Jared Fogle Sentenced to 15s Plus Years in Prison

 

Jared Fogle former Subway pitchman has been sentenced to 15.6 years in prison for conspiracy to receive child pornography and traveling to have sex with a minor by an Indiana judge on Thursday.

During sentencing on Thursday, Fogle’s defense argued that a five years sentence the minimum within the range that Fogle’s attorneys and prosecutors agreed to was more than adequate. Fogle’s defense contended that he didn’t produce any of the child pornography, and that he “didn’t try to pretend he was something he wasn’t,” referencing cases in which defendants lured victims. Fogle’s defense also claimed that Fogle who rose to fame as a Subway pitchman after losing more than 200 pounds eating Subway sandwiches traded “a horrible food addiction for a horrible sex addiction.

U.S. attorney Josh Minkler said in a statement following the sentencing that “While no sentence will bring back the innocence or relieve the pain of Fogle’s victims, Judge Pratt properly rejected Fogle’s plea for a 5 year sentence and imposed an appropriate sentence of 15 and ½ years. Those who engage in child exploitation received a clear message today.  If you engage in this conduct, you will be investigated, identified, and prosecuted, and you will go to prison.”

Fogle came under suspicion after the May arrest of Russell Taylor, then-executive director of Fogle’s charity, The Jared Foundation. In August, the former Subway spokesman agreed to plead guilty to receiving and distributing child pornography, as well as engaging in an unlawful sex act with a minor. Fogle has paid out $1.4 million in restitution, $100,000 for each of his 14 victims. During his sentencing, Fogle told the court, “I take full responsibility for what I’ve done”.  Breaking down in tears at one point in court, Fogle said that not “a day will go by where I don’t think of” the victims, adding that the restitution that he’s paid out will help them.

Fogle will also be subjected to lifetime supervised release following the completion of his sentence.