I could have told them this is 5 minutes, did they really need an in depth investigation?
Apparently so…..
Texas authorities arrested Carl Ferrer, the CEO of Backpage.com, today as part of a joint sex trafficking investigation with the California District Attorney’s office.
Ferrer, who is based in Dallas, is facing pimping and related charges in California. The joint investigation says it has uncovered evidence that adult and child sex trafficking victims were forced into prostitution through escort ads that appeared repeatedly on Backpage.com.
Backpage’s site is similar to Craigslist in that it’s an online classifieds site, but with a racy adult services section with categories like “Escorts” and “Body Rubs.” These are technically legal categories, but many in law enforcement say these ads are thinly veiled code for prostitution. While it is free for someone to post adult services ads, Backpage makes money by offering paid add-ons, including the ability to re-post the ad every hour and to post it in multiple neighboring cities.
