Florida woman says she secretly recorded Jared Fogle
A Florida woman says former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle told her years ago about his interest in having sex with minors and that she went to authorities who told her to record the conversations. Rochelle Herman-Walrond, a former journalist, told media outlets she wore a wire to record conversations of Fogle, who agreed Wednesday to plead guilty to allegations that he paid for sex acts with girls as young as 16 and received child pornography produced by the former director of his charitable foundation. It is unclear how Herman-Walrond knew Fogle.
Fogle repeatedly discussed his interest in engaging in commercial sex acts with minors or stated that he has done so in the past.
An unidentified witness stated.
Authorities in Indiana, who handled the investigation into Fogle, would not confirm whether Herman-Walrond was involved in their case, but they have said their investigation began several months ago based on a tip to Indiana State Police regarding Russell Taylor, the then-executive director of the Jared Foundation. Herman-Walrond told WWSB-TV in Sarasota, Florida, that she recorded her conversations with Fogle for the FBI over more than four years. The FBI in Florida did not return requests for comment.
He would tell me the ages he was interested in, boy or girl. He indicated the fact that he has done it before and told me in gross detail what transpired.
Herman-Walrond told ABC News.
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