Katie McLaughlin, the former wife of ex Subway pitchman Jared Fogle, has filed a lawsuit against the sandwich chain, according to the Indianapolis Star.
The suit was filed Monday in Hamilton County, Indiana. In the court papers, McLaughlin alleges that Subway learned of concerns about Fogle as early as 2004, when an executive reportedly received a complaint that he had approached a young girl at a Las Vegas company event. She also claims the company received further complaints over the years, but did not alert authorities.
McLaughlin further alleges that Subway kept promoting Fogle as a family man and used her and her children’s likeness in an animated commercial without her consent. She says that had Subway reported its concerns, she would not have married Fogle in 2010.
“I filed this lawsuit because I have questions,” McLaughlin said. She is asking for unspecified damages.
Subway told reporters it could not comment on pending legal action. Back in 2015, the company said a complaint about Fogle had not been properly escalated or acted upon.
Fogle pleaded guilty last year to federal charges of distributing and receiving child pornography and traveling to have sex with a minor. He was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison.
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