Three Teens Sue BackPage.com over Sex Trafficking
Filephoto. Comstock/Thinkstock(TACOMA, Wash.) — Three Washington teenagers have filed a personal injury lawsuit against the classified ad website Backpage.com, alleging that the site allowed them to be forced into prostitution for the company’s own f…
Backpage Sues Over Wash. Sex-Trafficking Law
Comstock/Thinkstock(OLYMPIA, Wash.) — Backpage.com, the online classifieds website that has become a target for activists because of its sex ads, is seeking to invalidate a law recently passed in Washington state that would require proof of age for th…
Man Charged in Backpage.com Murders
Medioimages/Photodisc/ThinkStock(DETROIT, Mich.) — A man has been charged in connection to the murders of four women who were found in the trunks of burning cars last December in Detroit.James Brown, 24, of Sterling Heights, Mich., will be charged wit…
Man Charged in Backpage.com Murders
Medioimages/Photodisc/ThinkStock(DETROIT, Mich.) — A man has been charged in connection to the murders of four women who were found in the trunks of burning cars last December in Detroit.James Brown, 24, of Sterling Heights, Mich., will be charged wit…
Musicians Call on Backpage.com to Shut Down Sex Ads
iStockphoto/Thinkstock (NEW YORK) — Several big-name musicians have joined the fight to shut down the adult section on Backpage.com, a website featuring classified ads and owned by Village Voice Media.The site has come under fire by a wide range of cr…
Detroit Cops Issue Warning After Dead Women Linked to Website
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(DETROIT) — Detroit police warned women on Tuesday against setting up meetings with strangers over the Internet, after three of four murdered women found in the trunks of burning cars have been linked to a nationwide site similar…
Murdered Women in Detroit Linked to Backpage.com, Cops Say
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(DETROIT) — Three of four women whose dead bodies were found in the trunks of burning cars in Detroit over the past eight days had profiles on the adult services section of Backpage.com, police said on Monday, warning women that …