Florida Town Manager Fired Because Of Marriage To Porn Star

by MoonDog on July 23, 2009 with 3 Comments in Models , Politics , Real World Topics

Fort Myers Town Manager Scott Janke was fired “without cause” after the town council voted 5-0 during a hastily called meeting by Mayor Larry Kiker on Tuesday night.

According to the Associated Press, Kiker told the News-Press of Fort Myers he learned that afternoon that Janke’s wife is an adult film star, and the elected officials took the action a few hours later.

“We did everything we could not to judge,” Kiker told the paper. “It’s not about him and her. It’s about the town.”

Adult Industry News recently reported that Janke’s wife, Anabela Mota Janke, goes by the stage name Jazella Moore.

Moore can be found at many adult web sites, including Reality Kings (very graphic), where she is featured as an MILF, an older woman or mother that younger men wish to couple with.

Kiker said a clause in Janke’s contract permitted the council to fire him with a majority vote.

“Our heads are held high,” Janke told The Associated Press. “We have nothing to be embarrassed about. We’ve done nothing wrong.”

Janke said the mayor called him before the meeting, but didn’t invite him to attend. He said Kiker called after the meeting to tell him the outcome, and Janke said he hasn’t heard from him or any council member since. Janke will get a severance package worth six months salary, which comes to about $50,000, plus health benefits.

Kiker acknowledged that Janke had violated no rules or laws and added that he had done a good job for the island town that had about 6,500 people.

Councilman Tom Babcock, responding to residents’ questions, said at a council meeting Wednesday that Janke was fired because his wife’s profession brought an inaccurate image to Fort Myers Beach, according to the News-Press.

“When you become a public figure you are held to a different level of scrutiny and ethics,” Babcock said.

Janke said he and Moore were married in October and are taking care of their three teenage children. He wouldn’t comment on any possible legal action against the town.