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  • WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 13 2006 12:00 PM

"Girls Gone Wild" Asshole Pleads Guilty

Submitted by Alyk

Edited by Rahodeb

Tags: Joe Francis, Girls Gone Wild, Guilty, Underage

Joe Francis, raging douchebag and founder of the “Girls Gone Wild” empire, plead guilty to charges he and his company video taped underage girls. Francis acknowledged he did not maintain proper age and identity documents for each girl who performed for his camera. Although Francis will not spend any time in jail for the offenses, the court fines come directly out of Francis’ pocket.

GGW founder Joe Francis, along with related his related companies, Mantra Films Inc. and MRA Holding LLC, agreed to pay the government a total of $2.1 million in fines and restitution, however only $500,000 will be paid by Francis himself.


Francis showed regret for footage depicting underage girls involved in "sexually explicit conduct" in two of his “Girls Gone Wild” DVDs.

"Mantra Films, Inc., MRA Holdings Inc. and I admit that during 2002 and at times in 2003, we produced and distributed videos without obtaining the required records or attaching appropriate labeling," Francis said in a statement.


This is a landmark ruling; Francis was the first person to be successfully prosecuted under new federal laws requiring adult filmmakers to keep detailed records documenting age of participants in their films.

The charges in this case are believed to be the first to be filed under a law -- often referred to as Section 2257 -- passed by Congress to prevent the sexual exploitation of children. The law protects against the use of minors in the production of sexually explicit material by requiring producers to create and maintain age and identity records for every performer in sexually explicit movies and other media.



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Roethke

Roethke

SUICIDEGIRL

California, USA

SEP 13, 2006 12:11 PM

Yay!

Tobi

Tobi

New Brunswick, NJ
August 2006

SEP 13, 2006 12:15 PM

That guys is an idiot. Going through the right procedures would have saved his own ass.

ShaggyVixe

ShaggyVixe

New Orleans, LA
November 2005

SEP 13, 2006 12:16 PM

His new project is "Cell Block C Asspunks Gone Wild" something tells me he'll be starring in that one.....

KtheTwentyThird

KtheTwentyThird

Ypsilanti, MI
March 2005

SEP 13, 2006 12:19 PM

ShaggyVixe said:
His new project is "Cell Block C Asspunks Gone Wild" something tells me he'll be starring in that one.....



Nevermind the part about him not doing any jailtime.

Signon

Signon

Austin, TX
June 2005

SEP 13, 2006 12:29 PM

Yet another reason to lament the passing of Arrested Development. frown

AgentofOblivion

AgentofOblivion

Encino, CA
May 2005

SEP 13, 2006 12:33 PM

Thats what your hair does when you pull your head out of your ass. No fear, he will stick it back in there shortly.

ShaggyVixe

ShaggyVixe

New Orleans, LA
November 2005

SEP 13, 2006 12:39 PM

BakaNoOni said:

ShaggyVixe said:
His new project is "Cell Block C Asspunks Gone Wild" something tells me he'll be starring in that one.....



Nevermind the part about him not doing any jailtime.



In a perfect world he'd be doing time like any pedophile who videotaped underage girls in states of undress an in the act of sexual things. But alas, this is yet another "Money Talks" scenario.....BULL-FUCKING-SHIT! I hate the 2-faced legal system in this country....if your poor your fucked if you got cash your ass is fined and slapped on the wrist and sent on your way.......

DeadBilly

DeadBilly

Burnt Cabins, PA
February 2004

SEP 13, 2006 12:44 PM

What a piece of shit. I hope the parents of the underaged girls involved will kick this guy in the balls.

apesamongus

apesamongus

Atlanta, GA
July 2002

SEP 13, 2006 12:46 PM

The charges in this case are believed to be the first to be filed under a law -- often referred to as Section 2257 -- passed by Congress to prevent the sexual exploitation of children.



Wait, so this is the first time that law has been used in the almost 20 years it's been in existence?

Man, talk about a useful law.

Maybe it's the first prosecution since the guidelines for it's enforcement were (stupidly) changed, but even that would be strange, because they would have applied to him even before the changes.

Keri

Keri

SUICIDEGIRL

Virginia, USA

SEP 13, 2006 12:47 PM

Thank god. what an asshole

reprobate

reprobate

New Orleans, LA
December 2002

SEP 13, 2006 12:48 PM

Roethke said:
Yay!



Why yay? He may be a douchebag, but this prosecution has nothing to do with that. It has to do with the government making failure to maintain business records a federal crime. Note the lack of obscenity charges, or child pornography charges. His crap doesn't rise to the level of obscenity, but he has to keep records just the same, just "in case" he hires a minor to do something he's not doing because its "adult" material. This isn't war on kiddie porn, this is war on nudity that infantilizes women and puts big brother's grimy hand places it has no business being.

wooshky

wooshky

United Kingdom
July 2006

SEP 13, 2006 12:53 PM

That fuck..what a twat!

Hunter

Hunter

SUICIDEGIRL

New York, USA

SEP 13, 2006 01:00 PM

I don't see how it infantilizes WOMEN to not let GIRLS appear naked (and probably drunk) on camera.

Hypercrew

Hypercrew

I'm lost
April 2004

SEP 13, 2006 01:02 PM

I'm sure he's reeeally sorry and that $500,000.00 fine is going to make him think hard about what he did. What a bunch of bull-shit, that's like fining me five bucks, he's super rich!

Bet those particualr videos will be more sought after now.

Dreu

dreu

USA
August 2006

SEP 13, 2006 01:05 PM

At least he and his company owned up to it from the beginning.

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