filming minor children at his home.

After those charges were filed, Fogle issued a statement saying he was shocked by the allegations and was severing all ties with Taylor.

Prosecutors also allege that Fogle received from Taylor multiple images and videos, some of which were taken by a video camera hidden in a clock radio that filmed children changing clothes or bathing. Some were taken in buildings were Taylor lived.

The document says Fogle knew those depicted were minors, some as young as 13 or 14 years old, and in some cases knew the minors involved by name and had met them "during social events in Indiana."

In other cases, the document said, Taylor allegedly obtained sexually explicit images taken by others outside the U.S., including videos of children around age 6, and shared them with Fogle.

Taylor's attorney, Brad Banks, has said his client was briefly hospitalized after the allegations against him first surfaced. Sheriff's officials have said Taylor tried to take his own life in jail.

Banks said Tuesday that his client remains in federal custody and that prosecutors have until Sept. 3 to issue a grand jury indictment.

Fogle's history with Subway reaches back to his days at Indiana University. The college paper published a story on his weight loss that was then picked up by national media.

Soon after, Subway's advertising agency reached out to Fogle and asked if he wanted to be in a TV commercial. The ensuing ad campaign resonated in part because Fogle seemed like such a regular guy, which made weight loss seem simple and achievable.

In 2013, Subway celebrated the 15-year anniversary of Fogle's famous diet by featuring him in a Super Bowl ad and making him available to news organizations for interviews. At the time, Fogle said he still traveled regularly on behalf of Subway. He also said he had a Subway "black card" that let him eat at the chain for free.

The company, based in Milford, Connecticut, has declined to provide details on its financial arrangements with Fogle.

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Associated Press writers Tom Murphy and Brian Slodysko in Indianapolis and Michael Tarm in Chicago contributed to this report.

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*sigh* What a broken world we live in. How does a man consider young children to be sexual objects?

This is absolutely disgusting. He had sex with children, and received child porn knowingly, yet he could get only 5 years? I mean, 13 or 14 years olds, and "the younger the better"? Makes me want to puke.

I wonder what makes men do things like this, and the only answer I can come up with is sin. This is a sinful world, and getting worse each passing day.

I can understand people having weird tendencies or whatever, but I could never understand knowingly doing something illegal with a minor or with child porn. You'd think with his "image" he could at least find some girl who'd be into him.

This reminds me of a professor I had in college. He was my favorite and most of the students loved having him. But about a year ago he was arrested for child porn and it rocked the university ... I'm talking millions of files and exchanges. You just never know I guess.

You could seriously make a horror movie with Jared as the star.

Doesn't he have a family? Does he have kids of his own?

Should be 50 years. Jerk.

Disgusting...

His wife needs to get the divorce papers filed and get what money she can and get those kids away from him.

Yes, he has a wife, an ex-wife, and 2 kids (not sure with which wife or how old they are)...

He will be much more popular in prison since he's thin... somebody will put a footlong with double meat in his oven for toasting.

I had no idea he lost all that weight eating from the kids menu.

What a stupid deviant.

As a celebrity, Fogle could have had plenty of sex with gorgeous 18-year-olds.

I wonder if Subway is interested in a new spokesperson.

I bet I could gain 200 lbs. eating just Subway sandwichs.

First, I'm not trying to excuse his behavior. He is an adult and that is absolutely wrong. He must know better.

I am not defending him. There is no reason to. But YTBF asked a question of "How does a man consider young children to be sexual objects?" My guess is he took being unlikeable by/unattractive to girls his age in high school really hard and saw his weight loss as some kind of redemption thing, and got caught up in chasing away that image of himself, and it manifested in fulfilling sexual acts with girls from that time. It was 100% wrong, he should be punished for it, but as far as answering YTBF's question, that would be my guess.

My son-in-law was at Indiana U. with him and said he was an ass even back then.

by steve above:

"My guess is he took being unlikeable by/unattractive to girls his age in high school really hard and saw his weight loss as some kind of redemption thing, and got caught up in chasing away that image of himself, and it manifested in fulfilling sexual acts with girls from that time."

That's a very cogent analysis steve. I like it.

Though I would say, there's a high percentage of male "high school losers" (and I was the captain) (no sex until 20+).

Once I figured out the "secret to sex", I didn't look back at what I missed in high school.

Secret to sex (for a man):

RULE #1 - act 100% disinterested in sex, RULE #2 - SEE RULE #1

Secret to sex (for a woman): Have a pulse (most of the time)

Jared was known for having a massive collection of porn in college. And as Steve was saying... probably had zero female attention due to his massive obesity (and likely personality issues) until late in life. Him going after teens isn't really surprising, it's a shame he didn't spend his wealth on a therapist to sort it out rather than acting out by paying teens for sex.

Some people don't care about ethics when it comes to sex. We wouldn't be befuddled if a warlord slaughtered males and raped all the women. Some people are biologically programmed for a single mate, accumulating resources, and protecting their kids. Other people are programmed to consume resources and spread their seed indiscriminately. Not justifying it ethically at all (I'm about as opposed to single mothers and casual sex as anyone you'll meet), but his motivations aren't unusual. His willingness to violate the law and social convention is unusual. Lots of sleazy dudes in their 30's+ sleep with women from 18-25 with the same motivations. I bet most of them would sleep with girls as young as possible if it were socially acceptable and legal.

j/c sort of.

He has 2 kids, according to the article. (I couldn't find their ages, or sex)

He knew what he was doing was wrong - and yet, as the parent of perhaps 2 daughters, he still did it?

I wonder if he'd think it okay for some guy to pay to have sex with HIS kids?

I do not like child abuse/child sexual abuse/sex abuse individuals. At all.

Nobody does.

disgusting.


side note though: crazy how times have changed. barely 150 years ago, people were getting married as teens... or younger.

Adults marry teens in the middle east. They also marry their cousins.

there's people marrying their cousins right here in the states.

It's gross.

probably the worst kinda gross.

although bestiality might top that.

Wow. It took 9 posts for the first footlong remark.

Should be a bullet to the back of the head.

And the guy isn't locked up right now. What a justice system.

What will it mean when you hear "He went to Jared" now?

Well I was going to make a comment about a 6 incher ... but I bet Jared doesn't even have that and felt inadequate

j/c:

It is gross and disgusting, but the way things are going in this country, guys like Jared will be applauded, accepted, and celebrated in about 15 years for coming out.

Could you cite a basis or example of American culture displaying lax or increasingly more attitudes towards the rape of children?

What? LOL

Could you make a post that makes sense?

You said that with the way things are headed in our society, we would soon be accepting of people like Jared, who rape children. What is your basis for arguing that as a culture we are headed towards acceptance of child rape?

In a society that now provides sex changes for 15 year olds at State expense and no parental consent or notification, your assertion frightens me.

Jack, you think you are smart, but I think your obvious attempts at TRYING to be smart is revealing of the truth. Where did I ever mention child rape? I knew a few of you would misconstrue what my intent and run w/it and you--as always--did not disappoint.

Wanna know the connection, Jack? One of the connections is a transgendered child parents sue--and win a lawsuit--against a school district because the teachers had the male transgender student use the adult bathrooms privately rather than letting him/her use the girls bathroom. They didn't make him/her use the boys bathroom. They afforded him privacy by letting him/her use the teachers bathroom.

I don't know, Jack............but, I have a daughter and I would not be comfortable w/a genetically born male sharing a bathroom w/my daughter. Then again, people like me don't matter and a school district gets slammed w/a huge monetary lawsuit for not allowing a person w/male anatomy not being allowed into the girls bathroom. And AGAIN..........they did NOT make him use the boy's bathroom.

Knowing your values and morals, you probably see nothing wrong w/the above scenario and probably support the decision. I do NOT.

How does this equate to American society developing accepting and congratulatory attitudes toward pedophilia? The evidence against such an assertion is overwhelming. Pedophilia is undeniably the least accepted behavior in American society, and there is no indication of this attitude being anything but increasingly vigilant and damning.

Your post was a declaration that at the rate American society is going, child rapists like Jared would soon be accepted and even lauded. I merely asked for clarification, as it was obviously an insane declaration. America is decidedly against the rape of children. There is no evidence to suggest this is a declining attitude

Yeah, that seems messed up.

But, how does that fit in with jerod, and pedophilia, and child rape? I'm confused on that.

I clearly said.........15 years from now. What was the view on homosexuals 15 years ago? What did we think about transsexuals 15 years ago?

Have you ever read the book, Lolita? It's considered a masterpiece. It sickened me, but someone made a movie about it and turned it into a love story. The book was not a love story, it was thoughtful and deep insight into a perverted, twisted, and selfish mind. It's amazing to me that someone tried to make that book into a love story.

It's coming. Guaranteed.

What do comparisons of past and prevailing attitudes towards homosexuality and transsexuality have to do with present and future attitudes towards child rape?

I never mentioned child rape. Jack said that..........not me.

My point wasn't about child rape. It was about the acceptance of someone saying they were attracted to minors.

At this point in time, most of us find that despicable. Then again, 15 to 20 years ago, most of society thought that same sex marriages were despicable. Most of society thought that a transsexual using the opposite sex's bathroom was unacceptable.

Where does it end?

Actually you may be on to something. I do recall after the whole gay marriage ruling that there was actually an article on people who are attracted to minors trying to use gay marriage as a comparison to validate their life style as disgusting as that sounds. Whether you agree on gay marriage or not at least the people involved are consenting adults.

I'll be surprised if Jared makes it out the joint in one piece. What a disgusting slob. Just think there are people in jail for doing far less than this guy and will serve more time. Something is seriously wrong with this county.