'Jared from Subway' exclusive clip on Fogle's predatory ways: 'Something isn’t right here'

An exclusive clip of the Investigation Discovery documentary “Jared from Subway: Catching a Monster” explores how the disgraced sandwich-shop spokesperson and the former executive director of his philanthropic foundation, Russell Taylor, attempted to groom victims.

The three-hour project airing Monday (9 EST/PST) and streaming on Discovery+, chronicles the rise and fall of Jared Fogle, who starred in hundreds of commercials as Subway's spokesperson from 2000-2015. Fogle, now 45, became a pop-culture staple after shedding 245 pounds on Subway’s low-fat sandwiches.

The FBI raided his home in July 2015. He pleaded guilty to possession or distribution of child pornography and traveling across state lines to have commercial sex with a minor, and was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison. Taylor pleaded guilty to 12 counts of producing child pornography and one count of distributing it. Taylor's lawyers said Fogle psychologically abused him.

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Taylor set up hidden cameras in his house to film his stepdaughters, Hannah Parrett, 21, and Christian Showalter, 24, undressing and masturbating in their bedrooms and bathrooms. Taylor and Fogle also exploited the girls’ friends, searching for more victims.

As Parrett says in the clip, she had a friend, who was 15 at the time, “that Russell was very adamant about Jared meeting.” So a dinner with Fogle was arranged..

“On the way up there, of course, Russell was hyping Jared up and making it seem like this was going to be a big deal,” Parrett recalls. But the meal was “very casual,” she says. “Jared really didn’t open up too much. He was very selective about the things he would say and the moves he would make. It wasn’t as exciting as Russell had made it out to be.”

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Parrett says after the dinner, Fogle made his interest in her friend known. “Jared would send Russell text messages,” Parrett says. “He would make comments about her breasts, about her looks and having sex with our friend.”

Parrett says her friend found Fogle’s comment quite disturbing.

“She got very uncomfortable very quickly, and she kind of questioned me about it. ‘Why is he saying these things about me?’” Parrett remembers. “I instantly felt awkward and uncomfortable, because it was, like, in that moment that I kind of started to realize that maybe something isn’t right here.”

According to the filmmakers, Fogle declined to participate in the docuseries. He must serve at least 85 percent of the sentence, meaning he will be at least 51 when he's released. His projected release date is March 24, 2029, according to Federal Bureau of Prisons records.

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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 'Jared from Subway' documentary exclusive: How Fogle preyed on victims