Guards Gone Wild Claims Joe Francis
Posted on November 29, 2007
Joe Francis has made millions of dollars with his “Girls Gone Wild” videos, which feature young women in sexually provocative situations, but the director’s cash can’t seem to keep him out of trouble. Francis has been in jail since April, when he was cited for contempt after yelling at attorneys during mediation in a federal lawsuit brought by women who were underage when his production company filmed them in 2003. That lawsuit has since been settled, but Francis’ bond was revoked on criminal charges related to the 2003 filming when he was charged with having contraband — $700 and prescription anti-anxiety medication — in the Bay County jail. Federal officials then extradited him to Nevada to face tax evasion charges.
Francis has accused guards of abusing him during his brief stay at an Oklahoma jail according to “The Oklahoman” newspaper. Guards at the Grady County Law Enforcement Center denied Joe Francis food and blankets and threatened to strap him naked to a chair for 48 hours. The newspaper reported.Francis, 34, was held at the jail from May 17 to June 4 while being moved from a Florida jail to a federal facility in Reno, Nev., where he is awaiting trial next year on a tax evasion charge.
Grady County officials have denied the accusations. They claim that guards never threatened to strap Francis to a chair, that Francis had an extra blanket he shouldn’t have had confiscated and that his transfer was delayed because his family had somehow found out when he was to have been moved, creating a potential security risk.
Source - Timessquaregossip.com
2 comments
I just want to know if those girls in his films were paid. It seems to me that he just takes advantage of drunk girls for his own profit with no concern for them. That is awful!!!
I was listening to Howard Stern last week and he was crying about everything.
He also insulted the prosecutor, the Judge, The Police and the Prison.
no wonder why they treat him like this.