![]() Rochelle resolved that she needed to put a stop to this and catch Jared. One day, Rochelle’s daughter found her diary detailing her conversations with Jared. Rochelle says the stress affected her work, her health, and her family. A sting attempt that nearly broke Rochelle Meanwhile, Jared was continuing to travel the world with his motivational speaking. She collected horrific information about Jared, but nothing was being done to stop him. She says she would meet with federal agents in the middle of the night at an abandoned parking lot to give them the tapes she was recording.Īll of this transpired over three years and Rochelle began to be crippled by the stress. In order to get further information from Jared, Rochelle had to become someone she “hated.” She pretended to be someone like Jared who was interested in the same disgusting, predatory actions. What law enforcement really needed was specific details, especially about any potential victims. The difference was that she had to read from scripts and become an “undercover asset” for the FBI. However, according to Rochelle, the FBI wanted Rochelle to continue secretly record Jared. Rochelle says that she faced possibly felony charges and that the tapes she gave them would not hold up in court. She had technically committed a crime in recording Jared because Florida was two-party consent state, which means both parties have to be aware that they’re being recorded. ![]() When Rochelle contacted the FBI about what she caught on tape, she found herself in a bind. At one point he even admitted to having sexual content with a minor as young as 12, and a desire to have sexual contact with even younger children. She took advantage of his attraction to her by calling him regularly and recording the calls.Īs Jared trusted Rochelle more he told her increasingly shocking things about his desires and behaviors. Rochelle set up her own private sting operation in an attempt to gather damning evidence on Jared. She resolved to find out the truth about Jared with the motivation to protect children from him if he was, indeed, a predator. Later, when she ruminated on Jared’s comments, Rochelle realized that Jared had a lot of access to children because of his motivational speaking gigs at school. Rochelle was shaken by the interaction and just tried to get through the interview. Jared told Rochelle that he thought middle school girls were “hot.” Right then, some students came into the room to watch the interview. ![]() He whispered something in Rochelle’s ear “so horrific” it forever changed the course of her life. Right before the interview started, Jared’s words took a sinister turn. Jared, who had gone through a divorce recently, amped up his flirting and even tried to hold Rochelle’s hand. Rochelle had no idea she was setting her daughter to meet with a predator.Īt the television interview, things got dark. He agreed, and Rochelle’s daughter later took pictures with the both of them. Jared opened up to Rochelle about his weight struggles and his desire to motivate others, especially children, to live a healthy lifestyle.Īfter the radio interview, Jared flirted with Rochelle and during their course of conversation Rochelle let Jared know that her daughter wanted to meet him. ![]() She said he had “an ego,” but described him as a good interview. In 2006 Rochelle, who worked out of Sarasota, FL had booked a radio and television interview with Jared. In the new Discovery + multi-part series Jared from Subway: Catching a Monster, Rochelle explains in detail how she helped take down Jared Fogle. Jared’s downfall started with an interview What Rochelle heard Jared tell her over the years caused severe PTSD and she thinks she’ll continue processing it for the rest of her life. by eating Subway sandwiches, Jared Fogle met a woman who would help bring about his downfall: reporter Rochelle Herman-Walrond. Six years after becoming a household name because he lost 245 lbs. ![]()
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