Judge Throws Book At Jared Fogle: 15-Year Sentence

A federal judge today sentenced former Subway spokesman Jared Fogle to 15.6 years in prison. The sentence is three times longer than the one suggested by Fogle’s lawyers and even longer than the one recommended by prosecutors. Reuters reports:

Fogle agreed in court on Thursday to avoid pornography, get sexual disorder treatment and will be a registered sex offender. U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt also sentenced him to a lifetime of supervision. Dr. John Bradford, a forensic psychiatrist testifying for the defense at the sentencing hearing, said Fogle has “mild” pedophilia and was mostly attracted to older female teenagers 16 and 17 years old, not prepubescent children. Prosecutors countered the testimony by reading a text from Fogle in which he said he wanted younger prostitutes, “the younger the better.”

Bradford also said Fogle has an alcohol problem, and had a compulsive eating disorder that moved into “hypersexuality” after he lost weight. “He traded a horrible food addiction for a horrible sex addiction,” said defense attorney Jeremy Margolis. Fogle cried during his statement before sentencing, saying his wife and children would never get over this. “You gave your wife $7 million, she’ll be okay,” Pratt responded. Subway fired Fogle when reports of the plea agreement emerged. He has already begun to pay $1.4 million in restitution to 14 victims who are minors.