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and ?that his relationships never last as he will end it ?rst so that he can?t be hurt by the other person.
Consumer?s occupation places him in the public and he enjoys it, but he works very long hours for
relatively low pay and his anxiety over the situation is increasing.? Per this documentation, Mr. Taylor had
been diagnosed with ?Essential Tremors? by his physicianls) but ?doctors are not sure what is causing his
physical shaking, but feel it will continue to worsen over time. Therapy was recommended by consumer?s
physician.? A session note from 11/20/12 noted that Mr. Taylor ?has feelings of guilt when it comes to
anything involving making decisions for himself.? On 11/28/12, Mr. Seabourn documented, ?Consumer also
discussed the relationship with his father and how this has had a negative impact on his self perception.
Therapist pointed out how consumer?s lack of assertiveness correlates with the impacts he felt from
childhood.? in a session on 3/11/13, Mr. Seabourn noted, ?Consumer shared that he made a choice for the
?rst time to turn down a couple of work trips to reduce stress and gain time for himself. Consumer also shared
that he decided to be up front and communicate with his girlfriend about issues that were stressing 
Consumer is making slow progress at this time.? A session note from 10/25/13 stated, ?Consumer shares that
he has trouble saying ?no' to friends and others in his life. Consumer states that he ends up being
overextended and feels worse, so he hides.? A note from 1/15/14 described Mr. Taylor's progress in
treatment as ?Consumer reports that he is more assertive as he confronts people in a healthy manner when
they say something he disagrees Therapist began the process of challenging with consumer the thought
that he is a ?failure'.? Mr. Taylor participated in a few family sessions during the time he saw Mr. Seabourn for
therapy, including one session with his sons and one with his wife.

Currently, Mr. Taylor denied that he has been assigned to any correctional mental health professional, nor has
he seen a since being sent to the Grayson Detention Center. Although he was prescribed Prozac for
depression by Eskenazi Hospital after his hanging, he denied taking the medication, as he has been told that

ta king medication would limit his opportunity to be sent to a better prison.

Mr. Taylor's Relationship with (Io-defendant, Mr. Jared Fogl_e

As noted earlier, Mr. Taylor reported that he ?rst met his codefendent, Mr. Jared Fogle, when he was the
Youth Market Director for the American Heart Association and Mr. Fogle was scheduled to speak at three
elementary schools in his area. He recalled that he met Mr. Fogle the night before the event and they went
out to dinner. He recalled that Mr. Fogle ?asked me to write a Keynote speech for him he had to give in Illinois.
drafted it and gave it to him two days later. It went over well?. After that, Mr. Fogle began to contact Mr.
Taylor to help him with events and he would state that he "would make it worth my while.? Mr. Taylor
recalled that soon after, Mr. Fogle "offered to fly me to the Colts-Patriots playoff game in Providence. He paid
for the airline tickets [?rst class] and we shared a room at the Westin. We went to the game and met the
announcers. It was the coolest thing ever.? Mr. Taylor recalled that after the game they went to ?the Foxy Lady
Strip Club? and were in the ?Champagne room?. Mr. Taylor stated, had only ever seen [this kind of thing] on
TV. A stripper came back with us to the room and Jared said, if you can convince her to come back to our hotel
room, I will pay you.? Mr. Taylor recalled that he was able to convince the stripper to come back to their room
and ?she had sex with both of us. That began our 12 year run.? Mr. Taylor indicated that after that, ?we had
such a good time, he started calling me.? Soon after, Mr. Fogle flew Mr. Taylor out to Los Angeles with him to
?lm a Subway commercial. He stated, ?We went to LA a lot to film commercials. i started meeting people and
going to all these events in the celebrity world. Because I was always around, people started trusting my
opinion. They would ask me about Jared?s clothes and started using me in writing the scripts for the
commercials. [We were together so much] people started saying 'Russ and Jared are an old married couple!?
After Mr. Taylor had a change in employment, leaving the American Heart Association for an Executive
Director position with the American Cancer Society, Mr. Fogle recruited Mr. Taylor to replace the Executive

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Director of the Jared Foundation, whom he was in the process of firing. Mr. Taylor recalled that he didn?t want
to work for the foundation at ?rst, because he thought it was too risky to base his employment on Jared?s
career. However, after being unemployed for approximately a year and a half after he left the American
Cancer Association, Mr. Taylor eventually agreed to take the position with the Jared Foundation.

Mr. Taylor recalled that he first became aware of Mr. Fogle?s sexual interest in children the day after he met
him, when Mr. Fogle was preparing to give a speech at the elementary school. Mr. Taylor recalled that Mr.
Fogle made an inappropriate knocleknock joke which referenced having sex with children, and that he
?laughed off?. _In recollection, Mr. Taylor stated, learned that ifl laughed at the jokes and comments, if I
went along with him, ifl let it pass and be ok [with it], no harm, no foul.? Mr. Taylor indicated that Mr. Fogle
frequently watched inappropriate comedians and would make jokes and comments, however, Mr. Taylor
never really thought Mr. Fogle would have sex with a child until many years later. He recalled, ?we went to
Thailand for 10 days and I never saw actual contact with a child. I thought it was gallows? humor. I never
thought it was the real thing. I thought if no one was getting hurt, it was ok. But then he tried to get me to do

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Mr. Taylor recalled that he and Mr. Fogle were frequently picking up women when they were out on the road.
He stated, "we would go to a bar and women would know who he was. We would go and party with them,
have sex with were always aware of the age of consent. In Indiana it?s 16.? Mr. Taylor reported that
while he was into having sex with adult women, ?around 2008, Jared became more serious about kids. We
went to Thailand and he was seeking out 18-year old prostitutes. Their iD cards would say they were 18 and
disease-free. We?ve been to Korea, Japan, and other countries and l?d never seen him have sex with a minor.?

Around that time, He recalled had 23 Nanny-cams in my house. Several buddies had keys to my house and I
had set the camera up" in order to make sure people weren?t stealing from him while he was out on the road.
He stated, "if i got home from traveling with Jared and the house was ok, I wouldn?t look at the footage.?
However, one time, in review of the camera footage, Mr. Taylor discovered that his-year ol

whom he had employed to help him build Excel spreadsheets, had engaged in sex with ?some guy?
in view of one of the cameras. He stated, ?the FBI said I supplied her with drugs and alcohol, but that?s not
true." However, he indicated, ?i made the mistake of mentioning [the video] to Jared? and after that, ?he kept
pressuring me to let him see video [footage] of other activity in the house.? After reviewing the original video,
Jared reportedly encouraged Mr. Taylor to keep ?lming in the house, and eventually, to move the cameras to
the bathrooms and private areas, in hopes of catching the children naked.

Mr. Taylor reported to the examiner that he decided to seek out counseling in 2012 ?after Jared asked me to
get roo?es? [date rape drug] to drug kids so he could see them in person. He had me text poor people and
offer them money to get pictures of their kids. i should have said no, but I had already shown him the video.
He wanted me to drug kids to knock them out [so he could] touch them. He mainly talked about this when he
was drunk.? Mr. Taylor reported that after he went to Cummins and they talked about how they were
mandated to report any knowledge of sexual abuse, found out if I turned myself in, there was nothing I
could do to get myself out of the situation. i would go to prison if I even told my therapist. My therapist said i
had boundary issues with Jared. My relationship with Jared was strained in 2012?2013, probably because i

stopped giving him footage.?

Despite his reported efforts to seek a way out of his situation, Mr. Taylor indicated that ?Jared wanted me to

 

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