Jared Fogle, the former Subway pitchman who pleaded guilty last year to sex acts with minors and distribution of child pornography, is blaming the parents of one of his victims, arguing that their divorce and lack of supervision led to the girl’s emotional distress that they attributed to him.

In a motion filed on Thursday in United States District Court in Indiana, Mr. Fogle requested that the parents be made liable for part or all of their lawsuit against him, which was filed in March and is pending. The parents’ suit against Mr. Fogle and Russell Taylor, who set up hidden cameras and shared images with Mr. Fogle, contends that the men caused their daughter emotional distress and seeks at least $300,000, according to The Indianapolis Star.

In return, Mr. Fogle’s complaint places blame on the parents, who are divorced and had joint legal custody of the girl. It claims the parents “maintained a hateful and abusive relationship toward each other,” including physical abuse. Their fighting, arguing and alcohol use caused the girl to suffer from emotional distress, anxiety and depression, Mr. Fogle claims.

That distress resulted in the girl’s “engaging in destructive behaviors, including, but not limited to alcohol abuse, substance abuse, self-mutilation, and suicidal ideation,” he claims, adding that her “ability to engage in harmful behaviors” was the “direct result” of her parents’ “failure to properly supervise” the girl.