When last we heard of ex-Subway pitchman Jared Fogle in November 2015, he was being sentenced to 15 years and 8 months in prison for receiving and distributing hundreds of pornographic images of children.
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In court documents obtained by The Daily Mail, Fogle alleges that the girl’s parents are to blame for a cycle of despair, self-harm and drug abuse which she says was the result of his abuse.
The victim who unknowingly appeared in some of the child pornography that led to Fogle’s criminal conviction a year ago filed a lawsuit in March against him and two other people.
Fogle is now serving a more than 15-year prison sentence. Fogle’s suit argues that the girl ended up in her unfortunate circumstances because the parents not only divorced, but also abused alcohol in front of her and their “hateful and abusive relationship toward each other” eventually led to her distress. The victim is seeking $150,000 from Fogle, and $150,000 from the Taylors for emotional distress. The encounter, in which Fogle was jumped in the recreation yard at the Englewood prison in Colorado, reportedly left the disgraced Subway spokesperson with a swollen face and bloody nose.
As part of his plea deal, Fogle paid 0,000 to each of his 14 victims, including Jane Doe.
Now, Fogle has chose to turn the blame onto the parents of Jane Doe, arguing that it was their actions that led to their daughter’s emotional distress. Fogle makes that argument in a Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, filing in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis.
In other words, his complaint alleges, the girl’s problems were caused not by his wrongdoing but by theirs.
An attorney for Fogle declined to comment.
Fogle first rose to fame after Subway promoted his story in its marketing campaign – he lost 245 pounds by eating the company’s sandwiches twice a day.
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It’s also not uncommon, she says, for a defendant to try to challenge the assignment of blame, especially if they think they have proof showing otherwise. Huffington Post reports the minors were videotaped while changing, showering and bathing; the tapes were then shared with Fogle, who prosecutors say encouraged Taylor to record the children.
