Jared Fogle Sues His Victim's Parents

A young Indiana girl was secretly filmed by Russell Taylor over a period of more than four years during times she was bathing and changing clothes at his home; Taylor, a friend of former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle, then passed the videos to Fogle. The girl's parents sued Fogle earlier this year for $150,000 in damages linked to that invasion of privacy—but in a motion filed by Fogle's legal team Thursday, Fogle said the parents are actually to blame for her emotional distress and should be named as defendants, the New York Daily News reports.

"Through their actions, [the divorced couple] caused or significantly contributed to the injuries and damages alleged by Jane Doe in her Complaint against the Defendants," the motion states. It goes on to allege that the parents got drunk and argued with the girl and each other, leading her to be depressed, have suicidal thoughts, and struggle with substance abuse and self-mutilation. It also alleges that they physically abused their daughter, People reports. (More Jared Fogle stories.)