Former Subway spokesperson Jared Fogle is expected to give a guilty plea to the arraignment of the child pornography case against him later today.
According to a report by Fox 59, said charges followed the July 7 raid by federal agents where the authorities found Fogle in possession of electronics and other items used for child pornography in the latter's Zionsville home, an affluent suburb in Indianapolis.
Fogle's lawyer Ron Elberger refused to comment on his client's plea deal and said that information regarding the issue would come from the U.S. Attorney's Office. However, Tim Horty, a spokesperson from said office, also refused to give comments on the plea deal and said that they will disclose information on the issue in a press conference, ABC News reported.
The raid made by authorities to the home of the 37 year-old father of two occurred two months after Russel Taylor, executive director of the Jared Foundation, was arrested in Indianapolis also for federal child pornography charges. He was later charged with seven counts of child pornography. Forty-three year-old Taylor previously worked with Fogle in said foundation that raises awareness for child obesity, CNN News recounted.
Meanwhile, the sandwich company Subway issued their statement through its Twitter account saying that they have already ended their ties with the Fogle and had no further comment on the issue.
We no longer have a relationship with Jared and have no further comment.
— SUBWAY® (@SUBWAY) August 18, 2015
Fogle rose to fame while he was a still student in Indiana University after being featured in a campus paper article regarding his 200 pound weight loss. He attributed such weight loss to exercise and a healthy diet involving Subway sandwiches. National media took notice of Fogle which eventually resulted to the sandwich company offering him a TV commercial in 2000. More than a decade later, Subway celebrated Fogle's sandwich diet by featuring him in a Super Bowl ad, ABC News said.
