How do you take back a slap on the wrist? Okay, I'm not even going to bother typing out incoherent ramblings in a state of major pissed-offedness. Forget it....
Most charges against adult video series Girls Gone Wild producer dropped
January 04, 2007
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - A judge dropped many felony charges against the producer of the popular adult video series Girls Gone Wilds on Thursday, citing a lack of evidence to support the charges involving the filming of young girls at spring break on a Florida beach.
Only four felony charges and two misdemeanour counts remain in the 2003 case in which Joe Francis, the creator of the soft porn video empire, was charged with more than 40 criminal offences.
Prosecutors dropped much of their case against Francis and his company, Mantra Films, Inc., in early December after Circuit Judge Dedee Costello suppressed hundreds of hours of videotape seized from Francis' condominiums and private jet. Costello said authorities had improperly obtained search warrants.
"We are very pleased that the judge has dismissed the vast majority of the counts," Larry Simpson, a lawyer for Francis, said Thursday.
The remaining felony counts, punishable by up to 15 years in prison, charge Francis with using minors in sexual performances and conspiring to use minors in sexual performances. The two misdemeanour counts allege prostitution.
In her ruling, Costello said she did not dismiss the remaining felony charges because prosecutors have said a photographer and a cameraman might testify at the trial about the filming of the two 17-year-olds.
But Costello gave defence lawyers until Jan. 31 to file additional motions to dismiss the remaining charges.
"We continue to believe the entire case should be dismissed and we will be filing additional motions seeking the dismissal," Simpson said.
Read more on the link... I can't digest this at the moment. I can only wish him a very painful and torturous death.
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Is it just me? Or is this 'dismissing' charges 'cutting deals' happening ANYWHERE any one with a bit of power has when convicted or 'rape/sexual harassment/assault'?
I know Yolanda has been chronicling the duke lacrosse case on her blog.
I thought for once, just once - one of these big corporate pimps had a bit of a penalty. It wasn't much in the first place - but it would have opened a few doors. Maybe more people would take notice.
I am thoroughly dismayed and at a loss for words.
I have just found out about this - it is so fucking ugly that I am also lost for words. When is this going to stop?
Welcome to the Rule of Law, where it matters not whether you are innocent or guilty, so long as you can afford to pay by the hour.
AD - wanted to alert you to something (you may already know, but hey) that diary of barbie's worst enemy - a site a few of the fem blogs link(ed) to has gone off the air and been replaced with porn images. i'll be letting blogger know i think it's unacceptable (as soon as i find a way to contact them... technofool again) and probably google. knowing your penchant for campaigning, wondered if it's something you want to do, particularly as you still use blogger
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