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Florida Town Manager Fired Because Wife Is Porn star
Fort Myers Beach Town Manager Scott Janke says he was fired Tuesday night because the town council learned that his wife is a well-known porn star.
A website that follows the adult industry published an article last week entitled "Politician's Pornstar Wife."
In it, the Adult Industry News said Anabela Mota Janke is the porn star known as Jazella Moore.
NBC-2.com spoke with Mota, who confirmed she is Jazella Moore.
The town council held a special meeting Tuesday night after getting calls from media outlets across the country.
They fired Janke for what one council member called 'the good of their constituency.'
The council determined Janke's credibility and ability to do his job would be undermined when news of his wife's profession came to light.
"What we didn't think would be appropriate was to allow the distraction of this to enter the projects and small staff. It's our job to keep things on course and focused," said Mayor Larry Kiker.
The council voted unanimously to fire Janke. The town attorney was present at the meeting and said the firing was done legally.
"We did not judge him. Our decision was based on what's good for the town," said Kiker.
We asked if there was any concern Janke's firing could lead to a lawsuit.
"That's a good question and one reason we picked the option we did," said Kiker.
Per his contract, Janke can be fired without cause. He gets six months pay and health benefits.
We asked Kiker if he cared what Janke's wife did for a living.
"I'd rather not comment," said Kiker.
The town council did not seek public input before voting to fire Janke, but the vast majority of residents NBC-2.com spoke with say the firing was a mistake.
"I think people are too quick to judge. If I had the chance I'd marry a porn star," said resident James Dawkins.
"They hired him, they liked him. Why should this make any difference?" said resident LeAnn Cochran.
Most say if Janke were the porn star that would be a concern, but his wife's profession shouldn't impact the town's credibility.
A meeting was held at 7 p.m. Wednesday and town leaders decided that the current head of Public Works, Jack Green, will serve as interim town manager.
At the meeting, which was open to the public, three people spoke out saying they did not understand why Jenke was fired in the first place. Town council members replied they want Fort Myers Beach to be a family friendly destination and that they did nothing illegal by firing him.
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Janke, 55, and Mota, 43, were married in October 2008 on Fort Myers Beach.
AIN said she had been doing adult movies while living in the Boston area before the marriage.
Moore is featured in scores of pornographic movies and websites, and AIN says she is working as an adult actress on a regular basis.
The couple tells NBC-2.com they're doing well and staying positive while trying to figure out what to do next.
Janke started as town manager in March of this year, and has previous experience in the same role in Marathon, Florida and in several Alaska communities.
His performance evaluation with Fort Myers Beach was targeted for completion on August 13th.
As severance, Janke gets six months of pay and health benefits. His salary was just over $100,000 per year.
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