How The FBI Caught Subway Spokesman Jared Fogle In Child Porn Sting

More than seven years since Jared from Subway was caught for heinous crimes including possession of child pornography, the step-by-step investigation that uncovered his true self is being shared on Investigation Discovery’s three-hour docuseries, Jared from Subway: Catching a Monster

Jared Fogle was once the beloved face of Subway, celebrated for his 245-pound weight loss that was made possible due to Subway’s low-fat sandwiches. But after years of surveillance and sting operations, the FBI uncovered who Fogle really was: an evil man who abused 14 minors. 

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In the docuseries filmmakers interviewed Fogle’s former classmates, radio host-turned-informant Rochelle Herman – who befriended Fogle to expose his attraction to minors – and two of Fogle’s victims, Christian Showalter and Hannah Parrett. According to filmmakers, Fogle declined to participate.

Herman first met Fogle in 2006 when he was a guest on her local Florida radio show. She was extremely uncomfortable with Fogle’s flirtatious behavior and deeply disturbed when he confided in her that he found middle school girls “hot.”

Herman was suspicious of Fogle and thought that if she befriended him and recorded their calls then she might be able to obtain evidence that she could present to the FBI. In their calls which were secretly recorded he states that he found minors attractive because “they just have such nice, pure bodies.”

He said being with someone 9 or 10 would be “really hot.” Herman showed the FBI the tapes but agents told her that this evidence would be inadmissible in court because she had recorded Fogle without his knowledge. Following her failed efforts she became an informant for the FBI. She maintained her relationship with Fogle to gather more evidence.

Three years passed and Herman was frustrated. The FBI attempted to lure Fogle to Sarasota, Florida, for a fake children’s birthday party to prove he was willing to cross state lines in order to have sex with a minor. Due to a last-minute change in Fogle’s schedule, he was unable to attend the party and the sting operation failed.

The Indiana State Police Capt. Chuck Cohen received a top that Russel Taylor, then the executive director of Fogle’s philanthropic organization, sent images that depicted bestiality. In the docuseries, Cohen explains that although this is not illegal, it prompted a search warrant and his home was searched in April 2015. 

In this search they found that Taylor had hidden cameras throughout the and in the bedrooms of his stepdaughters that captured the young girls undressing as well as their friends. Authorities found more than 500 explicit images.

Through the investigation into Taylor, authorities discovered he had sent an image of a naked minor to Fogle. Fogle responded to the image, asking when he could have sex with the child, which triggered an investigation.

In the docuseries, it is revealed that Fogle allegedly spent $12,000 a year on sex workers. In a text message obtained he wrote to an undisclosed person, “I’ll pay you big for a 14- or 15-year-old .. ’cause it’s what I crave!” He added of his preference: the “Younger the better LOL.”

Debrota says Fogle had sex with underage sex workers while staying at The Plaza and The Ritz-Carlton hotels in New York.

In August 2015, Fogle pleaded guilty to possession or distribution of child pornography and traveling across state lines to have commercial sex with a minor. He is serving a 15-year sentence at a Colorado prison.

Jared from Subway: Catching a Monster airs Monday, 9 p.m. EST/PST on Investigation Discovery and is now streaming on Discovery+.