With her trial judge calling her "tragic and pathetic," convicted madam Jody (Babydol) Gibson was sentenced to three years in prison for running a call girl ring with an international clientele. Her attorney plans to appeal. nrnGibson was convicted in early April on three counts of felony pimping. Her argument that her operation was really a film production business aimed at bringing forth adult films didn't convince the jury. nrnHer attorney, Gerald Scotti, tried and failed May 15 to get a new trial for his client and $100,000 bail pending appeal. But Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Lloyd Nash rejected any bail on grounds that Gibson posed a flight risk. nrnGibson is far from out of the woods in any event - she also faces tax evasion and money laundering charges. nrnScotti was furious at the judge's calling his client "tragic and pathetic." Outside court after the sentencing hearing, he blasted Nash to reporters for talking out of line as a sitting judge. "Those descriptions were a personal opinion that he should keep to himself if he wears the robes," he fumed. nrnDeputy District Attorney Richard Walmark asked only for a sentence of five years and eight months based on Gibson's prior record for only minor misdemeanor charges. Scotti pushed for probation for what he called "a garden-variety" pimping charge - and far from the call girl ring run by Hollywood Madam Heidi Fleiss. nrnGibson's conviction hung largely on the testimony of three women who formerly worked for her, testifying they had sex with clients she provided and turned over to her 40 percent of their earnings. nrnScotti had also threatened to call some allegedly prominent names in politics and entertainment as witnesses in the case but never went through with the threat.
All models were at least 18 years old at the time of their performance. 18 U.S.C. 2257 Record-Keeping Requirements Compliance Statement.
