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Judge set to hear Jared Fogle’s sentence appeal

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) —  A judge is set to hear Jared Fogle’s appeal for a shorter prison sentence Friday.  The former Subway pitchman is asking a federal appeals judge to throw out his 15 year sentence, and order re-sentencing.

Last fall Fogle pleaded guilty to child pornography charges.

The appeal hearing is set for 9:30 a.m. in Chicago. A federal judge in Indianapolis sentenced Fogle to 15 years in a Colorado prison, but Fogle’s attorneys argue the sentence was too long. Under Fogle’s plea deal, prosecutors recommended up to 12.5 years in prison, but a judge decided he deserved more time than that.

Fogle pleaded guilty to paying for sex with minors and watching child pornography.

In court documents, Fogle’s attorneys said the judge got the sentence wrong, because she relied heavily on fantasies rather than what he actually did.  Fogle also argues he should receive a lesser sentence because after getting treatment and medication, he’s won’t commit these crimes again.

In response to Fogle’s appeal, prosecutors argue Fogle’s sentencing was not based solely on “fantasies” because Fogle paid to have sex with prostituted minors, and repeatedly asked sex workers to find him minors.  The court documents reveal text conversations, in which Fogle asks sex workers to find him “young boys or young girls.”