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 Russell Taylor, 44, who was executive director of the Jared
Foundation, agreed in September to plead guilty to a dozen counts of
child sexual exploitation and one count of distributing and
receiving child pornography.
Prosecutors are asking a U.S. District judge to sentence Taylor to
35 years in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release.
Taylor's attorneys are seeking a sentence of 15 years to nearly 23
years. The final decision is up to the judge.
Fogle, who became famous after losing 245 pounds on a diet based on
Subway sandwiches, was sentenced in November to 15-1/2 years in
prison after pleading guilty to charges of child pornography and
traveling for illicit paid sex with minors.
 Taylor has been in custody since his arrest. The now-defunct
foundation had focused on child obesity prevention.
Prosecutors accused Taylor of using hidden cameras in his homes to
produce visual images and videos of minors under 18 without their
knowledge from March 2011 to April 2015.
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 The minors were nude, changing clothes or engaging in other conduct,
according to prosecutors. Investigators found pornography on
computer equipment, storage devices, cameras and other media in a
search of Taylor's Indianapolis residence, according to previous
court filings.
Taylor discussed the images and videos with Fogle and shared some of
the material with him, the filings said.
(Writing by David Bailey in Minneapolis; Editing by Dan Grebler)
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