Celebrity Justice
Joe Francis Charged in Sex Case

Joe FrancisTMZ has learned that "Girls Gone Wild" mogul Joe Francis has just been charged with one count of misdemeanor sexual battery. The charge was filed by the L.A. City Attorney.

L.A. City Attorney spokesperson Frank Mateljan tells TMZ that Francis was at a birthday party in Los Angeles this past January when he allegedly touched an 18-year-old girl on the breast, buttocks and inner thigh. The woman allegedly repeatedly asked Francis to stop.

Francis will be arraigned May 22. If convicted, he faces a maximum six months in jail and a $2,000 fine.

Francis has a world of legal woes. He's currently in a Florida jail serving 35 days for contempt of court. He faces other charges as well.



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46. Sorry I negelected to leave the contact information for the above story out-used to MySpace, etc. -regarding the abusive and deranged Beverly Hills Rabbi-E-Mail is as follows:

rodneyinbeverlyhills@runbox.com

Cell phone:

310-295-7785

Posted at 8:21PM on Apr 25th 2007 by Rodney Peterson

47. This fool idiot low life pond scum will never learn.

Posted at 10:27PM on Apr 25th 2007 by Kat

48.
LOL!...
It just keeps getting better....well, not for him, anyway.

Posted at 1:38AM on Apr 26th 2007 by Auntie Em

49. It holds true...everyone posting here is either a fat cow female, or a scorned boyfriend.

Face it all women are whores who will do anything for attention. I never seen one of his films where someone was holding a gun to make the girls perform......Sluts will be sluts, he was smart enough to make money off it and you cant stand it.....

Posted at 2:28AM on Apr 26th 2007 by Dick Smith

50. With all that money, why didn't he just hire some hot call girls to do whatever he wanted. What an idiot, touching somebody who didn't want him. Now he has to blow a bunch of money on lawyers and he'll probably go to jail anyway. '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''

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''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''He should just shoot himself and do the world a favor.

Posted at 3:12AM on Apr 26th 2007 by She Devil

51. They are so screwing him !

While he may not be 100% class act, the underaged girls who lied about their age & id should not get one penny !

Now this ca$e.

Posted at 7:16AM on Apr 26th 2007 by Hello Kitty

52. Now he can be exploited in the slammer. I bet those inmates will just "love" him in the "end"!

Posted at 7:59AM on Apr 27th 2007 by Leeenda

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Posted at 1:06PM on Apr 26th 2007 by SJ

54. To Only Swim In The Ocean...I'd have to disagree with you on part of your comment...Hugh Hefner is hardly a pornographer

Posted at 12:18PM on Apr 29th 2007 by sk8rgurl

55. Nice to see justice done on this scumbag. Nice to make your fortune off drunk young girls isn't it? If the girls had been smart enough they should have asked for a royalty for being explotited. And then this sleazebag made millions, disgusting!

Hopefully, this guy won't be around for awhile. I was disappointed though reading that Jennifer Aniston stayed at Francis's mansion. I mean I can understand a Paris Hilton or Lindsay Lohan but Aniston? I always thought she had some class. My respect for her has been knocked down a few pegs.

Posted at 1:53PM on May 7th 2007 by Judy

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