Girls Gone Wild: Creator Joe Francis Pled Guilty

Girls Gone' Underage? �Wild' Creator of Pornish Videos Hit with Huge Fine

At this point, ‘Girls Gone Wild' is a household brand right? By that I mean, even if you haven't seen the actual films, there's at least a 99% chance that you've seen the commercials for them. Okay, so let's say you're a guy under the age of 50 and over the age of 17… I would say that there's 80% chance that you either A) own a ‘Girls Gone Wild' video, B) know someone who does, or C) have, at least, seen a portion of one at a party or something. Ergo, ‘Girls Gone Wild' is a national brand, if not a full-on cultural phenomenon, albeit one that peaked about four years ago.

So working with his foundation, what would you think if I told you that some of those girls, perhaps, weren't of legal age? (Would that be something you might be interested in?) No, seriously, this isn't just a crap-article of random nothingness that I conjured up off the top of my head. This is a real story. Shit, I wish it wasn't.

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A Word On Sex Crimes, Statutory Rape, Sodomy and The Consenting Age…

Before I continue, I think it's important that I make myself clear about a few "hot button" issues. (NOTE: the term "hot button" is not something I use in everyday conversations, but when you're writing all day long, certain catchphrases can get the best of you.) I think some of our sex laws are pretty fucked up. For instance, why do some states outlaw sodomy? If you want to consent to getting… (EDIT), well then I think that's your business. Why (or how) is there a law against unforced sodomy? It makes no sense. As far as the legal age of consent goes, look, I'm not trying to make enemies. I'm just saying that some 16 or 17-year olds look a lot older than they really are. That's all. And statutory rape, hmmm, that's another weird one. If some guy just turns 18 and a 16-year old girl really wants to have screw him, who's to say that either of those kids are wrong? Not me. Moving on…