I'm no lawyer, so I don't really know, but I was assuming that it wasn't an issue of the judge saying he had to negotiate RATHER than going to trial; but the negotiations were what the parties were initially going for before the guy yelled at them during said negotiations. The negotiations weren't pre-trial negotiations, but an agreed upon negotiation between both parties to settle without a trial (probably best for all involved: guy, girls, court, taxpayers.)

So, judge-guy thought wild-guy was inhibiting those negotiations, and decided the shenanigans were enough, and ordered the boy-party of the first part to stop being an ass and settle the damn thing (in effect, stop wasting everyone's time.)

Then wild-guy-boy mouthed off in public, sealing his fate. :headshake

That was my take on it, anyway.

I keep waiting for "MILF Gone Wild" to come out, those girls are way to young... :D

This jerk got away with having underage girls flash for the camera.

He didn't force them to did he?

Even so, in such a sexual content as GGW, it can be deemed child porn.

According to some accounts he pushed a lot harder than was realistically appropriate, including more alcohol and/or drugs than the girls knew they were taking.

Isn't providing drugs and alcohol to underage girls illegal? Why isn't he facing criminal charges?

I don't think they can really prove any of the allegations, which is why it's in civil court.