Well, close to the hometown since Fort Myers Beach is its own very small town that happens to be directly next to (and was formerly a part of) Fort Myers proper. Via Shakesville comes the story that one of the town’s managers was fired because his wife has a history in the adult entertainment industry.

Fort Myers Beach town council voted 5-0 to fire Scott Janke “without cause” after Mayor Larry Kiker called the Tuesday night meeting.

Kiker said he learned that afternoon that Janke’s wife is an adult film star, and the elected officials took the action a few hours later.

“At no time did we make a judgment call on the activities of Mr. Janke or his wife,” Kiker told The Associated Press. “It’s a matter of how effective he becomes after this situation. How much disruption there is.”

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

Kiker said a clause in Janke’s contract permitted the council to fire him with a majority vote. He said he considers the Jankes friends.

“Our heads are held high,” Scott Janke said. “We have nothing to be embarrassed about. We’ve done nothing wrong.”

The ACLU of Florida thinks there may be a discrimination case here, as well there should be. Janke’s wife has nothing to do with his job, making her work history irrelevant. But firing him allows the others to kick their heels on the moral rocking horse and simultaneously shame his wife as being someone who shouldn’t be associated, even marginally, with serious affairs.

It is worth a mention that the article goes on to say that the island’s residents are mostly of the opinion that he shouldn’t have been fired and that his wife’s job doesn’t matter.