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Joe Francis
'Girls Gone Wild' Founder Surrenders to Police
Apr 10, 1:01 PM EST
The Associated Press
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The founder of the "Girls Gone Wild" video empire surrendered to federal marshals early Tuesday to face a contempt of court citation after initially defying a federal judge.
Joe Francis was booked into the Bay County Jail, said Ruth Sasser, a spokeswoman for the sheriff's office. "His attorneys continue to work toward a settlement," Kevin Mercuri, a spokesman for Francis, said in a statement e-mailed to The Associated Press.
Francis, 34, makes an estimated $29 million a year from videos of young women baring their breasts and in other sexually provocative situations.
He drew the contempt citation during negotiations in a civil lawsuit brought by seven women who were underage when they were filmed by his company on Panama City Beach during spring break in 2003.
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