Craigslist sued over erotic ads
 

Craigslist sued over erotic ads

A sheriff in Illinois is suing the online ad site Craigslist, accusing its owners of knowingly promoting prostitution in the US.

Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart said the site was failing to block offers to trade sex for money.

He wants a federal judge to shut down the site's erotic services section.

In a statement, Craigslist said it had not seen the lawsuit but that it co-operated with police daily to prevent misuse of the site.

"Craigslist is an extremely unwise choice for those intent on committing crimes, since criminals inevitably leave an electronic trail to themselves that law enforcement officers will follow," a spokeswoman said in an emailed statement.

"Misuse of the site is exceptionally rare compared to how much the site is used for legal purposes. Regardless, any misuse of the site is not tolerated on Craigslist," she said.

Trafficking link

Speaking at a news conference, Mr Dart called the site "the single largest source of prostitution in the nation".

He said Craigslist's owners "catered their site so it facilitates [prostitution], where you can actually and more specifically and quickly get to what you want".

"Missing children, runaways, abused women and women trafficked in from foreign countries are routinely forced to have sex with strangers because they're being pimped on Craigslist," he said.

"How is that different than somebody who's aggressively and actively working with a pimp to try to get the word out about the women working for him?" he added.

Last year, the San Francisco-based website settled a nationwide lawsuit by promising to enact new rules to crack down on prostitution.

Mr Dart said his officers had seen no change in the number or type of postings in the erotic services section since then.

However, the site's spokeswoman said it was actively working to stop people from circumventing its defences against illegal activity.

Have you seen the "erotic services" ads?

This is a fertile hunting ground for headline-hungry prosecutors :2 cents:

Craigslist isn't doing anything to stop the ads or their content. Just take a look, tons of ads that promote sex for money. Plus now that they started charging to post in the erotic section, they have been flooding the therapeutic section now. I'm sure Illinois has bigger problems then this the cops can deal with.

there are very few ads for money... i've seen more donations for time and roses =) I like craigslist... that old guy must not be getting any if he has a problem guys fucking women.

It might have less to do with his sex life and more to do with his job description.

still dont see that the big deal is, craigslist is helping by not force women to walk the streets which would bring more crime and drugs to a neighbor. craigslist is making this guys job easier.

Yeah because in Illinois the biggest problem for law enforcement is prostitution. :helpme

The whore
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The john
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yeah you are right

It was bound to happen..

I bet he's just mad because his wife only lets him fuck her once every 3 months..

Holy fuck just legalize prostitution already and get over it.