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Oklahoma Man Says His Missing Wife May Have Connection To Prostitution

The Oklahoman | Posted 12.23.2011

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The husband of a missing pregnant woman said his wife was using Craigslist to meet other men and may have been engaged in prostitution, the man's lawy...

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Man Calls 911 When 2 Dates Arrive At Same Time

AP | Posted 12.26.2011

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Colorado Springs police say a man's girlfriend unexpectedly came home just before another woman was due to visit, so he cal...

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Craigslist Prostitues Viciously Assaulted, Robbed in Manhattan Hotels

Posted 07.07.2011

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NEW YORK (Associated Press) — Two prostitutes were assaulted and robbed in hotel rooms by a man responding to their online ads, and police on Friday...

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NYC Pushes To Fire Melissa Petro, Teacher Who Blogged About Craigslist Sex Work

Posted 05.25.2011

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In September 2010, New York City art teacher Melissa Petro wrote a blog post on HuffPost about her time working as a prostitute using Craigslist's adu...

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Craigslist Accused Of Being Child Prostitution Hub

The Guardian | Chris McGreal in Washington | Posted 05.25.2011

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The online classified advertising site, Craigslist, is facing accusations that it has become a hub for underage prostitution after two young women pla...

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Women Leaders Burn $100,000 Check, Tell Craigslist to Keep Their Money

Tanene Allison and Crystal Page | Posted 05.25.2011

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Despite needing additional funding for their organization, the Center for Young Women's Development decided it was more important to keep their integrity than to financially benefit from the exploitation of women.

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Craigslist Tells Congress Its Adult Services Section Is Gone For Good

AP | JIM ABRAMS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — A Craigslist official told lawmakers Wednesday that the classified ad website has no plans to resume its adult services section and...

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Thoughts From a Former Craigslist Sex Worker

Melissa Petro | Posted 05.25.2011

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For all the "victims" of the "adult services" section of Craigslist, there are a number of individuals like myself -- free-thinking human beings -- who are are being stifled by our so-called advocates.

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How Censoring Craigslist Helps Pimps, Child Traffickers and Other Abusive Scumbags

danah boyd | Posted 05.25.2011

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Craigslist is not a pimp, but a public perch from which law enforcement can watch without being seen. It's a lot easier to set up stings online, posing as buyers or sellers and luring scumbags into making the wrong move.

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Will Craigslist Drop 'Adult Services'?

AP | EVERTON BAILEY Jr. | Posted 05.25.2011

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HARTFORD, Conn. — Craigslist should remove its adult services section because the website cannot adequately block potentially illegal ads promot...

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Protest on Craiglist Doorsteps in San Francisco to End "Adult Services" Section

Conchita Sarnoff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Protesters are asking Craigslist to close the euphemistically named "Adult Services" section of their website and set a sex industry-free standard that would help to eliminate human trafficking worldwide and prostitution.

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Craigslist Prostitution Bust Reveals Illegal Sex Trade Still Rampant (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 05.25.2011

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UPDATED A year after investigating prostitution via Craigslist, MSNBC has gone undercover to once again probe the illegal sex trade on Craigslist an...

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Is Craigslist a Pimp?

Peter Schwartz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Craigslist has tripled - to $36 million - revenue it receives annually from advertising for "adult" or "erotic" services. Advertising for sexual services now accounts for one-third of Craigslist's revenue.

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Craigslist Sex Ads Make Up A Third Of Revenues

businessinsider.com | Pascal | Posted 05.25.2011

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Craigslist doesn't have the most revenues of online companies, but it is almost without a doubt the most profitable relative to size. They have the...

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Our Crimes Too

Malika Saada Saar | Posted 05.25.2011

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What is surprisingly absent in stories about sex slavery is the role of Craigslist. More than any other Internet venue, Craigslist's adult services section operates as a cyber slave market.

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Teens Sold as Sex Slaves on Craigslist

Conchita Sarnoff | Posted 05.25.2011

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It is unacceptable, in a civilized and progressive society, that a business using a website, or any other form of mass communication, can facilitate the selling, buying and exploitation of children for sex.

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Man Arrested In Chicago For Allegedly Pimping Wife On Craigslist

Chicago Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011

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Clinton Danner, 32, was arrested in downtown Chicago Sunday night as he arrived to pick up his wife from a hotel where "he made her stay for the weeke...

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Craigslist Prostitution Lawsuit Thrown Out

Bloomberg News | Andrew M. Harris | Posted 05.25.2011

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Craigslist won dismissal of a lawsuit filed by the sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, that accused the classified ads Web site of creating a public nui...

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7 Arrested For Running Prostitution Ring On Craigslist

AP | MARCUS FRANKLIN | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Seven New Yorkers were indicted on charges of running a 24-hour prostitution ring on Craigslist as the Web site's CEO struck back to ...

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Craigslist to Henry McMaster: An Apology Is In Order

Craig Newmark | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Buckmaster, Craigslist's CEO, does a great job pointing out why South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster is provably wrong about Craigslist.

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He's Not "The Craigslist Killer." He's a Killer. Period.

Lionel | Posted 05.25.2011

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On April 14, a Boston med student, Philip Markoff, is alleged to have murdered "masseuse" Julissa Brisman, 26, whom he met on a Craigslist advert. Sai...

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Craigslist Sued Over Sex Ads By Cook County Sheriff

AP | DON BABWIN | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — Cook County's sheriff filed a lawsuit Thursday against Craigslist, saying the popular online classifieds site not only allows the soli...

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Craigslist To Crack Down On Prostitution Ads

tech.yahoo.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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HARTFORD, Conn. - Under the watchful eye of law enforcement in 40 states, Craigslist pledged Thursday to crack down on ads for prostitution on its Web...

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