Online sex market Backpage was seized in April following new regulation intended to stem human trafficking, but the results haven’t been entirely positive. This story of Indianapolis cops reverting to pre-web tactics for catching pimps and others in the sex trade shows how the closure has taken away a valuable tool for keeping tabs on the unsavory but ineradicable industry.
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Backpage pleads guilty to sex trafficking, CEO faces up to 5 years for money laundering
Backpage.com, for years the primary online platform for the sex trade, has pleaded guilty as a company to charges of sex trafficking in Texas, the state’s attorney general announced today. Its CEO, Carl Ferrer, pleaded guilty to money laundering, for which he may be sentenced to up to 5 years in prison.
View More Backpage pleads guilty to sex trafficking, CEO faces up to 5 years for money launderingTrump signs controversial anti-sex-trafficking bill
A few weeks after passing both the Senate and House with an overwhelming majority, the controversial Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA) has been signed into law. In spite of only becoming official today, the bill has already begun to have a profound impact around the Web. Craigslist notably shuttered […]
View More Trump signs controversial anti-sex-trafficking billThe government seizes Backpage.com
Visitors to Backpage.com today were greeted by a simple message from the U.S. Department of Justice, noting that it had seized the classifieds site. According to the static image, the move was a joint effort that included the FBI, IRS and the U.S Postal Inspection Service. The action, while brash, perhaps wasn’t unexpected. The site has […]
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