Former head of Jared Fogle's foundation to be sentenced Dec. 10

Russell Taylor, the former head of Jared Fogle's foundation, will be sentenced Dec. 10 after agreeing to plead guilty to child pornography charges.

Taylor, 44, also is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court for an initial hearing at 11 a.m. Friday in Indianapolis.

Taylor admitted to secretly producing pornographic videos of 12 children, all of whom he knew, and sharing some of those videos with Fogle, the former Subway pitchman who has also agreed to plead guilty to child porn charges.

In Taylor's case, prosecutors agreed not to seek a sentence of more than 35 years in prison. Taylor agreed not to ask for less than 15 years in prison.

U.S. District Court judge Tanya Walton Pratt, however, isn't bound by either request.

She is also the judge who will sentence Fogle on Nov. 19.

Fogle, in a deal similar to Taylor's, faces a sentence of five to 12-1/2 years in prison.

In federal cases, defendants are required to serve at least 85 percent of their sentence before becoming eligible for release.

Under terms of the two plea agreements, filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, neither Fogle nor Taylor is protected from future prosecution if additional criminal activity is uncovered without their assistance.

Contact Mark Alesia at (317) 444-6311. Follow him on Twitter: @markalesia.