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December 4, 2008 3:32:40 PM CST



Girls Gone Wild Mogul Goes Free

Posted Mar 13, 08 10:29 AM CDT in Arts & Living Gossip Crime & Courts US 

(Newser) Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis, who's been behind bars for nearly a year, is a free man today after cutting a deal with Florida prosecutors, E! News reports. He faced felony charges from filming underage girls for the raunchy videos that have made him millions. Francis blasted the "corrupt town, run by corrupt officials" that put him away on "trumped-up charges." He pleaded no contest to a charge of child abuse for the filming and several misdemeanors.

"I am in a town of about 7,000 inbreds who are totally corrupt," he said, still proclaiming his innocence. Francis is out in time for spring break, his usual high season, but he won't be going wild with the camera just yet. The judge banned him from filming in the county for three years as part of his plea deal, and he still faces federal tax-dodging charges in Nevada.  

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Girls Gone Wild producer Joe Francis speaks to the press at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles on Wednesday, March 12, 2008.   (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
Circuit Judge Dedee Costello, listens as prosecutor Mark Graham, and defense attorney Mark Shapiro discuss a plea agreement for Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis in Panama City, Florida.   (AP Photo/Terry Barner, pool)
Designer Ashley Paige, right, talks with a model backstage before her Girls Gone Wild swim wear show at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Miami in Miami Beach, Fla. Friday, July 13, 2007.   (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Joe Francis, 34, is shown after he surrendered in Panama City, Fla., Tuesday April 10, 2007. He accepted a deal from Panama City prosecutors yesterday.   (AP Photo)
Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis, left, congratulates attorney Roy Black at the Bay County (Fla.) Courthouse in Panama City, Fla., on Wednesday, March 12, 2008.   (AP Photo/Terry Barner, pool)
Girls Gone Wild producer Joe Francis, right, and an unidentified woman exit the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles on Wednesday, March 12, 2008.   (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
Girls Gone Wild producer Joe Francis waves to fans and the press at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles on Wednesday, March 12, 2008.   (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)
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