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This undated photo of the reservation file, provided by the Indianapolis Police Department, shows the former executive director of the foundation Jared Russell Taylor
An associate of Jared Vogel, who provided evidence that led to the criminal case against the disgraced former subway driver, was sentenced Monday to 27 years in prison for sexually abusing young girls and installing cameras to secretly record videos and photos of victims.
A federal judge has sentenced Russell Taylor, 50, to 30 years in prison for 30 acts of child pornography and sexual exploitation for his actions against nine children, The Indianapolis Star reported. The victims were between the ages of 9 and 16 when the crimes were committed.
Two of the girls were harassed by Taylor and his wife Angela Baldwin, who was convicted in 2020 of four crimes related to child exploitation and child pornography. She is due to be convicted later Monday.
The couple shared videos and photos of the girls with Vogel, which were filmed by hidden cameras that Taylor installed at the couple’s home in Indianapolis.
Vogel, who became a subway drinker after losing more than 200 pounds (90.7 kilograms) as a student, in part by eating the chain’s sandwiches, was sentenced in 2015 to 15 years in prison for possession or distribution of child pornography and travel across the state lines for sex with a minor.
Taylor was the executive director of the Jared Foundation, a non-profit organization that Fogel began raising awareness and money to fight childhood obesity. He provided evidence that led to the criminal case against Vogel, his former boss and close friend.
Taylor was originally convicted in 2015, but U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt found in 2020 that he had received ineffective legal aid because his lawyer had failed to challenge three criminal charges against him for which there was no factual basis. .
Taylor’s lawyers asked Pratt to sentence him to 19 years, while prosecutors demanded a sentence of 35 years in prison. Pratt gave him a lighter sentence because he provided important information to federal law enforcement, which helped them bring charges against Baldwin and Vogel.
During Monday’s sentencing hearing, Pratt described the four-year haircut, exploitation and harassment of children from 2011-2015 as a “mutual perversion” between Taylor, Baldwin and Vogel.
Taylor told the court on Monday that he was a “sneaky, selfish, self-abhorrent, apology” for a man, but that time in prison changed him. He said he benefited from a sex offender rehabilitation class while in prison.
Attorney General Catherine Olivier read statements during Taylor’s sentence from some of the victims – some of whom are relatives of Taylor and Baldwin – who said they expected to need mental health help and medication for the rest of their lives. One victim said she checked for cameras every time she was in the bathroom of a house that was not hers.
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