Franklin Man Charged With Theft Of Trade Secrets From Auburn University’s Athletics Department

Authorities have arrested a Franklin man in the alleged theft of trade secrets from Auburn University’s athletics department.

According to the Auburn Police Department, David Rudolph Jenrath, 24, was arrested on Monday and charged with theft of trade secrets and computer tampering.

Jenrath turned himself in to the Lee County Jail, where he was booked on a $15,000 bond after police said that “a business reported that sensitive information was stolen from the business and distributed to their competitors. The business reported that one of their competitors received the information and turned it over to them.”

According to police, that unnamed business is located in the 300 block of South Donahue Drive, which is located on the Auburn University campus. The athletic department is located in the same block.

The Williamson Scene is awaiting a copy of the warrant filed in the Lee County Courts system.

A LinkedIn profile appearing to be connected to Jenrath has been removed, with limited information still available online, including that he studied applied artificial intelligence and sports analytics at the University of Tennessee.

According to AL.com, the profile also detailed that Jenrath worked as AU player personnel scouting assistant from January until June of this year before he was “dismissed.”

AL.com also reported that Jenrath allegedly stole “sensitive information” and provided it to an unidentified competitor of AU and “the victim’s [AU] competitors received the information and turned it back over to the victim.”

The Auburn Tigers football team is scheduled to play the University of Tennessee this Saturday in Knoxville.