04-18-2008, 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by sicone
Is it true.. that Joe Francis did more time for what he's been charged (not convicted of) so far then the dude who raped him on tape and released it too all the rich white folks that live on his block???
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The guy that assaulted Joe Francis received a sentence of over 10 years. Also, according to what I read, Francis was not actually raped:
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LOS ANGELES ? The man accused of breaking into the Bel Air mansion of Girls Gone Wild creator Joe Francis and forcing him at gunpoint to make a sexually provocative videotape pleaded guilty Tuesday to robbery and extortion and was sentenced to almost 11 years in prison.
The intruder, Darnell Riley, 28, previously denied the charges, but admitted Tuesday that he broke into Francis' home on Jan. 22, 2004. He also conceded the special allegation of using a firearm and was sentenced to 10 years and eight months in state prison.
In return for his plea deal, additional counts of burglary, kidnapping for ransom and carjacking were dismissed.
"He decided to take the plea because the D.A. dismissed two charges that carried two life sentences," Riley's attorney Ronald Richards told Courttv.com. "I think that, based on the severity of the charges, this was a good resolution for him."
Francis, 33, testified about his harrowing hours-long ordeal at a preliminary hearing in December. He said that Riley tied him up, forced him at gunpoint to lie on his own bed and be filmed, put duct tape over his mouth, and drove him a short distance in Francis' Bentley before releasing him.
Cash, Louis Vuitton luggage, a Rolex watch, and an original Picasso sketch, were among the items Francis claims were robbed from his home.
"The greater part of the story was the fact that this guy was extorting me for $500,000. It became ridiculous," Francis told Courttv.com.
Riley allegedly threatened to distribute the videotape on the Internet if Francis did not pay him. Francis said Riley first asked for $100,000, then upped the price to $300,000 and $500,000.
The tape, according to several sources, depicts Francis lying facedown on his bed with his pants down and a pink vibrator resting on his buttocks. "My name is Joe Francis. I'm from Boys Gone Wild, and I like it up the ass," Francis says in the video.
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