Disgraced videographer Joe Francis of "Girls Gone Wild" notoriety blamed underage girls for destroying his raunchy and controversial empire.

Sitting down for his first interview in more than a decade, the 51-year-old franchise founder spoke candidly about his experiences during GGW's heyday and the recent docu-series, "Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story," which chronicles the rise and fall of Francis — and where is he today.

For a while, commercials for Francis' "Girls Gone Wild" series were the headlines late night televisionteasing lengthy videos of party girls around the world baring it all on camera.

Beginning in 1997, Francis would release footage of these women via home video. By 2002, he had grossed over $20 million in sales through 83 different "Girls Gone Wild" titles.

Almost immediately after his success, accusations from women who claimed they were drunk while filming began to swarm Francis and his company. Francis managed to dismiss some of their claims with a video of them agreeing and looking sane as they do so.

More serious allegations of filming and engaging in sexual activity with minors would follow in 2003, leading to Joe Francis being charged with child abuse and prostitution in 2008. He would plead no contest and in 2015 be sentenced to less than a year in prison - which he has already served.

He also received a six-month suspended sentence for "failure to report" and was banned from filming in Panama City for three years.

With growing legal problems, Francis left the United States and moved to Mexico, where he currently lives. He is believed to be living "in exile", in part because he refused to face trial on another warrant issued in 2014.

Speaking to journalist Scacchi Koula about the documentary “Girls Gone Wild” and the actions that brought him to shame, Francis defiantly refused to take responsibility – especially regarding the 2008 allegations.

"They were 17 years old, barely 18," he said, declining to refer to the victims as "young."

"(The girls were) the ones making the sacrifices ('The girls went wild')," Francis continued, as he transcribed Entertainment Weekly.

“We believe they were set up by the Panama City Police, and it's all (part of) an operation. I believe it was quite orchestrated. I'm in a fucking snake pit, okay?"

All four victims claimed to be minors when they were filmed performing sexual acts and posing topless in the Panama City hotspot. They would eventually report Francis to the local police, who in turn would build a RICO case against Francis and the "Girls Gone Wild" company.

To this day, Francis maintains that he feels no guilt about filming underage women or supplying them with alcohol to lower their inhibitions.

"I don't believe they were victims. They victimized me," he repeated.

As it stands, Joe Francis is facing charges related to two separate attacks, which also adds to his resistance to returning to the country.

The first was made in 2013 following an incident in 2011 when Francis invited three women to his Hollywood mansion via his limousine and then refused to let them leave.

When they arrived at his residence, Francis allegedly "(grabbed) one of the women by the neck and hair and (slammed) her head into the tile floor four times."

He then asked the women to refrain from calling the police. He was sentenced to 270 days in jail and ordered to complete an anger management course, along with a year of mental health counseling.

In 2014, he was arrested again after an altercation at the "Girls Gone Wild" headquarters in Los Angeles.

Since the latter incident was a probation violation in relation to the 2011 incident, Francis should have been charged with more serious charges – but how Los Angeles Times notes, he soon flew to Mexico and never returned.

A $500,000 warrant was soon issued for his arrest.

Those curious to learn more about Joe Francis and the history of his brand can stream all three episodes of "Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story" now on Peacock.