Girls Gone Wild Founder in Federal Custody
Last week Francis refused to turn himself into federal marshals after he was charged with contempt.
Media outlets are reporting Francis was set to turn himself in between between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.(EST) at the federal courthouse. His plans were thrawted when airport security recognized and detained him. He was taken into police custody at 8:05 a.m.(EST)
U. S. District Judge Richard Smoak ordered the 34-year-old Richard Francis into custody after negotiations broke down with seven women who were minors when the Girls Gone Wild crew filmed them in Panama City
The contempt order was issued because the womens' lawyers claimed Francis threatened them during negotiations. Francis was supposed to turn himself in last Thursday but failed to do so.
In a statement to the Associated Press Francis said, "This judge has gone as far as to call me the devil and an evildoer. It is a case of a judge gone wild."
In December Francis plead guilty to charges of falling to check the ages of women at a 2003 filming. The video featured two 17-year olds topless. The court ordered community service, $1.6 million in fines and public acknowledgment of wrongdoing.
Francis is set to face additional felony charged in Pensacola for similar charges.
The DVD franchise is based on young women flashing their breasts to the camera for t-shirts or other trinket. Francis is one of the youngest self made millionaires in the country.
Sources
www.tmz.com,www.foxnews.com,www.wikipedia.com
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10 Comments
Post a CommentHe gets what he deserves, great article by the way.
lol what a zinger: "It is a case of a judge gone wild."
Hey, doesn't this mean that everyone who has the video is in possession of illegal pornography, what with the underage girls? Hope they issue a recall. It is about time that there was some negative publicity that damages the franchise-- the whole setup seems amazingly unethical and exploitative, even by porn standards.
I don't understand how the age of the girls slipped by everyone in the first place. As Lisa mentioned, I do believe the girls were drinking in a bar, so who the hell was stupid enough to serve minors under 21 much less 18. Where is that person's warrant for starting this stupid mess?
Yeah team!
Weren't most of the girls filmed while drunk? What establishment would let a 17 year old drink and not ask for ID?
Great article. I also think this guy is trash, as are the women he films.
I think this guy is trash. However, I can't imagine how much money he's made doing what he does. I'm just surprised the young women cooperate with him. Noe they want to open Girls Gone Wild Bars. Give me a break.
Good reporting. Hopefully, he has learned he can't outrun the law!
It's about time. Maybe now he'll pay more attention to who he's filming.