Friend of Jared Fogle says he admitted liking underage girls

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A Florida woman who is friends with Jared Fogle claims he spoke about his attraction to underage girls on multiple occasions
The woman says that Fogle said more than once that 'middle school girls are hot'
This is why the woman reached out to the FBI and agreed to wear a wire so they could investigate Fogle
Federal authorities confirmed this woman's story
Fogle and the man at the center of the investigation, Russell Taylor, were pictured together in a photo posted on April 22 on Taylor's Facebook page
On April 29, Taylor's home was raided on suspicion of child pornography and authorities found over 400 videos of underage boys and girls

Published: 16:25 EST, 10 July 2015 | Updated: 00:52 EST, 11 July 2015

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A former friend of Jared Fogle who has known the Subway spokesman for the past 10 years claims he told her on multiple occasions that he was interested in underage girls.

The woman - a former reporter from Sarasota, Florida who is not being named to keep her identity safe - said that Fogle told her more than once that 'middle school girls are hot.'

She then added; 'They weren't jokes. They were very serious.'

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Admission: A Florida woman who is friends with Jared Fogle (above in April at an Avengers promotional event) claims he spoke about his attraction to underage girls on multiple occasions

Coming forward: The woman (above) says that Fogle said more than once that 'middle school girls are hot'

This is the same women who would eventually notify the FBI about this information, and who agreed to wear a wire while speaking with Fogle to help with their investigation.

That eventually led to federal agents raiding Fogle's home on Tuesday in connection to the child pornography investigation into Russell Taylor, the former head of Fogle’s charitable foundation who was found to have over 400 pornographic videos featuring underage boys and girls in late April.

Fogle and Taylor were pictured in a post on Taylor's Facebook page on April 22 of this year, a week before that raid on Taylor's home.

The Florida woman said of her conversations with Fogle in an interview with ABC 7; 'The subject matter is similar to what the FBI found when they raided his home. It goes deeper than that.'

As for why she came forward, she said; 'It was the right thing to do, and I was able to do it and I have fortitude to do it. That's the main reason I did this.'

Friend of Jared Fogle admits wearing a wire to help FBI

According to court documents detailing the April 29 raid on Taylor's Indianapolis home, the videos they found inside his house featured children as young as 9 years old.

Investigators wrote that many of the videos appeared to be shot in bedrooms and bathrooms at Taylor's former and current homes.

Taylor is the former executive director of the Jared Foundation, focused on raising awareness of childhood obesity.

'Many of these videos showed the exposed genitals or pubic area of the children,' court records report, adding that the 'minors did not appear to be aware that they were being filmed.'

So far, four minors have been identified as victims in the case.

Some of the videos were found on thumb drives in Taylor's office which appeared to have a link to Fogle or his foundation.

Police wrote that one drive contained 'commercially made child pornography from Eastern Europe similar to that seized on other investigations' and 'revealed a document field with Taylor's employer listed in the file name.'

The seized 'videos of child pornography and child erotica were recovered as were documents related to his employment as director of a foundation,' court documents detail.

Helping hand: This is why the woman reached out to the FBI and agreed to wear a wire so they could investigate Fogle (Fogle above on the morning of the raid)

Friends: Fogle and Russell Taylor - who has been charged with possessing child pornography - were pictured together in a photo posted on April 22 (above) on Taylor's Facebook page

Authorities first started investigating Taylor after receiving a tip from a woman who had been exchanging sexual text messages with the suspect.

She became concerned and called police after Taylor sent her a message, asking if she wanted to see pictures of young girls.

And there were also concerns Taylor had an interest in bestiality, according to court documents, which state that he sent an unnamed person images showing a 'dog licking the nude genital area of an adult female'.

However, Taylor has not been charged with any crimes related to bestiality.

FBI raids Indiana home of Subway pitchman Jared Fogle

Following Taylor's arrest, the Jared Foundation cut all ties with the former executive director and Fogle issued a statement saying he was 'shocked' by the allegations.

Taylor was formally charged in court on May 4 with seven counts of producing child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography, and ordered held at the Marion County jail.

He attempted suicide while behind bars on May 6, but survived and was rushed to an Indianapolis area hospital to be put on life support.

Taylor (mugshot above) is the former executive director of the Jared Foundation, focused on raising awareness of childhood obesity us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook

Authorities have not yet confirmed if there is a connection between the Taylor case and the search of Fogle's Zionsville, Indiana home on Tuesday.

Investigators with the FBI, State Police and Postal Service showed up at the home around 6:30am Tuesday morning to conduct the raid, after Fogle's wife and two young children left for the day.

Fogle was detained outside the home while they worked for hours bringing computer hard-drives and other electronics and documents out of the house and into a waiting police trailer for analysis.

An FBI spokesman confirmed that the agency is conducting a criminal investigation in the area, but would not comment further on the search.

However, law enforcement sources did confirm that Fogle is indeed a suspect in a child pornography investigation.

Fogle's attorney Ron Elberger also confirmed the FBI search, saying 'Jared has been cooperating with law enforcement in its investigation of certain unspecified activities and looks forward to its conclusion.'

Just hours after the special task-force served the weight-loss icon with a search warrant, Subway ended its more than 15-year relationship with the spokesman.

Fogle became a household name in the the late 1990s, when he lost 245 pounds eating an all-Subway diet and started working as a spokesman for the company - going on to amass a $15million fortune.

He is now married to his second wife and has two children.

Fogle has not been charged with any crimes at this time.