Jared Fogle Child Porn Update: Former Subway Spokesman Expected To Plead Guilty To Charges

Former Subway spokesman, Jared Fogle, is expected to plead guilty to charges of possession of child pornography, according to a report from CNN.

Fox59 reveals that according to unnamed sources, Fogle will accept a plea deal Wednesday. The U.S. Attorney's Office will discuss the deal and charges against Fogle.

Ron Elberger, Fogle's attorney, said that any information regarding the charges will come from the attorney's office and gave no comment in regards to the plea deal.

However, he said that the suspension of Subway's relationship with Fogle continues. This is brought about after investigators raided Fogle's home.

Also per Fox59, earlier in July, authorities raided the home of Fogle in Zionsville, Ind., where he lived with his wife and kids. Authorities served a warrant at his home in connection with the child pornography investigation. Lasting for 11 hours, they removed several computers and DVDs from the house. 

WWSB-TV reports that shortly after the raid, a woman, who asked to be left unidentified, said that Fogle often visited schools in Sarasota County, and allegedly told her multiple times that "Middle school girls are hot."

The unidentified woman accused Fogle of making even more inappropriate comments, but she won't go into much more detail.

"They weren't jokes. They were very serious," she said.

Fox59 adds that earlier this year, Russell Taylor, the former director of the Jared Foundation, was also arrested in a child pornography case. 

CNN reports that authorities said that Taylor, 43, of Indianapolis, was charged in May with seven counts of production of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography.

During a search at Taylor's home, authorities have found "a cache of sexually explicit photos and videos Taylor allegedly produced by secretly filming minor children" containing more than 500 videos.

While in jail, Taylor tried to kill himself and committed suicide, but he failed.

People reported that when Taylor was arrested, Fogle said he was "shocked" by the accusations against him and promptly cut ties with him. 

Fogle is described by neighbors as a quiet, but friendly guy. "He's always waving and saying hi," Julie Hole told PEOPLE. "I hope he's inncocent." 

Fogle has not yet given his comments on the charges, but Subway did. In a tweet, the sandwich chain announced that it has cut its relationship with Fogle. 

The former spokesman earned fame in 2000 when Subway released a commercial showing his claims to have dropped around 245 pounds in one year as an Indiana University student, thanks partly to Subway sandwiches. He came from a peak weight of 425 pounds, per CNN.

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