Fogle’s defense attorney had Dr. John Bradford, the forensic psychiatrist who assessed Fogle, witness by phone on his behalf, The Indianapolis Star reports .~ ATAGEND

Bradford cited Fogle’s rapid weight loss as a trigger for his criminal activity.

“Once he lost weight, it seemed as though in a short time he had hyper-sexuality, ” Bradford said. “There are brain disorders that can be associated with sexual drive.”

The doctor characterized Fogle as having “mild pedophilia, ” due to his “mild or infrequent fictions about pre-pubertal children” and interest in “older minors, ” namely girls “1 4 to 17 years of age.”

When prosecutor Steve DeBrota asked Bradford if “mild” or “weak” pedophilia were terms that other experts in the field employed or if he’d come up with them “to provide scaling to the word pedophilia, ” Bradford said he had come up with them himself.

Psychologist Rick May, who witnessed for the defense, said he doesn’t use the word “weak pedophilia.”

Bradford did not immediately return The Huffington Post’s request for remark.

Some Twitter users weren’t too impressed with the psychiatrist’s explanation.

Bradford’s bizarre commentaries weren’t the only notable moments of the trial .~ ATAGEND When Fogle reportedly sobbed as he told the court that his wife would be a single mother if he went to prison, the magistrate was unmoved.

“You gave your wife$ 7 million” the magistrate interrupted, “so she’ll be OK.”

Fogle’s defense attorney, Andrew Richard DeVooght, said his client had been punished enough because he had lost his task, marriage and reputation.

“The time in prison will be harder for him than for captives who committed the exact same offense, ” DeVooght told the court while trying to lower Fogle’s sentence.

“Mr. Fogle has destroyed his life, ” he added. “He did it to himself . … His punishment is not going to stop when he gets out of prison. Sixty months is enough for him to know he’ll never do this again.”