Child Exploitation Gone Wild
Joe Francis, founder of Girls Gone Wild and frequent boozing pal of Paris Hilton and other skanky celebrities, is $500,000 lighter in the pocket today. His company pled guilty to violating a federal law designed to prevent the sexual exploitation of children.
Mantra Films Inc. of Santa Monica pleaded guilty to charges that it failed to create and maintain age and identity documents for performers in sexually explicit films that it produced and distributed. The company also failed to label its DVDs and videotapes as required by federal law, the Justice Department said. The companies, founded and owned by Joseph Francis, agreed to pay $2.1 million in fines and restitution. Of that, $1.6 million is to be paid by Mantra and MRA, and $500,000 by Francis.
The “Girls Gone Wild” series is based on young women exposing themselves during the frenzy of spring break and at other times in hot locales. There is binge drinking, hookups and frantic exhibitionism.
Binge drinking, hookups, and frantic exhibitionism? Sounds like a typical Wednesday afternoon for Lindsay Lohan. ZING!
What a great role model. Right in the hand of convicted sex exploiters. Supplement to Girls Gone Wild should be Minds Gone Byebye.