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The FBI has seized and shut down classified advertising website Backpage.com for being an alleged facilitator of sex trafficking: according to the DOJ, the site has earned $500 million from prostitution since its inception. Founder Michael Lacey was charged with a 93-count indictment after his home was raided by authorities.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) says almost every single sex trafficking case involves online ads, mostly from Backpage.com. According to the DOJ, the biggest issue with these websites is that it facilitates sex trafficking for people who would have been to sheepish to pursue sex on the streets, especially to look for children.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) says almost every single sex trafficking case involves online ads, mostly from Backpage.com. According to the DOJ, the biggest issue with these websites is that it facilitates sex trafficking for people who would have been to sheepish to pursue sex on the streets, especially to look for children.