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Motion filed in Francis case; based upon new complaints
April 12, 2007
State Attorney Steve Meadows announces the filing of a motion to revoke bond
against Joe Francis. The motion is primarily based upon warrants charging
Francis with five counts of introduction of contraband in a county detention
facility, three counts of possession of a controlled substance, and one
count of bribery of a public servant.
The Bay County Sheriff's Office has conducted an investigation which alleges
that Francis, who is in the Bay County jail as a result of a contempt
citation from United States District Court , possessed a number of pills as
well as cash. Additionally, the Sheriff's Office affidavit alleges that
Francis attempted to use the cash to bribe a correctional officer.
Francis,34, of Santa Monica, California, was previously charged in Bay
County Circuit Court with two counts of conspiracy to use a child in a
sexual performance, one count of using a child in a sexual performance, one
count of promoting a sexual performance by a child, and two counts of
solicitation to commit prostitution.
The motion to revoke bond will be set before a Bay County Circuit Court
Judge at a later date. |