5 Details You May Not Know About Subway Jared's Child-Sex Case

Jared Fogle, spokesman for Milford-based Subway once most famous for losing weight on a Subway-only diet, admitted Wednesday that he possessed and distributed child pornography and crossed state lines to pay for sex with minors.

Fogle faces a maximum prison sentence of 50 years, though prosecutors will recommend no more than 12.5 years as part of the plea agreement.

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Here are five details about the case you may not know:

1. It started with a tip from a private citizen

“Someone will tell us eventually,” Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter said as a message to others who sexually victimize children. Carter encouraged citizens to report suspicious activity if they think anything similar is happening in their community or to someone they know.

“I cannot think of anything more repugnant than sexually victimizing a child,” Carter said.

2. Fogle will pay a lot of money

Fogle will pay each known victim $100,000 — $1.4 million total — for treatment and counseling, the biggest restitution that lead prosecutor Steve Debrota said he could remember.

“Everyone recognizes he’s wealthy,” Debrota said. “Today he’s less wealthy.”

Fogle will also owe $50,000 “for the seizure of the vehicles, personal property or other assets he used in connection with these offenses.”

3. Fogle’s meetups in New York were probably really expensive

The plea agreement describes meetups with a then-17-year-old victim on two separate occasions at two very nice New York City hotels: The five-star Plaza Hotel and the Ritz Carlton.

A room in November at the New York City Plaza Hotel can run anywhere from $800 to more than $2,300 per night, according to the hotel’s website.

In January at the Ritz Carlton, the hotel’s website lists rooms from $695 a night to nearly $4,000.

4. The investigation included huge amounts of data

U.S. Attorney Josh Minkler said investigators seized 16 smartphones, five cell phones, five mp3 players, five tablets, six laptops, a desktop computer, six loose hard drives, five cameras (including some hidden), 10 flash drives, 10 memory cards, 46 CDs and 22 DVDs.

Across those devices, 159,634 texts, 27,140 emails, 47,623 images and 3,394 videos were reviewed.

Most of those were connected to the former director of Fogle’s Jared Foundation, Russell Taylor, who was arrested in April on child pornography charges.

Most of the phones were seized in a July raid on Fogle’s house, Minkler said.

5. Fogle will be closely watched if/when he gets out of jail

After Fogle’s prison sentence is served, he will be subjected to at least five years of supervised release, during which time he will be watched very closely.

According to the plea agreement, Fogle will consent to random searches of his computers, phones, residence, cars and other property.

His phone and computer will have monitoring software installed, with monitoring occurring on both a random and regular basis.

Fogle will also be required to participation in treatment for sexual disorders, register as a sex offender and get permission for any meetings or communications with a minor.

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