Joe Francis Fined For Not Properly Documenting Alcohol-Impaired, Jailbait Titty-Flashers
Girls Gone Wild impresario Joe Francis has always been at the vanguard of the inebriated titty-flash industry, so it is probably with great pride that he can now lay claim to being the first person found guilty of breaching the new anti-kiddie porn laws set up by the federal government. The LAT reports:
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 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 case is believed to be the first to be filed under a federal law designed to prevent the sexual exploitation of children, the Justice Department said.
The article makes no mention of whether the new labeling requirements will apply to existing stock. It would seem a giant waste if Francis would have to dispose of hundreds of thousands of already printed DVDs, as opposed to just hiring workers to apply "PARENTAL ADVISORY: PREPUBESCENT CONTENT" stickers on stacks of copies of American Girl Place Gone Wild: Milk n' Cookies marked for home delivery.
