US investigates escort and massage sites over human trafficking
It's tackling the sites that thrived after Backpage was shut down.
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Backpage.com CEO pleads guilty to human trafficking
CEO Carl Ferrer faces up to five years in prison and is cooperating with the prosecution.
Backpage.com officials indicted following FBI shutdown
They’re charged with facilitating prostitution and money laundering.Backpage.com was seized by the federal government
The FBI also raided the house of one of the site’s co-founders.
House passes contentious anti-online sex trafficking bill
And the tech industry is divided on the issue.
Bipartisan support grows for online sex trafficking bill
The Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act could become law fairly soon.
Backpage shutters its adult section before Senate hearing
And hours after the Senate published a report accusing the website of profiting from illegal activities.
Backpage.com execs hit with pimping and money laundering charges
California's Attorney General claims the site's founders built a network of businesses to support "illicit and exploitative activity."
Backpage executives cleared of pimping charges
The site's owners successfully argued that they were not responsible content posted by third parties.
Backpage CEO arrested and charged with pimping a minor
The classified site has long been linked to prostitution.
Senate holds Backpage in contempt in child trafficking probe
Authorities are investigating Backpage over accusations that it runs child sex-trafficking ads.
