'Girls Gone Wild' Joe Francis refuse to turn himself in (could get 40 years in jail) [View All]

[LynneSin]

First and foremost - I think Joe Francis is a pig and I hope they rot his ass in jail for a long, long time. I have no problem with people who enjoy pornography but Francis is nothing more than a leech of society profitting off the fact that some girls, when in the right situation and with enough alcohol in them, might bare their breasts for the cameras or make out with their best friend. And it turns out this fucker doesn't even bother to check the ages of the girls and have had several underage girls in his films - hence the court case!!

Girls Guy Goes on Lam
by Josh Grossberg
Thu, 5 Apr 2007 04:22:29 PM PDT

http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=c7d63226-4612-448f-8141-cb14921a125e

Girls Gone Wild mastermind Joe Francis remained in the wild Thursday, refusing a federal judge's order to surrender to U.S. marshals.

Francis failed to turn himself in by the noon deadline set by Panama City, Florida-based U.S. District Judge Richard Smoak, according to a court clerk. The justice had ordered Francis incarcerated for contempt of court, following an obscenity-laced tirade during settlement talks in a federal lawsuit.

Smoak had vowed to issue a warrant if Francis didn't show, but the court clerk said that as of closing time, no warrant was issued.

Either way, Francis' camp says he has no intention of turning himself in. Ronn Torossian, a spokesman for Francis' Mantra Films, called Smoak's order an example of "judges gone wild."

Francis was sued in 2003 by seven underage girls who claim they were wrongfully exploited in Girls Gone Wild videos—a claim Torossian likened to "extortion."


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Francis still faces state felony counts in Pensacola, Florida, for allegedly using underage performers in his DVDs, charges that could land him up to 40 years in prison if convicted.