Ex-Subway spokesman Jared Fogle charged with engaging in sexual acts with minors
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Former Subway spokesman Jared Fogle.
Fogle is facing one count of traveling to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor and one count for the distribution and receipt of child pornography and conspiracy to distribute and receive child pornography.
He is expected to appear before a judge at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Indianapolis.
The US Attorney's office is planning to hold a press conference to discuss the charges on Wednesday.
According to charging documents, Fogle "repeatedly engaged in Internet social networking and traveled for the purpose of engaging in commercial sexual activity" between 2007 and February 2015.
Twice he traveled to New York City to engage in commercial sexual acts with minors under the age of 18, according to the documents.
On one of the occasions in November 2012, Fogle allegedly paid a 17-year-old for sexual acts at the Plaza Hotel in New York. On the following day, he asked the girl in a text message if she would find him another underage girl that he could have sex with. During the discussions, he stated that "the younger the girl, the better," according to the documents.
Fogle also recieved "images and videos of nude of partially clothed minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct," which were allegedly recorded by Russell Taylor, the former director of the Jared Foundation. The Jared Foundation was established to help children eat healthy.
Fogle knew that the minors in the images and videos were under the age of 18, including some as young as 13, according to the documents.
The charges come after the FBI raided Fogle's Zionsville, Indiana, home in July.
Fogle's attorney, Ron Elberger, has not responded to a request for comment on this story. The FBI declined to comment on the alleged charges.
"The FBI is not releasing any information at this time," FBI spokeswoman Wendy Osborne said.
Here is Subway's response to the news, delivered via Twitter:
We no longer have a relationship with Jared and have no further comment.
- SUBWAY® (@SUBWAY) August 18, 2015Here are the charging documents:
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